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Released: 25-Oct-2012 11:15 AM EDT
Study Shows PFO Closure May Be Superior to Medical Therapy in Preventing Stroke
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Results of a large-scale, randomized clinical trial called RESPECT revealed that patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is superior to medical therapy in preventing recurrent stroke, according to a presentation of findings today at the TCT conference.

Released: 24-Oct-2012 5:00 PM EDT
Researchers Identify Area of the Brain That Processes Empathy
Mount Sinai Health System

Study provides the first evidence suggesting that the empathy deficits in patients with brain damage to the anterior insular cortex are surprisingly similar to the empathy deficits found in several psychiatric diseases, including autism spectrum disorders, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, and conduct disorders, suggesting potentially common neural deficits in those psychiatric populations.

Released: 23-Oct-2012 3:40 PM EDT
Researchers Find Interesting Results Regarding Internet Use by Caregivers of Children with Shunts
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Alabama researchers find that when faced with disease, especially with conditions such as hydrocephalus, patients and caregivers are turning more frequently to the Internet and social media for advice and support.

17-Oct-2012 4:00 PM EDT
Exercise May Trump Mental Activity in Protecting Against Brain Shrinkage
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Exercising regularly in old age may better protect against brain shrinkage than engaging in mental or social activities, according to a new study published in the October 23, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Research suggests that brain shrinkage may lead to problems with memory and thinking.

Released: 22-Oct-2012 1:00 PM EDT
Clue to Cause of Alzheimer’s Dementia Found in Brain Samples
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a key difference in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and those who are cognitively normal but still have brain plaques that characterize this type of dementia.

Released: 22-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Link Found Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Protein Regulation in the Brain - Hope for New Treatments
University of Haifa

A link has been discovered between Alzheimer’s disease and the activity level of protein eIF2alpha. Prof. Kobi Rosenblum, U of Haifa: "Altering the performance of this protein via drug via drug therapy could constitute a treatment for Alzheimer’s."

Released: 19-Oct-2012 1:50 PM EDT
Scientists Pinpoint Key Player in Parkinson's Disease Neuron Loss
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

By reprogramming skin cells from Parkinson's disease patients with a known genetic mutation, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified damage to neural stem cells as a powerful player in the disease. The findings, reported online October 17th in Nature, may lead to new ways to diagnose and treat the disease.

Released: 19-Oct-2012 8:05 AM EDT
How the Brain Forms Categories
IMP - Research Institute of Molecular Pathology

Neurobiologists at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna investigated how the brain is able to group external stimuli into stable categories. They found the answer in the discrete dynamics of neuronal circuits. The journal Neuron publishes the results in its current issue.

18-Oct-2012 7:00 AM EDT
Stroke Patients Benefit From Carmaker’s Efficiency
Washington University in St. Louis

A process developed to increase efficiency and productivity in Japanese car factories has helped improve stroke treatment at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, report researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

10-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Antidepressants Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke, But Risk Is Low
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

– Research shows that use of popular antidepressants is linked to an increased risk of some strokes caused by bleeding in the brain, but that the risk is low, according to a multi-study analysis published in the October 17, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 17-Oct-2012 9:00 AM EDT
Using the Eye as a ‘Window Into the Brain’
Johns Hopkins Medicine

An inexpensive, five-minute eye scan can accurately assess the amount of brain damage in people with the debilitating autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis (MS), and offer clues about how quickly the disease is progressing, according to results of two Johns Hopkins studies.

Released: 16-Oct-2012 10:00 AM EDT
Less-Invasive Method of Brain Stimulation Helps Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Electrical stimulation using extradural electrodes—placed underneath the skull but not implanted in the brain—is a safe approach with meaningful benefits for patients with Parkinson's disease, reports the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

12-Oct-2012 3:00 PM EDT
UAB Team Sets Sights on Neuroprotective Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified an experimental drug that may go beyond symptom relief to counter the inflammation and nerve cell death that underlie Parkinson’s disease, according to their presentation at the Neuroscience 2012 meeting in New Orleans.

10-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Plaque Build-Up in Your Brain May Be More Harmful Than Having Alzheimer’s Gene
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

A new study shows that having a high amount of beta amyloid or “plaques” in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease may cause steeper memory decline in mentally healthy older people than does having the APOE ɛ4 allele, also associated with the disease. The study is published in the October 16, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12-Oct-2012 4:30 PM EDT
Does Motherhood Dampen Cocaine’s Effects?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Mother rats respond much differently to cocaine than female rats that have never given birth, according to new research that looks at both behavior and brain chemistry. The findings may help lay the groundwork for more tailored human addiction treatment.

11-Oct-2012 4:05 PM EDT
Neuroscientists Find the Molecular “When” and “Where” of Memory Formation
New York University

Neuroscientists from New York University and the University of California, Irvine have isolated the “when” and “where” of molecular activity that occurs in the formation of short-, intermediate-, and long-term memories. Their findings offer new insights into the molecular architecture of memory formation and, with it, a better road map for developing therapeutic interventions for related afflictions.

Released: 15-Oct-2012 1:05 PM EDT
Social Contact Can Ease Pain Related to Nerve Damage, Animal Study Suggests
Ohio State University

Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study. This animal research suggests that the social contact had both behavioral and physiological influences.

