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UH Eye Institute to use Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System to treat patients with RP

University Hospitals Eye Institute will be one of the first medical centers in the United States to offer the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.

28 Jun 2013

People who have TBI may be more likely to have future stroke, says study

People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more likely to have a future stroke, according to research that appears in the June 26, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

28 Jun 2013

Mouse models demonstrate new potential target in fight against Alzheimer's disease

Building on research published eight years ago in the journal Chemistry and Biology, Kenneth S. Kosik, Harriman Professor in Neuroscience and co-director of the Neuroscience Research Institute (NRI) at UC Santa Barbara, and his team have now applied their findings to two distinct, well-known mouse models, demonstrating a new potential target in the fight against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

27 Jun 2013

Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Innovation establish IBD research alliance with Mount Sinai

Janssen Biotech, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation announced today the establishment of a research alliance with The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to advance the scientific understanding of inflammatory bowel disease and the discovery of next generation therapeutic solutions.

27 Jun 2013

Orthopedic care: an interview with Dereesa Purtell Reid, CEO of Hoag Orthopedic Institute

Similar to other surgical procedures, orthopaedic surgery continues to progress toward more minimally invasive surgical techniques, with shorter inpatient length of stays and new opportunities for some procedures to shift to the outpatient care setting.

27 Jun 2013

Innate worriers are more vulnerable to impacts of sleep loss, find UC Berkeley neuroscientists

UC Berkeley researchers have found that a lack of sleep, which is common in anxiety disorders, may play a key role in ramping up the brain regions that contribute to excessive worrying.

27 Jun 2013

Anesthesia & Analgesia journal of IARS achieves another increase in its "Impact Factor"

The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) is pleased to announce that Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the IARS, has achieved yet another increase in its "Impact Factor"—a key indicator of the influence and scientific value of medical journals.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers say genetics and life experience independently protect against cognitive decline in MS

U.S. and Italian researchers have determined that brain reserve, as well as cognitive reserve, independently protects against cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis (MS). Their article, "Brain reserve and cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis: What you've got and how you use it", was published in Neurology on June 11, 2013.

26 Jun 2013

Spontaneously emerging brain activity patterns preserve traces of previous cognitive activity

What if experts could dig into the brain, like archaeologists, and uncover the history of past experiences? This ability might reveal what makes each of us a unique individual, and it could enable the objective diagnosis of a wide range of neuropsychological diseases.

26 Jun 2013

Computerized brain-fitness program improves memory and language skills in older adults

UCLA researchers have found that older adults who regularly used a brain-fitness program on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language skills.

26 Jun 2013

Hunger not only modifies behaviour, but also changes pathways in brain

Hungry people are often difficult to deal with. A good meal can affect more than our mood, it can also influence our willingness to take risks. This phenomenon is also apparent across a very diverse range of species in the animal kingdom.

26 Jun 2013

Eisai submits BELVIQ NDS with Health Canada

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Eisai Limited (based in Mississauga, Ontario), a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., has submitted a New Drug Submission for BELVIQ (lorcaserin HCl) with Health Canada.

26 Jun 2013

Improving care for depression in low-income communities provides greater benefits: Study

Improving care for depression in low-income communities -- places where such help is frequently unavailable or hard to find -- provides greater benefits to those in need when community groups such as churches and even barber shops help lead the planning process, according to a new study.

26 Jun 2013

New book provides step-by-step guide to build computer model of the human brain

It sounds like science fiction, but a new book by a University of Waterloo professor is actually a step-by-step guide, teaching readers how they can build their own computer model of the human brain.

26 Jun 2013

Sarah Cannon Research Institute opens enrollment in Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066

Morphotek, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, Tennessee has opened enrollment in a Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066 in patients with advanced or metastatic breast, pancreatic, colorectal or non-small cell lung cancer (adenocarcinoma) malignancies.

26 Jun 2013

New study points to potential strategy for erasing memory of addiction

A new study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco offers encouraging findings that researchers hope may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders and other addictions.

25 Jun 2013

Research: Stroke patients may be more likely to develop problems with memory and thinking

People who experience any stroke symptoms—but do not have a stroke—may also be more likely to develop problems with memory and thinking, according to new research published in the June 19, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Jun 2013

Researchers launch clinical trial on stem cells to prevent amputations in end stage PAD

University Hospitals Case Medical Center clinical researchers have launched an innovative clinical trial, unique in its design, which will evaluate the ability of a patient's own stem cells to prevent leg amputations in end stage peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

20 Jun 2013

Researchers use fMRI to validate activity patterns in human and animal brains in resting state

Kick back and shut your eyes. Now stop thinking. You have just put your brain into what neuroscientists call its resting state. What the brain is doing when an individual is not focused on the outside world has become the focus of considerable research in recent years.

20 Jun 2013

Diapocynin antioxidant protects neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's disease

Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived from a naturally occurring compound (apocynin), has been found to protect neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's Disease symptoms by preventing deficits in motor coordination.

20 Jun 2013

Neuroscience News and Research

UH Eye Institute to use Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System to treat patients with RP

People who have TBI may be more likely to have future stroke, says study

Mouse models demonstrate new potential target in fight against Alzheimer's disease

Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Innovation establish IBD research alliance with Mount Sinai

Orthopedic care: an interview with Dereesa Purtell Reid, CEO of Hoag Orthopedic Institute

Innate worriers are more vulnerable to impacts of sleep loss, find UC Berkeley neuroscientists

Anesthesia & Analgesia journal of IARS achieves another increase in its "Impact Factor"

Researchers say genetics and life experience independently protect against cognitive decline in MS

Spontaneously emerging brain activity patterns preserve traces of previous cognitive activity

Computerized brain-fitness program improves memory and language skills in older adults

Hunger not only modifies behaviour, but also changes pathways in brain

Eisai submits BELVIQ NDS with Health Canada

Improving care for depression in low-income communities provides greater benefits: Study

New book provides step-by-step guide to build computer model of the human brain

Sarah Cannon Research Institute opens enrollment in Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066

New study points to potential strategy for erasing memory of addiction

Research: Stroke patients may be more likely to develop problems with memory and thinking

Researchers launch clinical trial on stem cells to prevent amputations in end stage PAD

Researchers use fMRI to validate activity patterns in human and animal brains in resting state

Diapocynin antioxidant protects neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's disease

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