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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 finds multiple brain regions used to decipher sentences

A new study from the University of Rochester finds that there is no single advanced area of the human brain that gives it language capabilities above and beyond those of any other animal species.

30 Apr 2010

UGA, Emory researchers awarded $1.9M grant to study role of regular exercise in attenuating drug abuse

A team of researchers at the University of Georgia and Emory University will receive $1.9 million over the next five years from the National Institutes of Health to study the neurobiological mechanisms for how regular aerobic exercise may prevent drug abuse relapse.

30 Apr 2010

Researchers experiment different nanoparticles that may help surgeons remove glioblastomas

Researchers have developed a way to enhance how brain tumors appear in MRI scans and during surgery, making the tumors easier for surgeons to identify and remove.

30 Apr 2010

Acorda Therapeutics reports AMPYRA gross sales of $3.4 million for first-quarter 2010

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2010.

30 Apr 2010

Nationwide Children's Hospital opens first pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Clinic in the U.S.

While most headaches in children can be treated with over-the-counter pain medications or lifestyle changes, it is important to pay attention to their symptoms in case they herald something more serious.

30 Apr 2010

Study confirms MammaPrint's capabilities in determining patients likely to benefit from chemotherapy

Today, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that Breast Cancer Research and Treatment has published an important study demonstrating the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with a high-risk of breast cancer recurrence according to the MammaPrint test. The ASBS meeting takes places April 28 - May 2, 2010, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where you can meet the Agendia team at booth # 314.

30 Apr 2010

Elekta Neuromag tool to be highlighted at AANS 2010 Annual Meeting

At the 2010 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, May 1-5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Elekta will host a series of presentations highlighting Elekta Neuromag, a tool that measures and records brain activity using magnetoencephalography technology.

From Elekta 30 Apr 2010

NWO awards 31 grants in Investment Subsidy NWO Medium programme

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded 31 grants in the Investment Subsidy NWO Medium programme for the acquisition of equipment, the setting up of data collections and the production of software and bibliographies. The total investment amounts to 10 million euro.

30 Apr 2010

Low vitamin D levels may be associated with physical disability, cognitive impairment in MS patients

Low vitamin D levels may be associated with more advanced physical disability and cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis, studies conducted by neurologists at the University at Buffalo have shown.

30 Apr 2010

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital opens new Center for Fetal Health

Complex fetal diagnoses bring extraordinary strain to pregnant women and their families. Learning an eagerly-awaited child will be born with a medical problem is often the worst crisis an expectant parents can face.

30 Apr 2010

Novavax reports positive results from Phase II study of trivalent VLP influenza vaccine in older adults

Novavax, Inc. reported today that its trivalent seasonal influenza virus-like-particle (VLP)-based vaccine candidate was safe and immunogenic against the 2009-2010 seasonal influenza virus strains in older adults 60 years or higher in age.

30 Apr 2010

Race and age play a major role in use of alternative therapies for chronic pain

In a University of Michigan Health System study, 1 out of 3 patients with chronic pain reported using complementary and alternative medicine therapies such as acupuncture and chiropractic visits for pain relief.

30 Apr 2010

Daily intake of vitamin E may help improve fatty liver disease: Study

In an NIH-funded study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, research found that daily vitamin E improved the livers of patients who have a type of liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

30 Apr 2010

Tel Aviv scientist uncovers a new way of detecting multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an equal opportunity destroyer. It attacks the central nervous system and eventually renders most patients disabled. Among its high-profile victims are celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pre, whose career was ended by MS, and Joan Didion, one of America's greatest writers - but they are far from alone.

30 Apr 2010

Kissei to commercialize Protox's PRX302 PSA-activated pro-drug for BPH, prostate cancer in Japan

Protox Therapeutics Inc., a leader in the development of receptor targeted fusion proteins, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive US $75 million license agreement with Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of its PSA-activated pro-drug, PRX302, in Japan for BPH, prostate cancer and other diseases of the prostate. Protox retains exclusive rights to PRX302 in all other territories.

30 Apr 2010

Idenix Pharmaceuticals prices underwritten offering of common stock at $4.35 per share

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, today announced the pricing of an underwritten offering of 6,460,672 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.35 per share. After the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the company, the company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $26.2 million. All of the shares are being sold by Idenix.

29 Apr 2010

Natus Medical's revenue for first-quarter 2010 increased 47% to $49.2M

Natus Medical Incorporated today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

29 Apr 2010

The OCD Project challenges six severe OCD sufferers to face fears in a bold move to better their lives

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disorder of the brain where people experience obsessive thoughts, images, ideas or impulses – and they can't get past them. The day-to-day existence for severe OCD sufferers is dire. Untreated, they lead lives of self-punishment, fear and isolation that can result in job loss, broken families, bankruptcy and in some cases death.

29 Apr 2010

Removing unruptured AVM decreases risk of hemorrhaging, provides better outcomes to patients

Individuals diagnosed with a brain arteriovenous malformation, an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins, are at an increased risk of vessel rupture and bleeding that can cause stroke and permanent brain damage.

29 Apr 2010

Researchers develop lottery game to assess extent of spatial neglect

Patients recovering from stroke sometimes behave as if completely unaware of one half of the world: colliding with obstacles on their left, eating food only from the right side of their plate, or failing to dress their left side. This puzzling phenomenon is termed "spatial neglect" and it affects roughly 45% of patients suffering from a stroke in the right side of the brain.

29 Apr 2010

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Study finds multiple brain regions used to decipher sentences

UGA, Emory researchers awarded $1.9M grant to study role of regular exercise in attenuating drug abuse

Researchers experiment different nanoparticles that may help surgeons remove glioblastomas

Acorda Therapeutics reports AMPYRA gross sales of $3.4 million for first-quarter 2010

Nationwide Children's Hospital opens first pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Clinic in the U.S.

Study confirms MammaPrint's capabilities in determining patients likely to benefit from chemotherapy

Elekta Neuromag tool to be highlighted at AANS 2010 Annual Meeting

NWO awards 31 grants in Investment Subsidy NWO Medium programme

Low vitamin D levels may be associated with physical disability, cognitive impairment in MS patients

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital opens new Center for Fetal Health

Novavax reports positive results from Phase II study of trivalent VLP influenza vaccine in older adults

Race and age play a major role in use of alternative therapies for chronic pain

Daily intake of vitamin E may help improve fatty liver disease: Study

Tel Aviv scientist uncovers a new way of detecting multiple sclerosis

Kissei to commercialize Protox's PRX302 PSA-activated pro-drug for BPH, prostate cancer in Japan

Idenix Pharmaceuticals prices underwritten offering of common stock at $4.35 per share

Natus Medical's revenue for first-quarter 2010 increased 47% to $49.2M

The OCD Project challenges six severe OCD sufferers to face fears in a bold move to better their lives

Removing unruptured AVM decreases risk of hemorrhaging, provides better outcomes to patients

Researchers develop lottery game to assess extent of spatial neglect

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