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UM School Of Medicine Scientists Develop New Strategy That May Improve Cognition redOrbit Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:09 PM PDT Findings could lead to new drugs to enhance cognition in patients and healthy individualsFor the first time, scientists have linked a brain compound called kynurenic acid to cognition, possibly opening doors for new ways to enhance memory function and treat catastrophic brain diseases, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. When researchers decreased the ... Senator seeks improved treatment and monitoring for PTSD Mid-Hudson News Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:38 PM PDT Washington, DC â€" With thousands of new veterans experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) symptoms in the weeks, months and years after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing new measures to bolster monitoring and treatment for men and women in uniform and new veterans. Muscular problems in children with neonatal diabetes are neurological, study finds Science Daily Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:30 PM PDT The muscle weakness and coordination problems sometimes seen in patients with neonatal diabetes -- a rare, inherited form of diabetes -- are caused by problems in the brain rather than the muscles, according to new research. The findings could pave the way for the development of improved treatments for the disease. Brain atrophy responsible for depression in people battling multiple sclerosis Science Daily Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:30 PM PDT Adding to all that ails people managing their multiple sclerosis (MS) is depression, which has a lifetime risk for MS sufferers as high as 50 percent. Now for the first time in living humans, researchers suggest atrophy of a specific region of the hippocampus, a critical part of the brain involved in mood and memory, among other functions, may be the cause. Blocking inflammation in the brain: New therapeutic target for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis PhysOrg Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:54 AM PDT (PhysOrg.com) -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a common and fatal motor neuron disease. It generates gradual and irreversible damage in the neurons that control movement. The cause of the disease is largely unknown; however, it appears to depend on both inherited and environmental factors. Inflammatory processes in the brain may also cause the death of neurons. Researchers Pinpoint Genetic Tie to Brain Development Health Scout Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:52 AM PDT Finding may help in disease research, treatment and more, scientist says. Gene regulating human brain development identified Science Daily Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:31 AM PDT With more than 100 billion neurons and billions of other specialized cells, the human brain is a marvel of nature. It is the organ that makes people unique. Childhood malnutrition could weaken brain function in elderly Science Daily Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT Malnutrition early in life appears to diminish brain function in older adulthood, according to a new study that has implications for many poor, developing nations. Work-life balance: Brain stem cells need their rest, too Science Daily Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT Stem cells in the brain remain dormant until called upon to divide and make more neurons. However, little has been known about the molecular guards that keep them quiet. Now scientists have identified the signal that prevents stem cells from proliferating, protecting the brain against too much cell division and ensuring a pool of neural stem cells that lasts a lifetime. Rockin' Ridge The Bernardsville News Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT Six local bands rocked out in a fund-raiser for the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Cancer Research Foundation at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

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