Neuroscience

Just Maybe, Obesity Is In Your Head

6 newly discovered genes for obesity have a neural effect, according to the international GIANT (Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Parameters) consortium. So far, the scientists have analyzed two million DNA variations in 15 genome-wide association s ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2009 - 11:24am

The GPS You Already Own- Your Brain

Orientation is a puzzle to neuroscience researchers and ever more puzzling to us.   If you've ever been lost, or even just in a strange place, you know the feeling of mild panic.  But once you get your bearings, that feeling goes away.    Disorientati ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 11 2009 - 12:45am

TV And Infants- In Case You Still Don't Know It, It Does More Harm Than Good

Never underestimate the ability of companies to let you believe you're doing a good thing if they can make a buck.   It was once said classical music was good for kids- in a bizarre, isolated 'correlation is causation' way- so a company dec ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2009 - 10:58am

Genetic Variation Involving Serotonin Linked To Social Anxiety

A genetic variation involving the brain chemical serotonin has been found to shape the social behavior of rhesus macaque monkeys, which could provide researchers with a new model for studying autism, social anxiety and schizophrenia. Humans and macaques ar ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 14 2009 - 12:25am

Poland: First Country Making Available A Technological Breakthrough In Migraine Treatment

Pain clinics and physiotherapists have been using large, complex pieces of equipment with cables to relieve back or joint pain but a company says they have developed a breakthrough in anti-pain treatments. They claim people suffering from headaches will s ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 18 2009 - 10:20pm

Fatty Acids Help Premature Baby Brains, Says Study

Adelaide researchers say they have made a world breakthrough in treating premature babies at risk of developmental disorders.  A six-year study led by Dr Maria Makrides from the Women's and Children's Health Research Institute and Professor Bob G ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 14 2009 - 9:57am

Female Brains More Valuable Than Males, Decrees Mother Nature

Writing in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a group of researchers found that nutrient deprivation of neurons produced sex-dependent effects. Male neurons more readily withered up and died, while female neurons did their best to conserve energy and sta ...

Article - News Staff - May 28 2009 - 3:23pm

Tackling Alzheimer's Disease- Aβ Catabolism Over Anabolism?

The extracellular deposits of of the amyloid beta (Aβ) protein are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease(AD) brain. These Aβ deposits are result of- 1) increased production of Aβ (anabolism)- High activity and levels of β-secretase (BACE1) and γ-secret ...

Article - Sachin Patil - Jan 19 2009 - 1:13pm

Aβ catabolism- An important Alzheimer's disease therapeutic target

As explained in the previous post, Aβ catabolic pathway may offer an effective way to prevent as well as treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). The enzymes involved in Aβ degradation and clearance are- Neprilysin (NEP), Insulin Degrading Enzyme (IDE), variou ...

Blog Post - Sachin Patil - Jan 20 2009 - 8:32am

Acupuncture Helps Headaches- But So Do Fake Treatments

Headache sufferers either benefit from acupuncture or they mentally fool themselves into thinking acupuncture helps, according to two separate systematic reviews by Cochrane Researchers which show that acupuncture is an effective treatment for prevention o ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2009 - 12:23pm