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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.

Neuroscience research in South Australia is mobilising its efforts against diseases of the brain and nervous system

Neuroscience research in South Australia is mobilising its efforts against diseases of the brain and nervous system that cause Australians incalculable distress as well as costing billions of dollars each year in treatment and care.

9 Aug 2004

Delaying delivery by a few days is as effective as immediate delivery for babies who have experienced fetal trauma

Results of a European study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggest that delaying delivery by a few days is as effective as immediate delivery for babies who have experienced fetal trauma. The study also showed that fetuses delivered without delay at 30 weeks or younger had an increased risk of infant disability compared with delayed delivery.

6 Aug 2004

Second case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease infection that was probably caused by blood transfusion

Research reported in The Lancet this week details the second case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) infection that was probably caused by blood transfusion. The rogue prion responsible for vCJD was identified at postmortem five years after an elderly person received a blood transfusion from a donor who later developed vCJD.

5 Aug 2004

Physicians offer several promising and unique approaches to brain tumor treatment

An estimated 41,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed in 2004, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.

5 Aug 2004

$Surgeons implant a new investigational neurostimulator in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy$

Surgeons implant a new investigational neurostimulator in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy

Neurosurgeons at Rush University Medical Center are the first in Chicago to implant a new investigational neurostimulator in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy.

5 Aug 2004

Emergency nursing shortage is worsening because of changing patient demographics and the aging of the emergency nurses population

As emergency departments across the country face increasing pressure from a nursing shortage and overcrowding, the nation’s emergency nurses will gather in San Diego Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, to seek opportunities to improve patient care, discuss ways to alleviate the difficult issues facing the profession, and learn about latest practices and innovations.

5 Aug 2004

Mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug plays a critical role in movement, vision and memory

Brown University researchers have discovered that mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug, blocks two gap junction proteins, or connexins, in low doses and with very few side effects in the brains of laboratory mice.

5 Aug 2004

Overactive brain circuit brings on depression

A brain imaging study by the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that an emotion-regulating brain circuit is overactive in people prone to depression – even when they are not depressed.

5 Aug 2004

Schools need to be more aware of head injuries

New research from the University of Warwick examining return to school and classroom performance following head injury reveals that teachers are often unaware of the injury and that children only very rarely receive specialist help, despite having attention and memory problems.

5 Aug 2004

Heavy drinking by college students poses many serious dangers

As American college students gear up to head back to campus later this month, they'll look forward to all the usual college traditions: football games, late-night discussions, and pizza with new friends after classes.

3 Aug 2004

Smart drug that targets cancer cells in the brain following removal of a tumor

The use of a "smart" drug that targets cancer cells in the brain following removal of a tumor may provide treatment that can extend the survival of people with the most common form of primary malignant brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

3 Aug 2004

Pacemakers and defibrillators can be safe for use in magnetic resonance imaging machines

In animal and laboratory studies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have shown that modern, implanted heart assist devices - such as pacemakers and defibrillators - can be safe for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines

3 Aug 2004

Mothers who catch a flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of their child developing schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime — more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year.

3 Aug 2004

New gene therapy treatment involves injecting Herpes simplex virus into the brain tumours of Glioma patients

Experts on the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee have given the go ahead for a large clinical trial of a new treatment for patients with Glioma - one of the most aggressive types of brain tumours for which there is currently no cure.

3 Aug 2004

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

Yvette, a 50-year-old stroke patient, entered the Scripps Encinitas Rehabilitation Center’s Brain Injury Day Treatment Program on March 3 in a wheelchair. On July 9, she walked out on her own with a new outlook on life.

3 Aug 2004

Switches in the brain that tell the body to stop eating and start burning calories

A Brown-led research team has discovered a pair of universal switches in the brain that tell the body to stop eating and start burning calories.

3 Aug 2004

Smart gene therapy might effectively prevent the organ damage commonly suffered by heart attack victims

Early intervention with a novel kind of "smart gene therapy" might effectively prevent the organ damage commonly suffered by heart attack victims, suggests a new animal study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Duke University Medical Center.

2 Aug 2004

Study evaluated the ability of vitamin E and Aricept, to delay the progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers in the neurology department in the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson participated in a study that evaluated the ability of vitamin E and donepezil hydrochloride, marketed as Aricept, to delay the progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease.

2 Aug 2004

Computer-aided detection (CAD) can help physicians locate and analyze images from computed tomography (CT) scans

The diagnostic imaging modality of computed tomography (CT) scan is very helpful in lung cancer assessment as it spots even small lung tumors that might go undetected in conventional chest X-ray and other tests.

2 Aug 2004

College freshmen, beware of dorm diseases

High school graduates have more in common with newborn babies than one would think. Although departing the proverbial family nest, incoming college freshmen need vaccinations, too.

2 Aug 2004

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Neuroscience research in South Australia is mobilising its efforts against diseases of the brain and nervous system

Delaying delivery by a few days is as effective as immediate delivery for babies who have experienced fetal trauma

Second case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease infection that was probably caused by blood transfusion

Physicians offer several promising and unique approaches to brain tumor treatment

Surgeons implant a new investigational neurostimulator in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy

Emergency nursing shortage is worsening because of changing patient demographics and the aging of the emergency nurses population

Mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug plays a critical role in movement, vision and memory

Overactive brain circuit brings on depression

Schools need to be more aware of head injuries

Heavy drinking by college students poses many serious dangers

Smart drug that targets cancer cells in the brain following removal of a tumor

Pacemakers and defibrillators can be safe for use in magnetic resonance imaging machines

Mothers who catch a flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of their child developing schizophrenia

New gene therapy treatment involves injecting Herpes simplex virus into the brain tumours of Glioma patients

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

Switches in the brain that tell the body to stop eating and start burning calories

Smart gene therapy might effectively prevent the organ damage commonly suffered by heart attack victims

Study evaluated the ability of vitamin E and Aricept, to delay the progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease

Computer-aided detection (CAD) can help physicians locate and analyze images from computed tomography (CT) scans

College freshmen, beware of dorm diseases

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