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Memory testing can age older adults in minutes
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Oct 28 13

Memory testing can age older adults in minutes

Older adults who feel younger than they really are might want to steer clear of memory tests, or risk feeling older, a new study… Memory testing can age older adults in minutes   

 
 

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Depression • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 24 13

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from dePression

Adults with head injuries are known to be at high risk for depression, and yet little research had been done on the topic related… Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression   

 
 

A step towards early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 23 13

A step towards early AlzheiMer’s diagnosis

If Alzheimer’s disease is to be treated in the future it requires an early diagnosis, which is not yet possible. Now researchers at… A step towards early Alzheimer’s diagnosis   

 
 

Learning new skills keeps an aging mind sharp
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Oct 20 13

Learning new skills keeps an aging mind sharp

Older adults are often encouraged to stay active and engaged to keep their minds sharp, that they have to “use it or lose it.”… Learning new skills keeps an aging mind sharp   

 
 

Lessons about traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 14 13

Lessons about traumatic brain injury

Faced with news of suicides and brain damage in former professional football players, geneticist Barry Ganetzky bemoaned the lack of model systems for studying… Lessons about traumatic brain injury   

 
 

Brain development differs in children who stutter
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Oct 10 13

Brain development differs in children who stutter

A new study by a University of Alberta researcher shows that children who stutter have less grey matter in key regions of the brain… Brain development differs in children who stutter   

 
 

Poetry is like music to the mind, scientists prove
• Brain • Oct 09 13

Poetry is like music to the mind, scientists prove

New brain imaging technology is helping researchers to bridge the gap between art and science by mapping the different ways in which the brain… Poetry is like music to the mind, scientists prove   

 
 

Where does dizziness come from?
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 09 13

Where does dizziness come from?

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have pinpointed a site in a highly developed area of the human brain that plays an important role in… Where does dizziness come from?   

 
 

Seniors in care at high risk for head injuries
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 08 13

Seniors in care at high risk for head injuries

A study by Simon Fraser University researchers has found seniors in long-term care facilities are at high risk of head injuries - nearly 40… Seniors in care at high risk for head injuries   

 
 

Study identifies possible biomarker for Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 08 13

Study identifies possible biomarker for ParkiNson's disease

Although Parkinson’s disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the U.S., there are no standard clinical tests available to identify this… Study identifies possible biomarker for Parkinson’s disease   

 
 

New MRI technique can detect genetic condition that attacks the heart, brain and nerves
• Brain • • Genetics • • Heart • Oct 03 13

New MRi technique can detect genetic condition that attacks the heart, brain and nerves

A genetic condition that attacks multiple organs and usually results in fatal heart problems can be detected using a new MRI technique that was… New MRI technique can detect genetic condition that attacks the heart, brain and nerves   

 
 

Can Traumatic Brain Injury Impair a Child’s Working Memory?
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 26 13

Can Traumatic Brain Injury Impair a Child's Working Memory?

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) during childhood can have long-term effects on cognitive and psychosocial functioning, including poor academic achievement. Pediatric TBI can cause significant… Can Traumatic Brain Injury Impair a Child’s Working Memory?   

 
 

Can Mild Hypothermia Treatment Improve Neuron Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury?
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 24 13

Can Mild Hypothermia Treatment Improve Neuron Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury

Moderate reductions in body temperature can improve outcomes after a person suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI). New research that identifies positive effects of… Can Mild Hypothermia Treatment Improve Neuron Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury?   

 
 

Researchers identify a switch that controls growth of most aggressive brain tumor cells
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 21 13

Researchers identify a switch that controls growth of most aggressive brain tumor cells

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a cellular switch that potentially can be turned off and on to slow down, and eventually… Researchers identify a switch that controls growth of most aggressive brain tumor cells   

 
 

Overwhelming burden, cost of Alzheimer’s to triple, report says
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 20 13

Overwhelming burden, cost of Alzheimer's to triple

Karen Garner sometimes catches her husband, Jim, crying in the kitchen of their Virginia home. “All I’m good for now is doing the dishes… Overwhelming burden, cost of Alzheimer’s to triple, report says   

 
 

Versatile proteins could be new target for Alzheimer’s drugs
• Brain • • Drug News • Sep 20 13

Versatile proteins could be new target for Alzheimer's drugs

A class of proteins that controls visual system development in the young brain also appears to affect vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease in the aging… Versatile proteins could be new target for Alzheimer’s drugs   

 
 

Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain
• Brain • • Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 12 13

Everyday sadists take pleasure in others' pain

Most of the time, we try to avoid inflicting pain on others - when we do hurt someone, we typically experience guilt, remorse, or… Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain   

 
 

Racial/ethnic differences in outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Brain • • Stroke • Sep 11 13

Racial/ethnic differences in outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage

University of Toronto researchers examined data on patients who had been hospitalized in the United States for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and found racial/ethnic differences… Racial/ethnic differences in outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage   

 
 

Early-onset Parkinson’s disease linked to genetic deletion
• Brain • • Genetics • • Neurology • Sep 10 13

Early-onset ParkiNson's disease linked to genetic deletion

Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University Health Network (UHN) have found a new link between early-onset Parkinson’s disease… Early-onset Parkinson’s disease linked to genetic deletion   

 
 

Research confirms Mediterranean diet is good for the mind
• Brain • • Dieting • Sep 04 13

Research confirms Mediterranean diet is good for the mind

The first systematic review of related research confirms a positive impact on cognitive function, but an inconsistent effect on mild cognitive impairment

Over recent… Research confirms Mediterranean diet is good for the mind   

 
 

Learning a new language alters brain development
• Brain • Aug 30 13

Learning a new language alters brain development

The age at which children learn a second language can have a significant bearing on the structure of their adult brain, according to a… Learning a new language alters brain development   

 
 

Brain network decay detected in early Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 20 13

Brain network decay detected in early AlZheimer's

In patients with early Alzheimer’s disease, disruptions in brain networks emerge about the same time as chemical markers of the disease appear in the… Brain network decay detected in early Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Brain’s flexible hub network helps humans adapt
• Brain • Aug 13 13

Brain's flexible hub network helps humans adapt

One thing that sets humans apart from other animals is our ability to intelligently and rapidly adapt to a wide variety of new challenges… Brain’s flexible hub network helps humans adapt   

 
 

Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 09 13

Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men

Autism affects different parts of the brain in females with autism than males with autism, a new study reveals. The research is published today… Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men   

 
 

Robot uses steerable needles to treat brain clots
• Brain • • Stroke • Aug 09 13

Robot uses steerable needles to treat brain clots

Surgery to relieve the damaging pressure caused by hemorrhaging in the brain is a perfect job for a robot.

That is the basic premise… Robot uses steerable needles to treat brain clots   

 
 
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