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Low Childhood IQ Linked to Type of Dementia
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 26 08

Children with lower IQs are more likely decades later to develop vascular dementia than children with high IQs, according to research published in the… Low Childhood IQ Linked to Type of Dementia   

 
 

Long-term cannabis users may have structural brain abnormalities
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 03 08

Long-term, heavy cannabis use may be associated with structural abnormalities in areas of the brain known as the hippocampus and amygdala, according to a… Long-term cannabis users may have structural brain abnormalities   

 
 

Green Tea Compounds Beat OSA-Related Brain Deficits
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • May 15 08

Researchers examined the effects green tea polyphenols (GTP), administered through drinking water, on rats who were intermittently deprived of oxygen during 12-hour “night” cycles,… Green Tea Compounds Beat OSA-Related Brain Deficits   

 
 

Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 30 08

A common component of the contraceptive pill (progesterone) could improve the neurologic outcome for patients with severe head injuries, according to a study published… Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury   

 
 

Heavy people’s brains may age faster
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 30 08

Middle-aged people who are overweight or obese have lower levels of certain brain chemicals that signal good brain health and function, according to a… Heavy people’s brains may age faster   

 
 

Research Seeks to Understand Memory Loss in Older People
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 28 08

Today, one out of very 12 people aged 65 and older will experience a decline in their ability to remember, think clearly, reason and… Research Seeks to Understand Memory Loss in Older People   

 
 

Anesthesia and Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • • Surgery • Apr 26 08

In studies of human brain cells, the widely-used anesthetic desflurane does not contribute to increased production of amyloid-beta protein; however, when combined with low… Anesthesia and Alzheimer’s   

 
 

First Atomic-Level Look at a Protein That Causes Brain Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 23 08

For the first time, researchers have peered deeply at the atomic level into the protein that causes hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) - a… First Atomic-Level Look at a Protein That Causes Brain Disease   

 
 

Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 21 08

The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate, UCLA scientists report. Being treated… Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate   

 
 

Vitamin D in brain function
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 21 08

Vitamin D in brain function

In a definitive critical review, scientists at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland ask whether there is convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin… Vitamin D in brain function   

 
 

Men More Likely to Have Problems with Memory and Thinking Skills
• Brain • • Gender: Male • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 17 08

When it comes to remembering things, new research shows men are more likely than women to have mild cognitive impairment, the transition stage before… Men More Likely to Have Problems with Memory and Thinking Skills   

 
 

Unconscious decisions in the brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 14 08

Already several seconds before we consciously make a decision its outcome can be predicted from unconscious activity in the brain. This is shown in… Unconscious decisions in the brain   

 
 

Your Baby’s Brain on Drugs (And Alcohol and Tobacco)
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Cocaine Addiction • Apr 08 08

Although behavioral studies clearly indicate that exposure to drugs, alcohol and tobacco in utero is bad for a baby’s developing brain, specific anatomic brain… Your Baby’s Brain on Drugs (And Alcohol and Tobacco)   

 
 

Pain in Fibromyalgia Is Linked to Changes in Brain Molecule
• Brain • • Pain • Mar 10 08

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a key linkage between pain and a specific brain molecule, a discovery that lends… Pain in Fibromyalgia Is Linked to Changes in Brain Molecule   

 
 

Contemplative Brain Network Less Complex in Children
• Children's Health • • Brain • Mar 07 08

A brain network linked to introspective tasks — such as forming the self-image or understanding the motivations of others — is less intricate and… Contemplative Brain Network Less Complex in Children   

 
 

Sex Differences Extend into the Brain
• Brain • • Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Feb 29 08

What was once speculation is now being confirmed by scientists: the brains of women and men are different in more ways than one.

Discoveries… Sex Differences Extend into the Brain   

 
 

Exploring the Link Between Parkinson’s and Dementia
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 14 08

Relatives of patients with Parkinson’s disease may have an increased risk of developing dementia or memory problems, researchers report. And the younger the age… Exploring the Link Between Parkinson’s and Dementia   

 
 

New Gene Identified for Condition that Causes Blood Clots in Brain
• Brain • • Stroke • Jan 08 08

Researchers have identified a new gene linked to cerebral venous thrombosis, a condition that causes blood clots in the veins of the brain that… New Gene Identified for Condition that Causes Blood Clots in Brain   

 
 

Risk factors for Parkinson’s Disease under study
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 07 08

Doctors know an impaired sense of smell is an early indicator of Parkinson’s Disease.
Now they want to know if a smell test… Risk factors for Parkinson’s Disease under study   

 
 

“Brain Signature” for Cigarette Cravings Identified
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 19 07

A new brain imaging study by researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania shows that cigarette cravings in smokers who… “Brain Signature” for Cigarette Cravings Identified   

 
 

Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Dec 14 07

Does the consumption of green tea, widely touted to have beneficial effects on health, also protect brain cells” Authors of a new study being… Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson’s disease   

 
 

Using fMRI to study brain development
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 30 07

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful noninvasive tool for studying brain activity in both humans and experimental animals. Most fMRI studies are… Using fMRI to study brain development   

 
 

Brain Differences Found in People with Migraine
• Brain • • Migraine • Nov 20 07

People with migraines have differences in an area of the brain that helps process sensory information, including pain, according to a study published in… Brain Differences Found in People with Migraine   

 
 

Latinos and African Americans Live Longer with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 15 07

Latinos and African Americans with Alzheimer’s disease live longer than white people who have the disease, according to a study published November 14, 2007,… Latinos and African Americans Live Longer with Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

New Drug May Restore Memory with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 13 07

A 2006 study by MetLife found that adults over age 55 fear Alzheimer’s disease more than cancer, and with good reason. Alzheimer’s creeps up… New Drug May Restore Memory with Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 
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