- What Are The Ethics Of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue?
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Based on the furor currently engulfing the US , you might imagine that the use of fetal tissue is illegal. But in fact the collection and use of cells obtained from a human fetus following miscarriage or abortion has a long history in medical science ...
Article - The Conversation - Aug 15 2015 - 11:54am - 0 attachments
- Brain, Rhythm, and Music
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My attention was recently drawn to a link to the Science Codex , which begins: It don’t mean a thing if the brain ain’t got that swing Like Duke Ellington’s 1931 jazz standard, the human brain improvises while its rhythm section keeps u ...
Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Aug 4 2015 - 9:41am - 0 attachments
- Long-Term Memories Maintained By Prion-Like Proteins
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... of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's. In contrast, functional prion proteins can ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2015 - 9:02am - 0 attachments
- Phase IIb Pivotal Clinical Study Of P2B001 For The Treatment Of Early Stage Parkinson's Disease
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... pivotal study of P2B001 for the treatment of early stage Parkinson's Disease has been announced as a success. P2B001 is a ... Doses of Once Daily P2B001 in Subjects w ith Early Parkinson's Disease, showed that it met primary and secondary clinical ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2015 - 12:21pm - 0 attachments
- How We Make Emotional Decisions
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Some decisions arouse far more anxiety than others. Among the most anxiety-provoking are those that involve options with both positive and negative elements, such choosing to take a higher-paying job in a city far from family and friends, versus choosin ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2015 - 9:47pm - 0 attachments
- How Clinics Avoid FDA Oversight Of Their Stem Cell Treatments
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... for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, muscular ... safe and efficacious for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord ...
Article - News Staff - May 6 2015 - 10:00pm - 0 attachments
- Hacked Kinect Controller Relieves Symptom Of Parkinson’s
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... used to relieve one of the most distressing symptoms of Parkinson's - freezing of gait. Many patients are afflicted by 'freezing of ...
Article - News Staff - May 1 2015 - 11:31am - 0 attachments
- Columbia's Lame Oz Defense
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... pancreatic cancer, schizophrenia, or Parkinson's Disease—all of which are not only incurable, but just about ...
Article - Josh Bloom - May 1 2015 - 10:48am - 0 attachments
- Major Vascular Anomalies In Brains Of People With Huntington's Disease
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... associated with it. Certain neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, are accompanied by changes in the vasculature of ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 20 2015 - 8:47am - 0 attachments
- Mapping Mitochondria To Better Understand Neuronal Disorders Like Parkinson's Disease
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... and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Neurons in the brain have extraordinarily high energy ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2015 - 9:30am - 0 attachments
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