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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.

Voices of Meningitis urges parents to vaccinate preteens and teens for protection against meningococcal diseases

School nurses and families affected by a potentially deadly form of meningitis today launched a national consumer education initiative, called Voices of Meningitis. The initiative strongly urges parents to vaccinate preteens and teens, who are at greater risk of getting meningococcal disease, including meningococcal meningitis -- a rare, but serious bacterial infection.

24 Aug 2009

Study reveals that increased neurostimulation market offers growth for device industries

The device industry would do well to focus on the treatment needs of individuals suffering from nerve-related disorders as implanted technologies that deliver electrical stimulation begin to supplant drugs for treating certain nerve-related disorders.

24 Aug 2009

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging awarded $1.9 million NIH ARRA grant

UCLA researchers have received 80 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) grants totaling $19.4 million from the National Institutes of Health thus far. UCLA's largest NIH ARRA grant to date was $1.9 million, awarded to UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI), which is dedicated to creating scientific approaches to mapping how the brain is structured and how it works.

24 Aug 2009

Micrus Endovascular Corporation and Flexible Stenting Solutions to jointly develop flow diversion technology for neurovascular indications

Micrus Endovascular Corporation and privately held Flexible Stenting Solutions Inc. of Eatontown, N.J., today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement to jointly develop a flow diversion technology for neurovascular indications using both Micrus and Flexible Stenting Solutions technology, development capabilities and intellectual property.

24 Aug 2009

Primary cilia can suppress or promote skin cancer

Tiny, solitary spikes that stick out of nearly every cell in the body play a central role in a type of skin cancer, new research has found. The discovery in mice shows that the microscopic structures known as primary cilia can either suppress or promote this skin cancer, depending on the mutation triggering the disease.

24 Aug 2009

Japanese research reveals that neural circuits in the mouse brain actively rearrange after stroke

Japanese research group led by Professor Junichi Nabekura in National Institute for Physiological Sciences, NIPS, Japan, found that, after cerebral stroke in one side of the mouse brain, another side of the brain rewires its neural circuits to recuperate from damaged neural function. The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) supported this study. They report their finding in Journal of Neuroscience, on August 12, 2009.

24 Aug 2009

Tiny filaments extending from cells may play a role in common malignant brain tumors

UCSF scientists have discovered that a tiny filament extending from cells, until recently regarded as a remnant of evolution, may play a role in the most common malignant brain tumor in children.

24 Aug 2009

Biovail enters into an agreement with Santhera to develop and market JP-1730/fipamezole drug

Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF) (TSX:BVF) today announced that its subsidiary, Biovail Laboratories International SRL (BLS), has entered into an agreement with Santhera Pharmaceuticals (Switzerland) Ltd., a subsidiary of Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG (SIX: SANN) to acquire the U.S. and Canadian rights to develop and commercialize Santhera’s JP-1730/fipamezole for the treatment of Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease (DPD). JP-1730/ fipamezole is a first-in-class compound that, in a recent Phase IIb study, displayed the potential to reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia.

24 Aug 2009

Research study links partial epilepsy to the disruption of brain development during early childhood

A form of partial epilepsy associated with auditory and other sensory hallucinations has been linked to the disruption of brain development during early childhood, according to a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).

24 Aug 2009

Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission announces annual award ceremony in Georgia, USA

The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission announces its annual meeting will take place on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. on the campus of Georgia Military College - Legislative Chamber/Old Capitol Building in Milledgeville, GA.

24 Aug 2009

Nervous system integrity could play a central role in preventing prion diseases

A new study shows that nervous system integrity and axonal properties may play a key role in prion diseases. The findings, from researchers at the Rudolf Virchow Center and the Institute of Virology of the University of W-rzburg, expand our understanding of the development of prion disease and suggest novel targets for therapeutic and diagnostic approaches in its early stages.

24 Aug 2009

Genway Clinical Laboratory offers ELISA-based test that detects tumor markers in blood serum

GenWay Clinical Laboratory, a US-based diagnostic company with CLIA certification, has validated a general tumor marker test in their laboratory and now offers this testing service. This is an ELISA-based assay which simply requires a small blood sample from the patient in order to quantify the amount of the tumor marker in their serum.

24 Aug 2009

Lundbeck to launch Sabril in the US following FDA's NDA approval

Lundbeck Inc. (“Lundbeck”), a wholly owned subsidiary of H. Lundbeck A/S in Denmark (Copenhagen: LUN), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two New Drug Application (NDA) approvals for Sabril® (vigabatrin) Tablets and Oral Solution. Lundbeck plans to launch Sabril in the United States in the third quarter.

24 Aug 2009

FDA issues complete response letter regarding the NDA for carisbamate

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a complete response letter regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for carisbamate, an anti-epileptic drug in development, announced Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

23 Aug 2009

Brits defend National Health Service against U.S. criticism

The United Kingdom's National Health System enters into the health care debate amid comparisons of the British and American health care systems. Meanwhile, British politicians defend NHS against critics.

23 Aug 2009

Cortex Pharmaceuticals receives delisting notification from NYSE Amex

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex (COR)) reported that it has received a delisting notification from the NYSE Amex LLC indicating that it has not accepted the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards, as submitted by the Company in June.

21 Aug 2009

Coherex Medical raises $16.5 million from venture capital firms

Coherex Medical, Inc. today announced that it has closed a $16.5 million Series B Preferred Stock financing. After the close of this investment, Coherex has now raised nearly $28.0 million in equity financing from outside funding sources since inception.

21 Aug 2009

West Nile Virus threat continues in Pennsylvania

Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger today reminded Pennsylvania's citizens that although the number of West Nile Virus cases has dropped, the threat still exists.

21 Aug 2009

Research reveals brain activity networks of Alzheimer's disease affected patients become more random and unstructured

Different types of dementia show dissimilar changes in brain activity. A network mapping technique described in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience has been applied to EEG data obtained from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD, a less common type of dementia with more prominent behavioral symptoms).

21 Aug 2009

The Gerontologist discusses perceptions of different groups about cognitive health

A new special issue of The Gerontologist has identified for the first time how ethnically, culturally, linguistically, and geographically diverse groups think about aging and brain health.

21 Aug 2009

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Voices of Meningitis urges parents to vaccinate preteens and teens for protection against meningococcal diseases

Study reveals that increased neurostimulation market offers growth for device industries

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging awarded $1.9 million NIH ARRA grant

Micrus Endovascular Corporation and Flexible Stenting Solutions to jointly develop flow diversion technology for neurovascular indications

Primary cilia can suppress or promote skin cancer

Japanese research reveals that neural circuits in the mouse brain actively rearrange after stroke

Tiny filaments extending from cells may play a role in common malignant brain tumors

Biovail enters into an agreement with Santhera to develop and market JP-1730/fipamezole drug

Research study links partial epilepsy to the disruption of brain development during early childhood

Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission announces annual award ceremony in Georgia, USA

Nervous system integrity could play a central role in preventing prion diseases

Genway Clinical Laboratory offers ELISA-based test that detects tumor markers in blood serum

Lundbeck to launch Sabril in the US following FDA's NDA approval

FDA issues complete response letter regarding the NDA for carisbamate

Brits defend National Health Service against U.S. criticism

Cortex Pharmaceuticals receives delisting notification from NYSE Amex

Coherex Medical raises $16.5 million from venture capital firms

West Nile Virus threat continues in Pennsylvania

Research reveals brain activity networks of Alzheimer's disease affected patients become more random and unstructured

The Gerontologist discusses perceptions of different groups about cognitive health

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