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Brain region found to control aging
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • May 03 13

For the first time, a brain region has been found that may control aging throughout the whole body, a new study reports.

A signaling… Brain region found to control aging   

 
 

‘What’s Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain’
• Brain • • Heart • May 03 13

Heart disease risk factors can lead to a decline in brain function in both younger and older adults, Dutch researchers report.

The new study… ‘What’s Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain’   

 
 

How Single or Dual Parenting Affects Early Brain Development
• Brain • • Public Health • May 03 13

It’s a study in mice, but results from an intriguing experiment suggests that having one or two parents can affect new nerve growth in… How Single or Dual Parenting Affects Early Brain Development   

 
 

Increases in heart disease risk factors may decrease brain function
• Brain • • Heart • May 03 13

Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research in the American… Increases in heart disease risk factors may decrease brain function   

 
 

Atrophy in key region of brain associated with multiple sclerosis
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 23 13

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to… Atrophy in key region of brain associated with multiple sclerosis   

 
 

Stimulating the brain blunts cigarette craving
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 17 13

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Unfortunately smoking cessation is difficult, with more than 90% of attempts to quit resulting… Stimulating the brain blunts cigarette craving   

 
 

Forage longer for berries, study on age-related memory decline suggests
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 17 13

Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit… Forage longer for berries, study on age-related memory decline suggests   

 
 

Memory, the adolescent brain and lying: The limits of neuroscientific evidence in the law
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 17 13

Brain scans are increasingly able to reveal whether or not you believe you remember some person or event in your life. In a new… Memory, the adolescent brain and lying: The limits of neuroscientific evidence in the law   

 
 

Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People with Autism, MU Study Finds
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 16 13

People with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have trouble communicating and interacting with others because they process language, facial expressions and social cues… Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People with Autism, MU Study Finds   

 
 

Researchers discover secret to better memory: Sound stimulation during sleep
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 12 13

Researchers from the University of Tübingen have discovered that sound stimulation during sleep can enhance memory. Could this discovery be used to help students… Researchers discover secret to better memory: Sound stimulation during sleep   

 
 

Shedding light on a gene mutation that causes signs of premature aging
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 08 13

Research from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute sheds new light on a gene called ATRX and its function in the brain and… Shedding light on a gene mutation that causes signs of premature aging   

 
 

Sexuality, traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation
• Brain • • Sexual Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 06 13

Each year more than three million Americans are living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition that is associated with physical, cognitive, and emotional… Sexuality, traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation   

 
 

Ability to ‘think about thinking’ not limited to humans
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 03 13

Humans’ closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, have the ability to “think about thinking” – what is called “metacognition,” according to new research by scientists at… Ability to ‘think about thinking’ not limited to humans   

 
 

Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks
• Brain • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Apr 02 13

The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able… Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks   

 
 

Surgical menopause may prime brain for stroke, Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Gender: Female • • Neurology • Mar 28 13

Women who abruptly and prematurely lose estrogen from surgical menopause have a two-fold increase in cognitive decline and dementia.

“This is what the clinical… Surgical menopause may prime brain for stroke, Alzheimer’s   

 
 

EEG identifies seizures in hospital patients, UCSF study finds
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 27 13

Electroencephalogram (EEG), which measures and records electrical activity in the brain, is a quick and efficient way of determining whether seizures are the cause… EEG identifies seizures in hospital patients, UCSF study finds   

 
 

MRI shows brain abnormalities in migraine patients
• Brain • • Migraine • Mar 26 13

A new study suggests that migraines are related to brain abnormalities present at birth and others that develop over time. The research is published… MRI shows brain abnormalities in migraine patients   

 
 

Exploring the link between traumatic brain injury and people who are homeless
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 21 13

Homeless people and their health care providers need to know more about traumatic brain injuries to help prevent and treat such injuries, a new… Exploring the link between traumatic brain injury and people who are homeless   

 
 

‘Brain waves’ challenge area-specific view of brain activity
• Brain • Mar 20 13

Our understanding of brain activity has traditionally been linked to brain areas - when we speak, the speech area of the brain is active.… ‘Brain waves’ challenge area-specific view of brain activity   

 
 

Wireless, implanted sensor broadens range of brain research
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 19 13

A compact, self-contained sensor recorded and transmitted brain activity data wirelessly for more than a year in early stage animal tests, according to a… Wireless, implanted sensor broadens range of brain research   

 
 

Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 17 13

Innovative medical records software developed by geriatricians and informaticians from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research will provide more… Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain   

 
 

New early warning system for the brain development of babies published in video journal
• Brain • • Childbirth • Mar 14 13

A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, will be published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) on March 14th. Researchers at… New early warning system for the brain development of babies published in video journal   

 
 

Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 14 13

Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason… Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease   

 
 

NFL, GE to study brain injuries as concussion worries mount
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 12 13

The National Football League and General Electric Co are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about… NFL, GE to study brain injuries as concussion worries mount   

 
 

Researchers find controlling element of Huntington’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Public Health • Feb 26 13

Huntington’s disease, also known as Huntington’s chorea, is a hereditary brain disease causing movement disorders and dementia. In Germany, there are about 8,000 patients… Researchers find controlling element of Huntington’s disease   

 
 
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