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Children with neurological disorders need flu vaccine but don’t always get it
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 09 15

Children with neurological disorders need flu vaccine but don't always get it

Children who have neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy or epilepsy are no more likely to be vaccinated against influenza than youngsters without these… Children with neurological disorders need flu vaccine but don’t always get it   

 
 

Retired football players exhibit similar signs of degenerative brain condition, scans reveal
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 07 15

Retired football players exhibit similar signs of degenerative brain condition, scans reveal

Using an innovative new imaging technique, researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles have found “strikingly similar” patterns of abnormal protein deposits in the… Retired football players exhibit similar signs of degenerative brain condition, scans reveal   

 
 

Multiple sclerosis patients could benefit from brain boost study
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 06 15

Multiple sclerosis patients could benefit from brain boost study

Multiple sclerosis patients could one day benefit from treatments that boost their brain function, a study suggests.

Increasing the activity of neurons could be… Multiple sclerosis patients could benefit from brain boost study   

 
 

Stress and obesity: Your family can make your fat
• Neurology • • Obesity • Apr 06 15

Stress and obesity: Your family can make your fat

Adolescent obesity is a national public health concern and, unchecked, places young people on a trajectory for a variety of health issues as they… Stress and obesity: Your family can make your fat   

 
 

Unrelated memories artificially linked for the first time
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 05 15

Unrelated memories artificially linked for the first time

Researchers from Japan have - for the first time - found a way to create an artificial link between memories that are unrelated -… Unrelated memories artificially linked for the first time   

 
 

Researchers unravel mechanism that plays key role in sexual differentiation of brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 31 15

Researchers unravel mechanism that plays key role in sexual differentiation of brain

During prenatal development, the brains of most animals, including humans, develop specifically male or female characteristics. In most species, some portions of male and… Researchers unravel mechanism that plays key role in sexual differentiation of brain   

 
 

Score! Video gamers may learn visual tasks more quickly
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 31 15

Video gamers may learn visual tasks more quickly

Many studies show that video gamers perform better than non-gamers on certain visual tasks, like managing distractors and identifying targets, but a small new… Score! Video gamers may learn visual tasks more quickly   

 
 

Research into brain’s ability to heal itself offers hope for novel treatment of brain injury
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 23 15

Research into brain's ability to heal itself offers hope for novel treatment of brain injury

Innovative angles of attack in research that focus on how the human brain protects and repairs itself will help develop treatments for one… Research into brain’s ability to heal itself offers hope for novel treatment of brain injury   

 
 

Fatal uncoupling in the epileptic brain
• Brain • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Mar 18 15

Fatal uncoupling in the epileptic brain

Epilepsy is a very prevalent neurological disorder. Approximately one-third of patients are resistant to currently available therapies. A team of researchers under the guidance… Fatal uncoupling in the epileptic brain   

 
 

Listening to classical music modulates genes that are responsible for brain functions
• Alternative Medicine • • Brain • • Neurology • Mar 13 15

Listening to classical music modulates genes that are responsible for brain functions

Although listening to music is common in all societies, the biological determinants of listening to music are largely unknown. According to a latest study,… Listening to classical music modulates genes that are responsible for brain functions   

 
 

Understanding loneliness through science
• Neurology • • Public Health • Mar 12 15

Understanding loneliness through science

Loneliness may be a fundamental part of the human condition, but scientists have only recently begun exploring its causes, consequences, and potential interventions. A… Understanding loneliness through science   

 
 

UCLA study shows feasibility of blood-based test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 11 15

UCLA study shows feasibility of blood-based test for diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease

UCLA researchers have provided the first evidence that a simple blood test could be developed to confirm the presence of beta amyloid proteins in… UCLA study shows feasibility of blood-based test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

New findings on ‘key players’ in brain inflammation
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 06 15

New findings on 'key players' in brain inflammation

Inflammatory processes occur in the brain in conjunction with stroke and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from Lund University and… New findings on ‘key players’ in brain inflammation   

 
 

Human brains age less than previously thought
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 05 15

Human brains age less than previously thought

Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought.

In a new paper published in Human Brain Mapping, BBSRC-funded researchers at… Human brains age less than previously thought   

 
 

Inherited gene variation leaves young leukemia patients at risk for peripheral neuropathy
• Neurology • Feb 24 15

Inherited gene variation leaves young leukemia patients at risk for peripheral neuropathy

Researchers have identified the first genetic variation that is associated with increased risk and severity of peripheral neuropathy following treatment with a widely used… Inherited gene variation leaves young leukemia patients at risk for peripheral neuropathy   

 
 

Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Pain • Feb 24 15

Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage

An Indiana University study has revealed that there may be a greater connection between mussels and muscles than previously thought.

The study, by kinesiology… Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage   

 
 

Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 19 15

Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback

Using virtual reality to misrepresent how far the neck is turned can actually change pain experiences in individuals who suffer from chronic neck pain,… Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback   

 
 

Statins may not lower Parkinson’s risk
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 19 15

Statins may not lower Parkinson's risk

The use of statins may not be associated with lowering risk for Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn… Statins may not lower Parkinson’s risk   

 
 

Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes
• Brain • • Diabetes • • Neurology • Feb 17 15

Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes

The pathological process amyloidosis, in which misfolded proteins (amyloids) form insoluble fibril deposits, occurs in many diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD) and type 2… Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes   

 
 

Researchers report new figures on 2 muscular dystrophy disorders
• Neurology • Feb 16 15

Researchers report new figures on 2 muscular dystrophy disorders

Researchers in public health have reported in the first broad study in the United States the frequency of two muscle-weakness disorders that strike mostly… Researchers report new figures on 2 muscular dystrophy disorders   

 
 

Cerebral palsy - it can be in your genes
• Neurology • Feb 13 15

Cerebral palsy - it can be in your genes

An international research group led by a team at the University of Adelaide has made what they believe could be the biggest discovery into… Cerebral palsy - it can be in your genes   

 
 

Stress caused by discrimination linked to mental health issues among Latino teens
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 11 15

Stress caused by discrimination linked to mental health issues among Latino teens

Latino adolescents who experience discrimination-related stress are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and issues with sleep, according to research led by NYU’s Steinhardt… Stress caused by discrimination linked to mental health issues among Latino teens   

 
 

Brain develops abnormally over lifespan of people who stutter
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 09 15

Brain develops abnormally over lifespan of people who stutter

A region of the brain thought to control speech production develops abnormally in children who stutter - a pattern that persists into adulthood, according… Brain develops abnormally over lifespan of people who stutter   

 
 

Report will aid in detecting, diagnosing cognitive impairment
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 06 15

Report will aid in detecting, diagnosing cognitive impairment

A new report from The Gerontological Society of America’s Workgroup on Cognitive Impairment Detection and Earlier Diagnosis outlines a course of action for increasing… Report will aid in detecting, diagnosing cognitive impairment   

 
 

Meditation might slow the age-related loss of gray matter in the brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 06 15

Meditation might slow the age-related loss of gray matter in the brain

Since 1970, life expectancy around the world has risen dramatically, with people living more than 10 years longer. That’s the good news.

The bad… Meditation might slow the age-related loss of gray matter in the brain   

 
 
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