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Preventative brain radiation for lung cancer patients: Benefits and risks

November 2, 2009

CHICAGO -- A new study is taking a closer look at the benefits versus risks for lung cancer patients to undergo preventative brain radiation therapy as a means to stop cancer from spreading to the

Unlocking mysteries of the brain with PET

October 30, 2009

Inflammatory response of brain cells -- as indicated by a molecular imaging technique -- could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in

Member of NFL Hall of Fame diagnosed with degenerative brain disease

October 28, 2009

(BOSTON) -- The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that a recently deceased member of the NFL Hall of Fame suffe

Endocrine Society calls for expanded scope and funding for stem cell research

October 27, 2009

Chevy Chase, MD -- Stem cell research holds great promise for the treatment of millions of Americans with debilitating and possibly fatal diseases.

UC San Diego researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models

October 25, 2009

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice.

Clues to visual variant Alzheimer's; myopia and diabetic retinopathy risk

October 25, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two studies are of particular note in today's Scientific Program of the 2009 Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Pan-American Association of Opht

Manipulating brain inflammation may help clear brain of amyloid plaques, Mayo Clinic researchers say

October 22, 2009

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup of amyloid deposits and development of Alzheimer's disease.

Blood test shows promise for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

October 21, 2009

Amsterdam, October 20, 2009 -- Elderly people exhibiting memory disturbances that do not affect their normal, daily life suffer from a condition called "mild cognitive impairment" (MCI). Some MCI patients go on to develop Alzheimer's disease within a few years, whereas other cases remain stable, exhibiting only benign senile forgetfulness.

New technique paves way for medical discoveries

October 19, 2009

Researchers have previously been able to analyse which sugar structures are to be found on certain proteins, but not exactly where on the protein they are positioned.

APP -- Good, bad or both?

October 18, 2009

CHICAGO -- New data about amyloid precursor protein, or APP, a protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development. So is APP good or bad? Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say both, and that a balance of APP is critical.

Yerkes researchers present at 39th Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference

October 16, 2009

Neuroscience researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, will present a wide range of research topics at the Society for Neuroscience's 39th annual meeting in Chicago, Oct. 17-21, 2009. The information below is a representation of the neuroscience research Yerkes scientists will be discussing.

Scientists demonstrate link between genetic defect and brain changes in schizophrenia

October 16, 2009

CHAPEL HILL -- For decades, scientists have thought the faulty neural wiring that predisposes individuals to behavioral disorders like autism and psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia must occur during development. Even so, no one has ever shown that a risk gene for the disease actually disrupts brain development.

Patent challenges reduce pharmaceutical innovation and productivity, researchers suggest

October 15, 2009

The development of new and innovative pharmaceuticals is being stifled by a U.S. law and successful patent challenges that embolden generic competition, according to an article published in this week's issue of the journal Science.

Scientists remove amyloid plaques from brains of live animals with Alzheimer's disease

October 15, 2009

A breakthrough discovery by scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, may lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that actually removes amyloid plaques -- considered a hallmark of the disease -- from patients' brains.



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