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Study Finds Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Women against Brain Aneurysms
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 30 10

Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and… Study Finds Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Women against Brain Aneurysms   

 
 

Music can boost language skills, improve learning
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 21 10

Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a U.S. review finding music training can lead to improved speech and… Music can boost language skills, improve learning   

 
 

How Memory Is Disrupted in People with Disease Linked to Learning Disabilities
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 20 10

Imagine if your brain lost its working memory — the ability to hold and manipulate information in your mind’s eye. That’s the plight faced… How Memory Is Disrupted in People with Disease Linked to Learning Disabilities   

 
 

Obesity harms women’s memory and brain function
• Brain • • Obesity • Jul 14 10

The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine. The effect is more pronounced in women… Obesity harms women’s memory and brain function   

 
 

Updated Alzheimer’s guidelines add very early stage
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 14 10

Proposed new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s released on Tuesday would look at the disease at its earliest stages, when clumps of a protein called… Updated Alzheimer’s guidelines add very early stage   

 
 

Match service aims to speed Alzheimer’s research
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 13 10

A new online service designed to match Alzheimer’s patients with clinical trials may help address a big bottleneck in developing new drugs -… Match service aims to speed Alzheimer’s research   

 
 

New UC Davis study finds early Alzheimer’s identification method
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 11 10

Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older… New UC Davis study finds early Alzheimer’s identification method   

 
 

Scientists find blood protein link to Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 06 10

High levels of a blood protein called clusterin are linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists said on Monday - a finding which… Scientists find blood protein link to Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Antagonizing atherosclerosis
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 05 10

Antibody-producing B cells promote atherosclerosis in mice, according to a study to be published online on July 5th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine… Antagonizing atherosclerosis   

 
 

Brain damage rare in kids with simple head injuries
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 22 10

You shouldn’t worry too much if your kid hits his or her head and the doctor says it’s just a minor injury, Canadian researchers… Brain damage rare in kids with simple head injuries   

 
 

Low, high manganese levels may affect the infant brain
• Children's Health • • Brain • Jun 17 10

Babies with either relatively high or relatively low levels of manganese in their blood may be slower to hit certain developmental milestones in their… Low, high manganese levels may affect the infant brain   

 
 

Apple juice improves behavior but not cognition in Alzheimer’s patients
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 14 10

Apple juice can be a useful supplement for calming the declining moods that are part of the normal progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s Disease… Apple juice improves behavior but not cognition in Alzheimer’s patients   

 
 

Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Football: An Evidence-based Perspective
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 12 10

Experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine hosted a press conference following a continuing medical education program on the epidemiology of head injury in professional football.… Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Football: An Evidence-based Perspective   

 
 

Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Dieting • • Neurology • Jun 08 10

Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s Disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier… Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

“Great News” for Parkinson’s Disease Patients
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 03 10

Studies have shown that a “brain pacemaker” called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

But there’s been debate… “Great News” for Parkinson’s Disease Patients   

 
 

Genetic Mutation Associated with Famous Alzheimer Patient May Have Been Identified
• Brain • • Neurology • May 25 10

Writing the latest pages of an anthropological mystery, scientists propose in this month’s Archives of Neurology that it is highly possible that Auguste Deter,… Genetic Mutation Associated with Famous Alzheimer Patient May Have Been Identified   

 
 

Eating Like the Greeks Can Improve Brain Power
• Brain • • Dieting • Apr 27 10

Findings about what specific components of diets are most beneficial are frequently changing. However, an ongoing study of older adults shows evidence that one… Eating Like the Greeks Can Improve Brain Power   

 
 

Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease by Voice Analysis
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 19 10

A new technique assisting in early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has been developed by Prof. Shimon Sapir of the Department of Communication Sciences… Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease by Voice Analysis   

 
 

U.S. team discovers new Alzheimer’s risk gene
• Brain • • Genetics • • Neurology • Apr 15 10

People with a common variation in a gene linked with coronary artery disease have nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared… U.S. team discovers new Alzheimer’s risk gene   

 
 

In Brain-Injured Children, Gesturing Predicts Language Delays
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 25 10

Children with brain injuries may use gesture to signal they need help in developing language, research at the University of Chicago shows. The children… In Brain-Injured Children, Gesturing Predicts Language Delays   

 
 

Childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 25 10

New research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows that childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect, in particular when combined with genetic factors,… Childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes   

 
 

Special issue of NeuroRehabilitation focuses on hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 22 10

IOS Press announces publication of a special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal (NRE) devoted specifically to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HI-BI), a significant disruption… Special issue of NeuroRehabilitation focuses on hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries   

 
 

Exercise Helps Protect Brain of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 19 10

Highly fit multiple sclerosis patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows.

In addition,… Exercise Helps Protect Brain of Multiple Sclerosis Patients   

 
 

Alterations in the brain’s reward system related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 03 10

Until now, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was related to alterations in the brain affecting attention and cognitive processes. Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and… Alterations in the brain’s reward system related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder   

 
 

Lexapro® helped preserve brain function after stroke
• Brain • • Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 02 10

The antidepressant Lexapro® may help protect key thinking functions if taken soon after a stroke, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

They said people who… Lexapro® helped preserve brain function after stroke   

 
 
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