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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Gets $5.7 Million Research and Treatment Grant
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University received a $5.7 million grant to fund the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute …
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Scientists Find Evidence Suggesting DNA Demethylation Occurs in Non-dividing Neurons
Scientists at Johns Hopkins, investigating chemical modifications across the genomes of adult mice, have discovered that DNA modifications in non-dividing brain cells, thought to be inherently stable, instead underwent large-scale dynamic changes as …
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
AANS Member Reports Positive Preliminary Results on Noninvasive Deep Brain Treatment for Essential Tremor at CNS Meeting
In a presentation at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons on Oct. 3, 2011, University of Virginia neurosurgeon W. Jeffrey Elias, MD, FAANS, reported that preliminary results of a pilot clinical trial indicate that MR-guided focused ultrasound has the …
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tumor Specimens Offer New Insight into Brain-cancer Cell Formation
A team of scientists have gained some interesting new insights from brain-tumor specimens taken from neurosurgery cases at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, finding out more about just how healthy brain cells begin to transform …
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Friday, September 30, 2011
New Study Reveals Non-verbal Clues May Guide Doctor/Patient Relationships, Clinical Judgments
According to a new exploratory study from the University of Michigan Health System, subtle and unspoken clues exchanged by patients and doctors exert an influence on medical care. Researchers analyzed video recordings of routine checkups and conducted …
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Weill Cornell Receives $5.5 Million NIH Grant for Research Toward Spina Bifida Prevention
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $5.5 million Transformative Research Project (T-R01) Award to fund research into risk factors for spina bifida and related congenital defects in which an area of the affected baby's spine …
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
New Technology May Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Individuals Suffering Traumatic Brain Injuries
A new test program, which is being run by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine (CNRM), in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, is utilizing …
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Monday, September 19, 2011
New Study Focuses On Link Between Gliomas and Seizures
A team of researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has targeted the relationship that exists between primary brain tumors and epileptic seizures. The findings of the study, which were published in the Sept. 11, 2011, issue of Nature Medicine …
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Study Reveals Possible Breakthrough in Drug Delivery to the Brain
Researchers at Cornell University may have made a breakthrough in determining how to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier - the specialized cells that constitute the brain's blood vessels. Because the barrier limits entry to essential molecules …
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Researchers Identify New Genetic Cause of Inherited Parkinson’s Disease
A large team of international researchers have identified a new genetic cause of inherited Parkinson’s disease that they say may be related to the inability of brain cells to handle biological stress. The study, published in the September issue of …
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