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Eisai announces results from Phase III SELECT trial of lenvatinib evaluating PFS in patients with RR-DTC

Eisai Inc. announced today results from the Phase III SELECT trial of investigational agent lenvatinib evaluating progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with progressive radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC).

31 May 2014

Clinical dietitian comments on documentary highlighting obesity epidemic

"The movie seeks to remove blame from the individual who is obese and overweight," says Lisa Cimperman, RD, clinical dietitian at University Hospitals Case Medical Center about "Fed Up," a documentary on the obesity epidemic currently in theaters. "The overriding theme is the food industry and sugar are responsible for driving the obesity epidemic."

30 May 2014

Renowned scientist to discuss human perception and senses at ILLUSION expo

Professor in Psychology, Fiona Newell at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, whose scientific research forms part of the ILLUSION exhibition currently on display at the Reuben H.Fleet Science Centre in San Diego, California, will deliver a keynote address this evening (6.30pm).

30 May 2014

Research: Women's faces are rated as more attractive in presence of pleasant odors

New research from the Monell Chemical Senses Center reveals that women's faces are rated as more attractive in the presence of pleasant odors. In contrast, odor pleasantness had less effect on the evaluation of age.

30 May 2014

Researchers use patterned visual stimulation to control rapid re-wiring of nerve circuits

In a new study, published in this week's issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the relative timing of sensory stimuli.

29 May 2014

Research shows how brain distinguishes specific voices in noisy, distracting environments

Listening to a conversation in the context of a cocktail party presents a great challenge for the auditory system.

29 May 2014

ALOXI injection receives FDA approval for prevention of nausea, vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy

Eisai Inc. and Helsinn Group today announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ALOXI (palonosetron HCl) injection for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, in children aged 1 month to less than 17 years.

29 May 2014

People with high levels of cynical distrust more likely to develop dementia, says study

People with high levels of cynical distrust may be more likely to develop dementia, according to a study published in the May 28, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 May 2014

Study defines specific genetic mechanism that explains some of schizophrenia's heritability

The overall number and nature of mutations—rather than the presence of any single mutation—influences an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia, as well as its severity, according to a discovery by Columbia University Medical Center researchers published in the latest issue of Neuron.

29 May 2014

Memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought, say researchers

Research presented by Morris Moscovitch, from the Rotman Research Institute at the University of Toronto, shows that memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought.

29 May 2014

Researchers discover region of brain that enables children to overcome emotional self-centeredness as they mature

Children are more egocentric than adults. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have demonstrated for the first time that children are also worse at putting themselves in other people's emotional shoes.

28 May 2014

New research program to understand and treat debilitating psychiatric disorders

Scientists and physicians at UC San Francisco (UCSF) are leading a $26 million, multi-institutional research program in which they will employ advanced technology to characterize human brain networks and better understand and treat a range of common, debilitating psychiatric disorders, focusing first on anxiety disorders and major depression.

28 May 2014

Seeing people use e-cigarettes increases urge to smoke among young adult smokers

Seeing people use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) increases the urge to smoke among regular combustible cigarettes users, according to a new study of young adult smokers.

28 May 2014

Using brain during adolescence could help brain cells survive, says study

Using your brain - particularly during adolescence - may help brain cells survive and could impact how it functions after puberty.

28 May 2014

Mice with 'mohawk hairstyles' reveal clues to development of autism

"Aha" moments are rare in medical research, scientists say. As rare, they add, as finding mice with Mohawk-like hairstyles.

26 May 2014

Visual cortex uses information gleaned from ears as well as eyes

Scientists studying brain process involved in sight have found the visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes when viewing the world.

26 May 2014

Researchers discover signaling pathway in cancer cells that invades nearby tissues

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a signaling pathway in cancer cells that controls their ability to invade nearby tissues in a finely orchestrated manner.

26 May 2014

Research reveals pattern of neurocognitive risks in children with cochlear implants

Children with profound deafness who receive a cochlear implant had as much as five times the risk of having delays in areas of working memory, controlled attention, planning and conceptual learning as children with normal hearing, according to Indiana University research published May 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery.

23 May 2014

Stomach also plays a role in how we respond to fear

An unlit, deserted car park at night, footsteps in the gloom. The heart beats faster and the stomach ties itself in knots. We often feel threatening situations in our stomachs.

23 May 2014

New report raises important questions about transcranial direct current stimulation

Over the past several decades, neurostimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have gradually gained favour in the public eye. In a new report, published yesterday in the prestigious scientific journal Neuron, IRCM ethics experts raise important questions about the rising tide of tDCS coverage in the media, while regulatory action is lacking and ethical issues need to be addressed.

23 May 2014

Neuroscience News and Research

Eisai announces results from Phase III SELECT trial of lenvatinib evaluating PFS in patients with RR-DTC

Clinical dietitian comments on documentary highlighting obesity epidemic

Renowned scientist to discuss human perception and senses at ILLUSION expo

Research: Women's faces are rated as more attractive in presence of pleasant odors

Researchers use patterned visual stimulation to control rapid re-wiring of nerve circuits

Research shows how brain distinguishes specific voices in noisy, distracting environments

ALOXI injection receives FDA approval for prevention of nausea, vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy

People with high levels of cynical distrust more likely to develop dementia, says study

Study defines specific genetic mechanism that explains some of schizophrenia's heritability

Memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought, say researchers

Researchers discover region of brain that enables children to overcome emotional self-centeredness as they mature

New research program to understand and treat debilitating psychiatric disorders

Seeing people use e-cigarettes increases urge to smoke among young adult smokers

Using brain during adolescence could help brain cells survive, says study

Mice with 'mohawk hairstyles' reveal clues to development of autism

Visual cortex uses information gleaned from ears as well as eyes

Researchers discover signaling pathway in cancer cells that invades nearby tissues

Research reveals pattern of neurocognitive risks in children with cochlear implants

Stomach also plays a role in how we respond to fear

New report raises important questions about transcranial direct current stimulation

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