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Monday, August 5, 2013
Migraines Linked to Varied Arterial Structures of the Brain, Study Says
In migraine sufferers, the network of arteries supplying blood to the brain is more likely to be incomplete than in those who do not suffer from migraines. The finding, appearing in PLOS ONE, suggests that migraines can be triggered by asymmetries in …
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Contact in Practice, Not Games, Has Significant Impact on Head Hits in Youth Football
According to a study conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Virginia Tech, contact during practice - not games - is the most significant factor when measuring the number and force of head hits in youth football leagues. This finding is …
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Friday, August 2, 2013
By Assessing Movement, Novel Technique May Provide Accurate Autism Diagnosis, Treatment
A recent collection of papers titled "Autism: The Movement Perspective" includes a study unveiling a quantitaive screening method for the diagnosis and tracking of children older than age three. The technique uses a sophisticated computer program to …
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Discontinued Use of Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Parkinson’s Risk
Individuals who discontinue their use of cholesterol drugs may be at increased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study that appears in the online edition of Neurology. Research conducted in Taiwan found that those who stopped …
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Ted Talk: Synthetic Neurobiology and a Light Switch for Neurons
Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control, he's managed to cure mice of analogs …
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Scientist Identifies Protein That May Aid in Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that a protein may provide insight to spinal cord healing and functional recovery. Many spinal cord injuries are disabling since the body cannot regenerate nerve fibers, requiring the …
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Study Reveals a Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Parkinson’s Disease
A team at the Scripps Research Institute has found that the loss of parkin, an enzyme whose absence causes early-onset Parkinson's disease, drastically reduces the presence of another protein that protects neurons from stress. The finding, published …
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Study Identifies Brain Circuits Linked to Complusive Drinking in Rats, May Have Implications for Alcoholism in Humans
Scientists at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, have found processes in rats' brains that compel them to drink compusively. These processes likely play a role in humans also. Researchers at …
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Stem Cell-Based “Epilepsy in a Dish” Research May Yield Novel Treatments, Findings
Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered that a new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy offers insight into what causes one type of the disease. The technique, called "Epilepsy in a Dish", turns the skin cells …
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