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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   

 
 

Researchers: Pay More Attention to Epilepsy
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Dec 28 10

Epilepsy, a common and serious neurologic disorder that affects millions of people, is not getting the public attention and funding for research it deserves,… Researchers: Pay More Attention to Epilepsy   

 
 

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   
 
 

Lab Contamination, XMRV Virus Is Not Chronic Fatigue Cause
• Neurology • Dec 21 10

Since 2009, XMRV has been linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and considered a virus that has also been detected in prostate cancer patient… Lab Contamination, XMRV Virus Is Not Chronic Fatigue Cause   

 
 

New Test Shows Promise For Accurate Early Diagnosis Of Turner Syndrome
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • Dec 21 10

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) has demonstrated a novel and accurate test… New Test Shows Promise For Accurate Early Diagnosis Of Turner Syndrome   

 
 

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   

 
 

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   

 
 

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   

 
 

‘Tis the Season for Being Happy …Or Not the Holiday Blues
• Neurology • • Public Health • Dec 08 10

With the holiday season in full swing, many people find themselves battling a form of the “holiday blues.” According to Ronald M. Podell, M.D.,… ‘Tis the Season for Being Happy …Or Not the Holiday Blues   

 
 

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   

 
 

Study reveals new possibility of reversing damage caused by MS
• Neurology • Dec 06 10

Damage caused by multiple sclerosis could be reversed by activating stem cells that can repair injury in the central nervous system, a study has… Study reveals new possibility of reversing damage caused by MS   

 
 

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?   

 
 

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   

 
 

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   

 
 

Stopping the Brain From Hurting Itself
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 19 10

One-third of stroke survivors never recover enough brain function to live on their own. Now scientists think they know why. Once a stroke kills… Stopping the Brain From Hurting Itself   

 
 

Speech monitoring could track Parkinson’s: study
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 17 10

The severity of Parkinson’s disease symptoms could be monitored remotely by analyzing speech patterns, saving health authorities time and money and easing the burden… Speech monitoring could track Parkinson’s: study   

 
 

New Way to Communicate for Nonverbal Dysphagia Patients
• Neurology • Nov 17 10

Though many people suffering from neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy and Lou Gehrig’s disease have lost their ability to speak, they can communicate… New Way to Communicate for Nonverbal Dysphagia Patients   

 
 

Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke, Auto Exhaust and French Fries Accelerate the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 17 10

There is growing evidence that exposure to a group of chemicals known as type-2 alkenes - which are found in the smoke inhaled from… Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke, Auto Exhaust and French Fries Accelerate the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

Extensive Natural Recovery Seen After Spinal Cord Injury
• Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 15 10

A study led by researchers in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows unexpected and… Extensive Natural Recovery Seen After Spinal Cord Injury   

 
 

Is ADHD tied to adulthood obesity?
• Neurology • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 11 10

Young adults with a history of symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more likely than their peers to be obese, a new… Is ADHD tied to adulthood obesity?   

 
 

Trojan Horse ploy to sneak protective drug into brains of stroke patients
• Neurology • • Stroke • Nov 10 10

Scientists are reporting development of a long-sought method with the potential for getting medication through a biological barrier that surrounds the brain, where it… Trojan Horse ploy to sneak protective drug into brains of stroke patients   

 
 
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