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Response To Immune Protein Determines Pathology Of Multiple Sclerosis
October 13, 2008 — New research may help reveal why different parts of the brain can come under attack in patients with multiple sclerosis. According to a new study in mice with an MS-like disease, the brain's response ... > full story -
Potential New Tool For Brain Surgeons
October 13, 2008 — One of the primary ways of treating brain cancer is surgically removing the tumors. The risk of this sort of procedure is obvious -- it involves cutting away tissue from the brain, potentially ... > full story -
Potential New Tool For Brain Surgeons
October 11, 2008 — One of the primary ways of treating brain cancer is surgically removing the tumors. The risk of this sort of procedure is obvious -- it involves cutting away tissue from the brain, potentially ... > full story -
Scientists Adapt Economics Theory To Trace Brain's Information Flow
October 10, 2008 — Scientists have used a technique originally developed for economic study to become the first to overcome a significant challenge in brain research: determining the flow of information from one part ... > full story -
Daily Dose Of Ginkgo May Prevent Brain Cell Damage After Stroke, Mouse Studies Suggest
October 10, 2008 — Working with genetically engineered mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that daily doses of a standardized extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree can prevent or reduce brain damage ... > full story -
Traumatic Brain Injury Common Amongst Homeless People
October 8, 2008 — Traumatic brain injury is common amongst homeless people and is associated with poorer health, found a study of more than 900 homeless men and women in ... > full story -
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Neurotransmitter Defect May Trigger Autoimmune Disease
October 8, 2008 — A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis, has now become a little less mysterious. A new study may have uncovered the cause of Devic's disease. The ... > full story -
Occasional Memory Loss Tied To Lower Brain Volume
October 7, 2008 — People who occasionally forget an appointment or a friend's name may have a loss of brain volume, even though they don't have memory deficits on regular tests of memory or dementia, according to new ... > full story -
Receptor Could Halt Blinding Diseases, Stop Tumor Growth, Preserve Neurons After Trauma
October 7, 2008 — Researchers have discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. They report how the GPR91 receptor contributes to activate unchecked vascular growth that causes ... > full story -
Patients Who Recover From Coma But Cannot Communicate Feel Pain
October 6, 2008 — Do patients who survive a severe brain injury but fail to recover speech or non-verbal communication perceive pain? After their remarkable publication where they showed that a patient in a vegetative ... > full story -
Singing To Females Makes Male Birds' Brains Happy
October 6, 2008 — The melodious singing of birds has been long appreciated by humans, and has often been thought to reflect a particularly positive emotional state of the singer. Researchers in Japan have now ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Used To Deliver Treatment For Brain, Spinal Cord Injuries
October 2, 2008 — Researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. Scientists coated silica nanoparticles with a polymer to target and repair ... > full story
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