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Paul Allen Gives Millions for Brain Research
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 22 12
Paul G. Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, announced on Wednesday that he would commit $300 million over the next 10 years to turn the…
Eye Health Is Related to Brain Health
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 15 12
People with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory…
Why online security is taxing our brains
• Brain • Mar 09 12
Nathan Acosta is feeling a little overwhelmed.
The 24-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, who works for a financial services firm, is trying his best…
Scientists map new mechanism in brain’s barrier tissue
• Brain • Mar 08 12
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have documented a previously unknown biological mechanism in the brain’s most important line of defence: the blood-brain barrier.…
Flu Drug Speeds Recovery from Brain Injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 01 12
Patients with severe traumatic brain injury who were treated with amantadine hydrochloride (Symmetrel) had more rapid recovery of function than those receiving placebo, a…
Cognitive rehabilitation improves brain performance in patients with MS
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 22 12
In a new study published in the March issue of Radiology, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows that cognitive rehabilitation changes brain function and…
New Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury Shows Promise in Animals
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 20 12
A new drug is showing promise in shielding against the harmful effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rats, according to a study that…
Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Likely More Common Than Previously Thought
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 16 12
Though researchers are becoming increasingly aware of the long-term effects of head injury, few studies have looked at the prevalence of traumatic brain injury…
Could Deep Brain Stimulation Improve Lung Function?
• Brain • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 16 12
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a common treatment for patients with chronic pain or movement disorders. Now a unique set of experiments shows…
Overeating may double risk of memory loss
• Brain • • Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 13 12
New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI),…
Obesity is associated with altered brain function
• Brain • • Obesity • Feb 09 12
In most western countries the annual increase in the prevalence and the severity of obesity is currently substantial. Although obesity typically results simply from…
Spanking kids can cause long-term harm: Canada study
• Children's Health • • Brain • Feb 07 12
Spanking children can cause long-term developmental damage and may even lower a child’s IQ, according to a new Canadian analysis that seeks to shift…
Male smokers lose brain function faster as they age
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 07 12
Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid…
A glass of milk a day could benefit your brain
• Brain • • Dieting • Jan 30 12
Pouring at least one glass of milk each day could not only boost your intake of much-needed key nutrients, but it could also positively…
Researchers identify mechanism behind associative memory by exploring insect brains
• Brain • Jan 27 12
A key feature of human and animal brains is that they are adaptive; they are able to change their structure and function based on…
Brain scans spot early signs of dyslexia
• Children's Health • • Brain • Jan 24 12
Instead of waiting for a child to experience reading delays, scientists now say they can identify the reading problem even before children start school,…
How obesity alters the brain area involved in body weight control
• Brain • • Obesity • Dec 27 11
The number of people who suffer from one or more of the adverse complications of obesity, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease is…
Brain stimulation may help some stroke patients
• Brain • • Stroke • Dec 15 11
Treating stroke patients who have lost control and awareness of one side of their body with magnetic stimulation to the brain may improve their…
Memory and attention problems may follow preemies into adulthood
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Dec 06 11
Babies born at a very low birth weight are more likely to have memory and attention problems when they become adults than babies born…
Violent video games alter brain function in young men
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 30 11
A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysis of long-term effects of violent video game play on the brain has found changes in brain regions…
Functional brain pathways disrupted in children with ADHD
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 28 11
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have identified abnormalities in the brains of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that may serve as…
Keen video-gamers’ brains may reward them more
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 16 11
Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video-games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to…
Brain, repair thyself: Studies highlight brain’s resiliency to damage
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 16 11
New research released today demonstrates the brain’s remarkable capacity to repair itself. The animal studies, which propose ways to prevent or limit damage after…
Neurological disorder impacts brain cells differently
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 09 11
In a paper published in the Nov. 9 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of…
Influencing Craving for Cigarettes by Stimulating the Brain
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 11
Targeted brain stimulation increases cigarette cravings, a new study in Biological Psychiatry has found, which may ultimately lead to new treatments that reverse these…