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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Study could lead to potential therapeutic targets to treat Ewing Sarcoma

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal PLoS One finds alterations in expression of genes PIK3R3 and PTEN, more commonly observed in adult tumors, in the rare, young-adult bone cancer Ewing Sarcoma, potentially offering ways to improve therapy.

4 Feb 2015

Preliminary research supports alternative drug for treating neonatal abstinence syndrome

In the past decade, the number of Kentucky babies starting life with a drug dependency, or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), has skyrocketed from 1.3 per 1,000 births to 19 per 1,000 births.

4 Feb 2015

Merck announces US availability of BELSOMRA (suvorexant) for treatment of insomnia

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that BELSOMRA (suvorexant) is now available at pharmacies in the United States for the treatment of insomnia in adults who have difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep.

4 Feb 2015

EyeBrain raises €1.3 million ($1.47 million) through crowdfunding

EyeBrain, a company that develops markers of cerebral function for neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases, today announces the conclusion of a new round of funding. A total of €1.3 million ($1.47 million) has been raised with the support of EyeBrain’s shareholders, the Fonds Régional de Co-Investissement d’Ile-de-France (FRCI, regional joint investment fund for the Ile-de-France or Greater Paris area) and the Anaxago crowdfunding platform.

4 Feb 2015

BIANJ to host annual event to raise funds for NJ residents living with brain injury

The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) is excited to host its 9th Annual Gala on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston, New Jersey.

4 Feb 2015

Two genetic mutations can interact to reduce risk for heart attack

Researchers have determined that two mutations on a single gene can interact in a way that lowers the carrier's risk for a heart attack.

4 Feb 2015

Congressman Fattah meets with Amarantus regarding research efforts for degenerative brain diseases

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), architect of the Fattah Neuroscience Initiative, met last week with Amarantus, a biotechnology company on their recent efforts to develop treatment and diagnostics for degenerative brain diseases, including Alzheimer's.

4 Feb 2015

MGH, MIT researchers reveal how the brain controls different sleep states

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have added another piece to the complex puzzle of how the brain controls one of the most essential functions - sleep.

4 Feb 2015

Scientists find eight different types of schizophrenia

Scientists from the universities of Granada (Spain) and Washington in St Louis (US) have found that there is not a single type of schizophrenia, but that it consists of a group made up of eight genetically different types of diseases, each of which presents its own set of symptoms.

4 Feb 2015

Study may offer insight into pathology of autism, Alzheimer's disease

For parents of children struggling with autism, the dearth of information is heartbreaking. Medical professionals are hard put to answer the primary questions: Who is autistic? What causes autism? What treatments are available? The situation is similar for Alzheimer's patients and relatives, who are helpless before the aggressive disease devouring a sufferer's identity.

4 Feb 2015

New study identifies three genes that enable glioblastoma to recur, progress after radiation therapy

A new study identifies three genes that together enable a lethal form of brain cancer to recur and progress after radiation therapy.

4 Feb 2015

PPDC awards grants to three companies developing new medical devices for children

The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium announces its first three awards to companies developing new medical devices for children.

4 Feb 2015

Research opens door to development of new therapies to block HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders

While antiretroviral therapies have significantly improved and extended the lives of many HIV patients, another insidious and little discussed threat looms for aging sufferers - HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). The disorders, which strike more often in HIV patients over age 50, can result in cognitive impairment, mild to severe, making everyday tasks a challenge.

3 Feb 2015

Researchers successfully monitor expression of genes in neurons

Gene expression within neurons is critical for the formation of memories, but it's difficult to identify genes whose expression is altered by learning. Now researchers have successfully monitored the expression of genes in neurons after rats were exposed to auditory fear conditioning, in which a neutral auditory tone is paired with electric shock.

3 Feb 2015

ISP shows promise in stopping fatal arrhythmias after heart attack

Case Western Reserve's chemical compound aimed at restoring spinal cord function may have an additional purpose: stopping potentially fatal arrhythmias after heart attack.

3 Feb 2015

Bern researchers develop active substance for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a congenital disease which causes muscle degeneration and eventual death in teenagers. Recently, researchers from Bern developed an active substance, which they together with an international team tested successfully.

3 Feb 2015

HealthSouth agrees to acquire Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital from Kentucky Easter Seal Society

HealthSouth Corporation today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, from the Kentucky Easter Seal Society, Inc.

3 Feb 2015

Understanding how the brain works in individuals with autism

New research could lead to a better understanding of how the brain works in people with autism.

3 Feb 2015

Vanderbilt researchers discover new reset button for the brain's master biological clock

The discovery of a new reset button for the brain's master biological clock could eventually lead to new treatments for conditions like seasonal affective disorder, reduce the adverse health effects of working the night shift and possibly even cure jet lag.

3 Feb 2015

Findings may lay foundation for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

This story starts in 1955, upon the death of Albert Einstein, when the pathologist charged with performing the famous scientist's autopsy stole his brain.

3 Feb 2015

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Study could lead to potential therapeutic targets to treat Ewing Sarcoma

Preliminary research supports alternative drug for treating neonatal abstinence syndrome

Merck announces US availability of BELSOMRA (suvorexant) for treatment of insomnia

EyeBrain raises €1.3 million ($1.47 million) through crowdfunding

BIANJ to host annual event to raise funds for NJ residents living with brain injury

Two genetic mutations can interact to reduce risk for heart attack

Congressman Fattah meets with Amarantus regarding research efforts for degenerative brain diseases

MGH, MIT researchers reveal how the brain controls different sleep states

Scientists find eight different types of schizophrenia

Study may offer insight into pathology of autism, Alzheimer's disease

New study identifies three genes that enable glioblastoma to recur, progress after radiation therapy

PPDC awards grants to three companies developing new medical devices for children

Research opens door to development of new therapies to block HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders

Researchers successfully monitor expression of genes in neurons

ISP shows promise in stopping fatal arrhythmias after heart attack

Bern researchers develop active substance for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy

HealthSouth agrees to acquire Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital from Kentucky Easter Seal Society

Understanding how the brain works in individuals with autism

Vanderbilt researchers discover new reset button for the brain's master biological clock

Findings may lay foundation for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

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