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Alzheimer's disease or FTLD can be effectively tracked using MRI

When trying to determine the root cause of a person's dementia, using an MRI can effectively and non-invasively screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Dec 2012

UCLA study assesses prevalence of various types of study partners in Alzheimer's trials

For Alzheimer's disease researchers who conduct clinical trials, enrolling enough patients to make a trial meaningful is always a challenge. To enroll a single patient in a study requires not one but two participants - the patient and what's known as a study partner. Study partners provide the patient with support and update researchers about the patient's progress.

21 Dec 2012

Recurrence unlikely in childhood cryptogenic stroke

Children with cryptogenic stroke, including that associated with previous varicella infection, are very unlikely to have a recurrence, report researchers.

11 Dec 2012

Combination of imaging and biomarker tests helps predict Alzheimer's in patients with MCI

Employing a combination of imaging and biomarker tests improves the ability of doctors to predict Alzheimer's in patients with mild cognitive impairment, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

11 Dec 2012

Combination of diagnostic tests can predict conversion from MCI to Alzheimer's

A combination of diagnostic tests, including imaging and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers can improve prediction of conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

11 Dec 2012

Brain scans could help scientists uncover mechanisms underlying mental fatigue

We all perhaps know the feeling of mental exhaustion, but what does it mean physiologically to have mental fatigue? A new study carried out using brain scans could help scientists uncover the neurobiological mechanisms underlying mental fatigue.

10 Dec 2012

Wellcome Trust researchers discover how brain assesses confidence in its decisions

Wellcome Trust researchers have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into their choices than others.

10 Dec 2012

Speech problems affect half of all children with cerebral palsy

Speech disorders are highly prevalent among children with cerebral palsy and vary according to the nature and timing of the brain injury, an investigation by Swedish researchers has found.

5 Dec 2012

Link between stress and brain activation in patients with seizure

A study reported here at the 66th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting has identified a significant difference in the brain response to stress in patients who believe stress is an important factor in their seizure control compared to patients who do not hold this belief.

4 Dec 2012

Brain study provides new insights into how recognition is connected with emotion and morality

People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental, new research on the brain at the University of Chicago shows.

1 Dec 2012

NIMH-funded research could help with early-detection and treatment of children with autism

The research, supported by a four-year grant totaling $600,000 from the National Institute of Mental Health, could help with early-detection, diagnosis and treatment of children with autism.

30 Nov 2012

Researchers study effects of food logos on obese and healthy weight children

Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the past 30 years, and food marketing has been implicated as one factor contributing to this trend. Every year, companies spend more than $10 billion in the US marketing their food and beverages to children; 98% of the food products advertised to children on television are high in fat, sugar, or sodium. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers used neuroimaging to study the effects of food logos on obese and healthy weight children.

30 Nov 2012

Hebrew University of Jerusalem develops sonar vision device for congenitally blind people

A "sonar vision" system that enables people who are blind from birth to perceive the shape of a face, a house or even words and letters, is being developed by a team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

28 Nov 2012

Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports from Elsevier

26 Nov 2012

New Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports Open Access journal launched by Elsevier

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announces the launch of Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports a new, online-only, Open Access journal devoted to the rapid publication of case reports on the behavioral aspects of seizures and epilepsy. As a sister journal to Epilepsy & Behavior, case reports published in the new journal will benefit from wide exposure and cross-promotion of the two titles.

26 Nov 2012

Negative messages not having an impact in people with addictive behaviors

What types of public messages will most likely deter drug and alcohol abuse or dissuade people from engaging in risky behavior? Negatively framed messages may not be an effective way to reach those most in need of persuasion, suggests a new study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors by researchers from Indiana University and Wayne State University.

26 Nov 2012

Women more likely to have gray matter atrophy prior to Alzheimer's diagnosis than men

All patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) lose brain cells, which leads to a shrinking, or atrophy, of the brain. But the pattern of gray matter loss is significantly different in men and women, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Neuroimaging News and Research

Alzheimer's disease or FTLD can be effectively tracked using MRI

UCLA study assesses prevalence of various types of study partners in Alzheimer's trials

Recurrence unlikely in childhood cryptogenic stroke

Combination of imaging and biomarker tests helps predict Alzheimer's in patients with MCI

Combination of diagnostic tests can predict conversion from MCI to Alzheimer's

Brain scans could help scientists uncover mechanisms underlying mental fatigue

Wellcome Trust researchers discover how brain assesses confidence in its decisions

Speech problems affect half of all children with cerebral palsy

Link between stress and brain activation in patients with seizure

Brain study provides new insights into how recognition is connected with emotion and morality

NIMH-funded research could help with early-detection and treatment of children with autism

Researchers study effects of food logos on obese and healthy weight children

Hebrew University of Jerusalem develops sonar vision device for congenitally blind people

Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports from Elsevier

New Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports Open Access journal launched by Elsevier

Negative messages not having an impact in people with addictive behaviors

Women more likely to have gray matter atrophy prior to Alzheimer's diagnosis than men

MRI reveals changes in brains of people with post-concussion syndrome

CLR01 effectively inhibits synaptotoxicity in mice with Alzheimer's

UC Santa Barbara reports key discovery in interdisciplinary study of split-brain research

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