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New Study Takes First Steps Towards Understanding the Brain’s Role in Breathing
• Brain • • Neurology • • Respiratory Problems • Jan 20 11

Much of our knowledge of the brain’s role in regulating breathing comes from research with mice and rats. A chemical receptor within the brain… New Study Takes First Steps Towards Understanding the Brain’s Role in Breathing   

 
 

Musical chills: Why they give us thrills
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Neurology • Jan 13 11

Scientists have found that the pleasurable experience of listening to music releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain important for more tangible pleasures associated… Musical chills: Why they give us thrills   

 
 

New insight into neuronal survival after brain injury
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 13 11

A new study identifies a molecule that is a critical regulator of neuron survival after ischemic brain injury. The research, published by Cell Press… New insight into neuronal survival after brain injury   

 
 

GUMC researcher says tinnitus is much more than a ‘hearing problem’
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Neurology • Jan 13 11

Tinnitus appears to be produced by an unfortunate confluence of structural and functional changes in the brain, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center… GUMC researcher says tinnitus is much more than a ‘hearing problem’   

 
 

A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 07 11

Using a new technology that relies on thousands of synthetic molecules to fish for disease-specific antibodies, researchers have developed a potential method for detecting… A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?   

 
 

The Effect of Diet on Mental Energy
• Brain • • Dieting • • Neurology • Jan 05 11

The Life Sciences Research Organization, Inc. (LSRO) has published a review article in the December 2010 issue of Nutrition Reviews entitled Do Specific Constituents… The Effect of Diet on Mental Energy   

 
 

Optimizing patient outcomes after therapeutic hypothermia for traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 04 11

Lowering the body temperature of patients soon after they have suffered a severe brain injury may reduce neurologic complications and improve outcomes. The safety… Optimizing patient outcomes after therapeutic hypothermia for traumatic brain injury   

 
 

UT Southwestern researchers identify site in brain where leptin may trigger puberty
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 23 10

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a tiny site in the brain where the hormone leptin may help trigger the onset of puberty.

… UT Southwestern researchers identify site in brain where leptin may trigger puberty   
 
 

Brain gene makes a female develop as a male
• Brain • • Genetics • Dec 23 10

Australian scientists have discovered that changes to a gene involved in brain development can lead to testis formation and male genitalia in an otherwise… Brain gene makes a female develop as a male   

 
 

Brain imaging predicts future reading progress in children with dyslexia
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Dec 21 10

Brain scans of adolescents with dyslexia can be used to predict the future improvement of their reading skills with an accuracy rate of up… Brain imaging predicts future reading progress in children with dyslexia   

 
 

MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 16 10

People with a known, high risk for Alzheimer’s disease develop abnormal brain function even before the appearance of telltale amyloid plaques that are characteristic… MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s   

 
 

When the brain knows no fear
• Brain • Dec 16 10

A new study, published online on December 16 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, offers new insight into the emotional life of a… When the brain knows no fear   

 
 

Fighter pilots’ brains are ‘more sensitive’
• Brain • Dec 15 10

Cognitive tests and MRI scans have shown significant differences in the brains of fighter pilots when compared to a control group, according to a… Fighter pilots’ brains are ‘more sensitive’   

 
 

Unique case study on Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 14 10

A case study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet sheds light on the pathological course of Alzheimer’s disease. The brain of the first… Unique case study on Alzheimer’s disease   

 
 

Many Brain Tumor Patients Use Homeopathy, Alternative Treatments
• Alternative Medicine • • Brain • • Cancer • Dec 14 10

Many people with incurable brain tumors use alternative therapies, such as taking vitamins and homeopathy, in addition to their conventional treatments, according to a… Many Brain Tumor Patients Use Homeopathy, Alternative Treatments   

 
 

Racial/Socioeconomic Disparities in Parkinson’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 14 10

African American patients and those with lower socioeconomic status have more advanced disease and greater disability when they seek treatment from Parkinson’s disease specialists,… Racial/Socioeconomic Disparities in Parkinson’s   

 
 

Seizure Generation in Brain is Isolated from Surrounding Brain Regions
• Brain • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Dec 08 10

Mayo Clinic researchers found that the part of the brain generating seizures in individuals with epilepsy is functionally isolated from surrounding brain regions. The… Seizure Generation in Brain is Isolated from Surrounding Brain Regions   

 
 

New hope for Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 07 10

Investigators at Southern Methodist University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a family of small molecules that shows promise in protecting… New hope for Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Are Seizures Due to Cerebral Hemorrhage Going Undiagnosed in the ICU?
• Brain • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 06 10

Bleeding in and around the brain (cerebral hemorrhage, including intra-cerebral hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage among other forms), from whatever cause (stroke, ruptured aneurysm,… Are Seizures Due to Cerebral Hemorrhage Going Undiagnosed in the ICU?   

 
 

Smoking may thin the brain
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 02 10

Philadelphia, PA, 2 December 2010 - Many brain imaging studies have reported that tobacco smoking is associated with large-scale and wide-spread structural brain abnormalities.

… Smoking may thin the brain   
 
 

Acupuncture changes brain’s perception and processing of pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Brain • • Pain • Nov 30 10

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have captured pictures of the brain while patients experienced a pain stimulus with and without acupuncture to… Acupuncture changes brain’s perception and processing of pain   

 
 

Walking slows progression of Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 29 10

Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as in healthy adults, according to a… Walking slows progression of Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Researchers identify a molecular switch that controls neuronal migration in the developing brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 28 10

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have identified key components of a signaling pathway that controls the departure of neurons from the brain niche… Researchers identify a molecular switch that controls neuronal migration in the developing brain   

 
 

Female fish - and humans? - lose interest when their male loses a slugfest
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 24 10

You may think of your love for your mate as the noble emotion of a pure heart, but some primitive parts of your brain… Female fish - and humans? - lose interest when their male loses a slugfest   

 
 

Study finds that the same face may look male or female
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 24 10

Neuroscientists at MIT and Harvard have made the surprising discovery that the brain sees some faces as male when they appear in one area… Study finds that the same face may look male or female   

 
 
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