Saturday, November 28, 2009

brain

Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems

Treatment leaves survivors with significant cognitive decline, researchers find more >>

Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia

Study suggests mortality rate may be linked to health-care inadequacies more >>

Scientist Throws Curve Into Breaking-Ball Debate

Contends curveballs are an illusion; ridiculous, says former star major league pitcher more >>

For Tourette Syndrome, Implanted Device May Help

Deep brain stimulation reduced tics in small study more >>

Toxins Make Halloween Face Paints Scary

Report finds all products tested contained lead and some had known skin allergens more >>

Scientists Zero in on Brain's 'Stopwatch'

Timing mechanisms in brain cells may hold clues for Parkinson's treatment, researchers say more >>

Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later

Young rats given amphetamines suffered short-term losses as adults, study finds more >>

Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke

More study needed into how CRP levels influence risk more >>

Brain Protein Tied to Retardation

Growth factor could help cells communicate with each other, researchers say more >>

Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time

Drug given within 4.5 hours still benefits patients, study shows more >>

People Can Control Their Halle Berry Neurons

Researchers pinpoint individual brain cells that respond to particular people, objects more >>

The Brain Comes Alive With the Sounds of Music

Study delves into why harmonic sounds are therapeutic for people with neurological disorders more >>

Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's

But too much urate can also cause trouble, so more study is needed, experts say more >>

Existing Drug May Lead to ALS Treatment

Researchers hope to start testing in patients within five years more >>

Exercise Helps Brains Bounce Back

Study of rhesus monkeys shows running protects dopamine neurons from death. more >>

Timing of Oxygen After a Stoke May Matter

Treatment while blood flow is blocked protects tissue, animal study finds more >>

Web Surf to Save Your Aging Brain

Interactivity can help keep older people alert, study suggests more >>

The Tiny but Adaptable Wasp Brain

Wasps perform different jobs in a sequence that is accompanied by behavioral changes as they age. more >>

Brain Yields Up Clues to Language

Scientists track neural activity as participants utter words more >>

Like Humans, Monkeys Fall Into the 'Uncanny Valley'

Monkeys are found to sense the visual phenomenon known as uncanny valley in the same way as humans. more >>

Families Need to Know When Dementia Becomes Terminal

Too often, onerous, futile medical interventions are ordered for these end-stage patients, researchers say more >>

Fine-Tuning Prosthetic Hands to Restore a Sense of Touch

In rats, researchers create junction between brain and device more >>

Study Suggests Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors

Higher-quality data see danger from long-term use, new review finds more >>

Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's

But too much urate can also cause trouble, so more study is needed, experts say more >>

Gene Mutation May Speed Learning

Finding might yield insights into diseases like Parkinson's, experts say more >>

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