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Study highlights complexity of the brain’s molecular response to cocaine use

A study in Biological Psychiatry has identified unique genetic changes in the brain's reward circuitry that are associated with cocaine use, including first-time use, withdrawal, and re-exposure to the drug after prolonged withdrawal.

31 May 2018

New study estimates current prevalence of eating disorders in the United States

Biological Psychiatry has published a new study revising the outdated estimates of the prevalence of eating disorders in the United States.

30 May 2018

Customized 3D-printed models provide visual guide for rhinoplasty

Computer-designed, 3D-printed models are emerging as a useful new tool for planning and carrying out cosmetic plastic surgery of the nose, reports a paper in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 May 2018

New 3D brain organoid may hold potential in drug discovery, disease modeling

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists have developed a 3D brain organoid that could have potential applications in drug discovery and disease modeling.

30 May 2018

$2.3 million NIH grant to support new project on oxytocin neurons and social behavior

A team of Penn State researchers is planning to create a new map of the brain that will establish a neural circuit diagram of oxytocin, a compound often associated with affection and emotional behavior. Researchers hope the map will give them insight into how oxytocin in the brain drives social behavior.

24 May 2018

Home-based telehealth therapy program effective for stroke rehabilitation, shows study

In-home rehabilitation, using a telehealth system and supervised by licensed occupational/physical therapists, is an effective means of improving arm motor status in stroke survivors, according to findings presented by University of California, Irvine neurologist Steven C. Cramer, MD, at the recent 2018 European Stroke Organisation Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.

24 May 2018

Study explores brain chemistry of alcohol exposure in people with family history of AUD

People with a family history of alcohol use disorder release more dopamine in the brain's main reward center in response to the expectation of alcohol than people diagnosed with the disorder, or healthy people without any family history of AUD, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

23 May 2018

Scientists reveal mechanisms that may help preterm infants extend nephron development window

Nephrons are the microscopic blood-filtering units inside our kidneys that convert waste products into urine, regulate our electrolyte levels and our blood pressure.

22 May 2018

UCI research team uncovers new unexpected mode of neurotransmitter-based communication

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine have discovered the first example of a novel mode of neurotransmitter-based communication.

22 May 2018

Princeton researchers create and share detailed maps of over thousand neurons

With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and shared detailed maps of more than 1,000 neurons -- and they're just getting started.

18 May 2018

Brain abnormality linked to general risk for mental illness

A new study by researchers at Duke University reports an abnormality in visual regions of the brain that is associated with a person's general risk for mental illness.

17 May 2018

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

Stratasys, a global leader in additive technology solutions, today announced that surgeons at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, are using 3D printing technology to improve the success rates of life-saving, complex organ transplantation in young children.

17 May 2018

Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

In a study investigating the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for drug addiction, researchers at Medical University of South Carolina are the first to demonstrate that the noninvasive brain stimulation technique can dampen brain activity in response to drug cues in chronic alcohol users and chronic cocaine users.

15 May 2018

Guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy should be changed for underweight and very obese women

Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to have a healthy baby, contrary to current recommendations, according to a new study in the journal Heliyon.

14 May 2018

Research may pave way for new C. diff antitoxins and anti-cancer drugs

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and Harvard University have discovered how the Clostridium difficile toxin B recognizes the human Frizzled protein, the receptor it uses to invade intestinal cells and lead to deadly gastrointestinal infections.

14 May 2018

Simple walking test helps identify patients at high risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction

The distance a patient can walk in 6-minutes before a heart operation may be a clue to whether that patient will develop problems with memory, concentration, and attention after the procedure, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

10 May 2018

Scientists successfully graft neural precursor cells into spinal cords of syngeneic pigs with no immunosuppression

A major hurdle to using neural stem cells derived from genetically different donors to replace damaged or destroyed tissues, such as in a spinal cord injury, has been the persistent rejection of the introduced material, necessitating the use of complex drugs and techniques to suppress the host's immune response.

10 May 2018

Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel more distress when viewing images to provoke OCD-related emotions than their unaffected siblings.

9 May 2018

Complex medical imaging systems to be installing led in new NHS high energy proton beam therapy center

One of the most complex medical imaging systems ever developed which uses proton beams to create 3D images of the internal anatomy of cancer patients will be installed in one of the UK's only two new NHS high energy proton beam therapy centers, helping to provide better treatment planning and monitoring for difficult to treat cancers.

9 May 2018

Imricor to present results from MRI-guided cardiac ablation study at Heart Rhythm Society conference in Boston

Imricor Medical Systems announced today that the results from the clinical study to evaluate Imricor's Vision-MRTM Ablation Catheter for the treatment of atrial flutter under real-time MRI guidance will be presented this week at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) conference in Boston.

9 May 2018

Anatomy News and Research

Study highlights complexity of the brain’s molecular response to cocaine use

New study estimates current prevalence of eating disorders in the United States

Customized 3D-printed models provide visual guide for rhinoplasty

New 3D brain organoid may hold potential in drug discovery, disease modeling

$2.3 million NIH grant to support new project on oxytocin neurons and social behavior

Home-based telehealth therapy program effective for stroke rehabilitation, shows study

Study explores brain chemistry of alcohol exposure in people with family history of AUD

Scientists reveal mechanisms that may help preterm infants extend nephron development window

UCI research team uncovers new unexpected mode of neurotransmitter-based communication

Princeton researchers create and share detailed maps of over thousand neurons

Brain abnormality linked to general risk for mental illness

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

Guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy should be changed for underweight and very obese women

Research may pave way for new C. diff antitoxins and anti-cancer drugs

Simple walking test helps identify patients at high risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Scientists successfully graft neural precursor cells into spinal cords of syngeneic pigs with no immunosuppression

Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

Complex medical imaging systems to be installing led in new NHS high energy proton beam therapy center

Imricor to present results from MRI-guided cardiac ablation study at Heart Rhythm Society conference in Boston

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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