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Brain area found to be smaller in cocaine addicts
• Brain • Nov 19 04
A part of the brain involved in both drug craving and judgment appears to be smaller in cocaine addicts than in healthy people, researchers…
Fearful body posture tells others: run!
• Brain • Nov 16 04
The brain’s response to another person’s body language may help explain why humans are quite efficient at fleeing from danger, according to researchers.
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High blood pressure linked to severe brain lesions
• Brain • Nov 04 04
White matter lesions in the brain that are associated with stroke and dementia are commonly seen in people with unstable blood pressure, European investigators…
Reading lessons may change adult dyslexics’ brains
• Brain • Nov 03 04
Remedial reading lessons can not only help adults with dyslexia build their reading skills, but may also spur changes in brain activity associated…
Sleep troubles can jeopardize alcoholics’ rehab
• Brain • Oct 28 04
One reason that alcoholics may find it hard to quit drinking is that alcohol can help them fall asleep, and giving it up may…
Transatlantic live brain surgery to be beamed to UK
• Brain • Oct 25 04
It’s not for the squeamish, but Britons with a strong constitution will get a rare opportunity to view brain surgery as it happens, in…
Mixed signals to blame for restless legs syndrome
• Brain • Oct 25 04
Iron-deficient cells in the brain are mixing up central nervous system signals to the legs and arms causing the irresistible urges to move and…
MS drugs cut patient brain tissue loss - study
• Brain • Oct 22 04
Drugs given to patients with multiple sclerosis can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness, scientists said on Friday.
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You see auras, researchers see brain signals
• Brain • Oct 21 04
People who see colorful “auras” in response to people or words may simply have a brain condition, not psychic powers, according to a new…
A New Culprit In Depression?
• Brain • Oct 18 04
A New Culprit In Depression? Study Finds Surprising Differences In Gene Activity In The Brains Of Depressed People
The brains of people with severe…
Study finds blood pressure drug halts decline in Alzheimer’s patients
• Brain • Oct 18 04
Patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease who took a specific type of blood pressure drug that penetrates the brain were stabilized in their cognitive decline…
New study looks into brains of Alzheimer patients
• Brain • Oct 14 04
A new study will look at the brains of Alzheimer’s patients to see if various scans can chart the disease and if new drugs…
Learning 2nd language changes brain anatomy
• Brain • Oct 13 04
Being bilingual produces changes in the anatomy of the brain, scientists said on Wednesday in finding that could explain why children are so much…
Young have mental decline linked with blood pressure
• Brain • Oct 04 04
The decline in mental functioning associated with increasing blood pressure that has been documented in older adults also applies to people in their 20s…
A couple of drinks good for memory
• Brain • Sep 30 04
Older women who have a drink or two a day have better memory skills than non-drinkers, University of Texas researchers said on Wednesday.
“Moderate…
U.S. to pay for brain scans to diagnose Alzheimer’s
• Brain • Sep 16 04
The U.S. government health insurance plan for the elderly and disabled will pay for doctors to run PET brain scans to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease,…
Transplant protects brain after stroke, in rats
• Brain • Sep 14 04
Transplanting brain cells, from a region called the choroid plexus, into rats that have suffered a stroke seems to reduce the damage that occurs,…
Alzheimer drug doesn’t help chronic fatigue
• Brain • Sep 07 04
Treatment with Reminyl (galantamine), a drug used for Alzheimer’s disease, does not improve the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), new research indicates.
CFS…
Soy, fish oil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • Sep 01 04
Omega-3 fatty acids, found in soy, fish and other oils, and known to provide a range of health benefits, may help protect against Alzheimer’s…
Preterm birth impairs brain development
• Brain • Aug 30 04
Brain volumes are significantly reduced in children who were born prematurely compared with children born at full-term, investigators report in the Journal of Pediatrics.…
Preterm boys more prone to brain damage
• Brain • Aug 09 04
Babies born prematurely show the effects years later, with parts of their brains significantly smaller than normal when they are 8 years old, U.S.…
New study offers hope for Alzheimer’s treatment
• Brain • Aug 06 04
Early treatment of brain lesions associated with Alzheimer’s disease can halt and even reverse the course of the mind-erasing ailment, according to authors of…
Fetal brain cells show hope for stroke victims
• Brain • Jul 27 04
Brain cells taken from fetuses may be able to replace some of those killed in a stroke, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Implanting the…
Meningitis vaccine can provide lasting protection
• Brain • Jul 23 04
The meningitis C vaccine program introduced in the UK in 1999 has been successful in bringing down disease rates. Now, new research indicates that…
Progress on Alzheimer’s dramatic - researcher
• Brain • Jul 23 04
A cure for Alzheimer’s disease is unlikely in the near future, but big advances are coming soon in the treatment and prevention of the…