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Penn Medicine researchers discover link between fear and sound perception
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 01 13

Penn Medicine researchers discover link between fear and sound perception

Anyone who’s ever heard a Beethoven sonata or a Beatles song knows how powerfully sound can affect our emotions. But it can work… Penn Medicine researchers discover link between fear and sound perception   

 
 

Different neuronal groups govern right-left alternation when walking
• Neurology • Jul 01 13

Different neuronal groups govern right-left alternation when walking

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the neuronal circuits in the spinal cord of mice that control the ability to produce the… Different neuronal groups govern right-left alternation when walking   

 
 

Stress: it should never be ignored!
• Neurology • Jun 27 13

Stress- it should never be ignored

Work pressure, tension at home, financial difficulties … the list of causes of stress grows longer every day. There have been several studies in… Stress: it should never be ignored!   

 
 

No evidence of increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination
• Immunology • • Infections • • Neurology • Jun 24 13

No evidence of increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination

Patients are not at increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome in the six-week period after vaccination with any vaccine, including influenza, according to a… No evidence of increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination   

 
 

Salk scientists discover previously unknown requirement for brain development
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 22 13

Salk scientists discover previously unknown requirement for brain development

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have demonstrated that sensory regions in the brain develop in a fundamentally different way than previously… Salk scientists discover previously unknown requirement for brain development   

 
 

Stress from 9/11 linked to nationwide resurgence in smoking among Americans who had quit
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 21 13

Stress from 9-11 linked to nationwide resurgence in smoking among Americans who had quit

The 9/11 attacks on America appear to have caused about one million former smokers across the country to take up the habit again… Stress from 9/11 linked to nationwide resurgence in smoking among Americans who had quit   

 
 

What do memories look like?
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 20 13

What do memories look like

Oscar Wilde called memory “the diary that we all carry about with us.” Now a team of scientists has developed a way to see… What do memories look like?   

 
 

New concussion data: 2 biomarkers better than 1
• Brain • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • Jun 19 13

2 biomarkers better than 1

Scientists are scrambling to gather data for the FDA to support the need for a blood test to diagnose brain injury in the United… New concussion data: 2 biomarkers better than 1   

 
 

Kids’ repeat concussions may mean longer recovery
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Jun 10 13

Kids' repeat concussions may mean longer recovery

Young people may take longer to recover after their second or third concussion, a new study suggests.

Researchers typically believe the average athlete needs… Kids’ repeat concussions may mean longer recovery   

 
 

Diabetes drug shows promise in treatment of neurodegenerative disease
• Neurology • Jun 09 13

Diabetes drug shows promise in treatment of neurodegenerative disease

A drug used to control Type II diabetes can help repair the spinal cords of mice suffering from the inherited disease adrenoleukodystrophy which,… Diabetes drug shows promise in treatment of neurodegenerative disease   

 
 

Genetic editing shows promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jun 04 13

Genetic editing shows promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Using a novel genetic ‘editing’ technique, Duke University biomedical engineers have been able to repair a defect responsible for one of the most common… Genetic editing shows promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy   

 
 

Multiple sclerosis: Back to basics?
• Neurology • Jun 04 13

Multiple sclerosis - Back to basics

In his article, “Pathoetiology of multiple sclerosis: are we barking up the wrong tree?”, Peter K. Stys of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of… Multiple sclerosis: Back to basics?   

 
 

New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s in Earliest Stage
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 29 13

New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimers in Earliest Stage

Blood offers promise as a way to detect Alzheimer’s disease at its earliest onset, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They envision a test that would… New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s in Earliest Stage   

 
 

A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer’s drugs?
• Drug News • • Neurology • May 25 13

A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer's drugs

In the search for medication against Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have focused - among other factors - on drugs that can break down Amyloid beta… A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer’s drugs?   

 
 

Leading researchers report on the elusive search for biomarkers in Huntington’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • May 21 13

While Huntington’s disease (HD) is currently incurable, the HD research community anticipates that new disease-modifying therapies in development may slow or minimize disease progression.… Leading researchers report on the elusive search for biomarkers in Huntington’s disease   

 
 

Study identifies new approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions
• Neurology • May 17 13

Study identifies new approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions

Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), UC Davis scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that… Study identifies new approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions   

 
 

UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
• Genetics • • Neurology • May 13 13

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Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research… UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease   

 
 

Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects
• Brain • • Drug Abuse • • Heart • • Neurology • May 10 13


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and physicians continue to document that some patients experience fuzzy thinking and memory loss while taking statins, a… Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects   

 
 

Brain anatomy of dyslexia is not the same in men and women, boys and girls
• Brain • • Neurology • May 09 13

Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic… Brain anatomy of dyslexia is not the same in men and women, boys and girls   

 
 

Turning Alzheimer’s fuzzy signals into high definition
• Brain • • Neurology • May 08 13

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered how the predominant class of Alzheimer’s pharmaceuticals might sharpen the brain’s performance

One factor… Turning Alzheimer’s fuzzy signals into high definition   

 
 

Using anticholinergics for as few as 60 days causes memory problems in older adults
• Brain • • Neurology • May 07 13

Research from the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health on medications commonly taken by older adults has found… Using anticholinergics for as few as 60 days causes memory problems in older adults   

 
 

Stress study offers clues for new antidepressant drugs
• Neurology • May 07 13

Scientists have worked out the way in which stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells - a process linked to depression -… Stress study offers clues for new antidepressant drugs   

 
 

MS more common in blacks than previously thought
• Neurology • May 07 13

For years doctors have assumed black people are less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than whites, but a new study suggests the opposite… MS more common in blacks than previously thought   

 
 

Persistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basis
• Neurology • • Pain • • Trauma & Injuries • May 02 13

A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first to identify a genetic risk factor for persistent… Persistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basis   

 
 

Cleveland Clinic research shows Internet-based program effective in reducing stress
• Neurology • Apr 30 13

The use of Internet-based stress management programs (ISM) effectively reduce stress for a sustainable period, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published recently in… Cleveland Clinic research shows Internet-based program effective in reducing stress   

 
 
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