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The Five Most Stressful Places to Live in the U.S.
• Neurology • • Public Health • Apr 26 13

If you want to take that vacation, go to Hawaii. But stay away from West Virginia. In a Gallup poll released yesterday, those two… The Five Most Stressful Places to Live in the U.S.   

 
 

Atrophy in key region of brain associated with multiple sclerosis
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 23 13

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to… Atrophy in key region of brain associated with multiple sclerosis   

 
 

Alternative medicine use by MS patients now mapped
• Alternative Medicine • • Neurology • Apr 20 13

A major Nordic research project involving researchers from the University of Copenhagen has, for the first time ever, mapped the use of alternative treatment… Alternative medicine use by MS patients now mapped   

 
 

Memory, the adolescent brain and lying: The limits of neuroscientific evidence in the law
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 17 13

Brain scans are increasingly able to reveal whether or not you believe you remember some person or event in your life. In a new… Memory, the adolescent brain and lying: The limits of neuroscientific evidence in the law   

 
 

Scientists learn what makes nerve cells so strong
• Neurology • Apr 16 13

How do nerve cells - which can each be up to three feet long in humans - keep from rupturing or falling apart?

Axons,… Scientists learn what makes nerve cells so strong   

 
 

Researchers discover secret to better memory: Sound stimulation during sleep
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 12 13

Researchers from the University of Tübingen have discovered that sound stimulation during sleep can enhance memory. Could this discovery be used to help students… Researchers discover secret to better memory: Sound stimulation during sleep   

 
 

The relationship between prenatal stress and obesity is confirmed in rats
• Neurology • • Obesity • Apr 09 13

The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the University of Navarra affirm that the mother’s… The relationship between prenatal stress and obesity is confirmed in rats   

 
 

Shedding light on a gene mutation that causes signs of premature aging
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 08 13

Research from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute sheds new light on a gene called ATRX and its function in the brain and… Shedding light on a gene mutation that causes signs of premature aging   

 
 

Researchers shine light on how stress circuits learn
• Neurology • Apr 08 13

Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute have discovered that stress circuits in the brain undergo profound learning early in life. Using… Researchers shine light on how stress circuits learn   

 
 

Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 08 13

Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) - a seizure lasting… Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures   

 
 

Experts call for research on prevalence of delayed neurological dysfunction after head injury
• Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 06 13

One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies… Experts call for research on prevalence of delayed neurological dysfunction after head injury   

 
 

Ability to ‘think about thinking’ not limited to humans
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 03 13

Humans’ closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, have the ability to “think about thinking” – what is called “metacognition,” according to new research by scientists at… Ability to ‘think about thinking’ not limited to humans   

 
 

Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks
• Brain • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Apr 02 13

The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able… Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks   

 
 

Robotic surgery tied to temporary nerve injuries
• Neurology • • Surgery • Mar 31 13

One in 15 people undergoing robot-assisted prostate, kidney or bladder surgery develops a nerve injury related to pressure from positioning on the operating table,… Robotic surgery tied to temporary nerve injuries   

 
 

Surgical menopause may prime brain for stroke, Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Gender: Female • • Neurology • Mar 28 13

Women who abruptly and prematurely lose estrogen from surgical menopause have a two-fold increase in cognitive decline and dementia.

“This is what the clinical… Surgical menopause may prime brain for stroke, Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Mindfulness from meditation associated with lower stress hormone
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • Mar 28 13

Focusing on the present rather than letting the mind drift may help to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research from… Mindfulness from meditation associated with lower stress hormone   

 
 

EEG identifies seizures in hospital patients, UCSF study finds
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 27 13

Electroencephalogram (EEG), which measures and records electrical activity in the brain, is a quick and efficient way of determining whether seizures are the cause… EEG identifies seizures in hospital patients, UCSF study finds   

 
 

Study finds long nerve grafts restore function in patients with brachial plexus injury
• Neurology • Mar 22 13

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with… Study finds long nerve grafts restore function in patients with brachial plexus injury   

 
 

Multiple Sclerosis research: the thalamus moves into the spotlight
• Neurology • Mar 21 13

A growing body of research by multiple sclerosis (MS) investigators at the University at Buffalo and international partners is providing powerful new evidence that… Multiple Sclerosis research: the thalamus moves into the spotlight   

 
 

Wireless, implanted sensor broadens range of brain research
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 19 13

A compact, self-contained sensor recorded and transmitted brain activity data wirelessly for more than a year in early stage animal tests, according to a… Wireless, implanted sensor broadens range of brain research   

 
 

MS patients did not benefit from CCSVI intervention
• Neurology • Mar 17 13

The first controlled clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of interventional endovascular therapy on the symptoms and progression of multiple sclerosis has… MS patients did not benefit from CCSVI intervention   

 
 

Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 17 13

Innovative medical records software developed by geriatricians and informaticians from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research will provide more… Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain   

 
 

Swine Flu Vaccine Linked To Rare Paralyzing Disease
• Drug Abuse • • Neurology • Mar 14 13

A new study finds that the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine in the U.S., which was given out in 2009, was associated with a small… Swine Flu Vaccine Linked To Rare Paralyzing Disease   

 
 

Nerve damage may underlie widespread, unexplained chronic pain in children
• Children's Health • • Neurology • • Pain • Mar 12 13

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have described what may be a newly identified disease that appears to explain some cases of widespread chronic pain… Nerve damage may underlie widespread, unexplained chronic pain in children   

 
 

Researchers find controlling element of Huntington’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Public Health • Feb 26 13

Huntington’s disease, also known as Huntington’s chorea, is a hereditary brain disease causing movement disorders and dementia. In Germany, there are about 8,000 patients… Researchers find controlling element of Huntington’s disease   

 
 
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