12-Oct-2012 4:30 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Researchers Present New Targets for Treating Depression at Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine are presenting important discoveries on the involvement of the immune system and dopamine cells in the onset of depression at Neuroscience 2012, the Society for Neuroscience’s 42nd annual meeting on October 13 -17 in New Orleans, and are available for interviews.

Released: 12-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Transplantation of Embryonic Neurons Raises Hope for Treating Brain Diseases
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

The unexpected survival of embryonic neurons transplanted into the brains of newborn mice in a series of experiments at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) raises hope for the possibility of using neuronal transplantation to treat diseases like Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia.

Released: 11-Oct-2012 4:15 PM EDT
October Is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month
NYU Langone Health

The month of October is designated as Lewy Body Dementia month. Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a degenerative brain disease that progressively impairs thinking and movement, and impacts behavior and sleep. Although it affects an estimated 1.3 million people in the U.S., LBD is under-recognized, under-diagnosed and under-treated. It is most often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.

Released: 11-Oct-2012 11:00 AM EDT
Preemies From Low-Income Families at High Risk for Dangerous Brain Bleeds
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Babies born prematurely to low-income parents have a disproportionately high risk for developing dangerous brain bleeds that require multiple surgeries and extensive follow-up, according to a small Johns Hopkins Children's Center study.

8-Oct-2012 5:00 AM EDT
Negative News Stories Affect Women’s Stress Levels but Not Men’s
Universite de Montreal

Bad news articles in the media increase women’s sensitivity to stressful situations, but do not have a similar effect on men, according to a study undertaken by University of Montreal researchers at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital.

   
2-Oct-2012 2:55 PM EDT
Study: Stroke Becoming More Common in Young People
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

– New research reveals that stroke may be affecting people at a younger age. The study is published in the October 10, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 10-Oct-2012 2:35 PM EDT
Researchers Develop Neuroimaging Technique Capturing Cocaine's Devastating Effect on Brain Blood Flow
Stony Brook Medicine

Researchers from Stony Brook University have developed a high-resolution, 3D optical Doppler imaging tomography technique that captures the effects of cocaine restricting the blood supply in vessels of the brain.

9-Oct-2012 5:25 PM EDT
Study Shows Evidence that Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Produced Myelin
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

A Phase I clinical trial led by investigators from the University of California, San Francisco and sponsored by Stem Cells Inc., showed that neural stem cells successfully engrafted into the brains of patients and appear to have produced myelin.

8-Oct-2012 1:45 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic Researchers Stop Neuromyelitis Optica Attacks with New Therapy
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new therapy for patients with neuromyelitis optica that appears to stop inflammation of the eye nerves and spinal cord. NMO is a debilitating central nervous system disorder that is often misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS). In the study, patients with severe symptoms of the disease, also known as NMO, were given eculizumab, a drug typically used to treat blood disorders.

2-Oct-2012 2:50 PM EDT
Can Eating Tomatoes Lower the Risk of Stroke?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods is associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to new research published in the October 9, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Tomatoes are high in the antioxidant lycopene.

Released: 8-Oct-2012 12:00 PM EDT
New Rehabilitation Research Demonstrates Functional Improvements in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Stony Brook Medicine

A series of rehabilitation studies published in Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation demonstrate that innovative treatments for individuals with spinal cord injuries can lead to functional improvements.

Released: 8-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Canadian Team Reports World’s First Successful Clinical Trial to Protect the Brain From Damage Caused by Stroke
University Health Network (UHN)

A team of Canadian scientists and clinicians, led by Dr. Michael Hill of the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), have demonstrated that a neuroprotectant drug, developed by Dr. Michael Tymianski at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, located at the Toronto Western Hospital, protects the human brain against the damaging effects of stroke.

5-Oct-2012 8:45 AM EDT
UCLA Researchers Discover that the Sleeping Brain Behaves as if it's Remembering Something
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer’s disease during sleep. They discovered that this part of the brain behaves as if it’s remembering something, even under anesthesia.

Released: 5-Oct-2012 1:00 PM EDT
Know Your Risk Factors to Help Prevent Dementia
Houston Methodist

Research shows that managing and treating vascular disease risk factors are not only beneficial to preventing heart disease and stroke, but also common forms of dementia.

3-Oct-2012 10:00 AM EDT
Penn Researchers Create Universal Map of Vision in Human Brain
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a map of vision in the brain based upon an individual's brain structure, even for people who cannot see. Their result can, among other things, guide efforts to restore vision using a neural prosthesis that stimulates the surface of the brain.

Released: 4-Oct-2012 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers a Step Closer to Controlling Inflammation in MS
University of Adelaide

A University of Adelaide researcher has published results that suggest a possible new mechanism to control multiple sclerosis (MS).

25-Sep-2012 1:55 PM EDT
Mom’s High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child’s IQ in Old Age
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

New research suggests that a mother’s high blood pressure during pregnancy may have an effect on her child’s thinking skills all the way into old age. The study is published in the October 3, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 3-Oct-2012 2:55 PM EDT
Canadian Lab Study for Stroke Drug Accurately Predicts Outcomes in Human Clinical Trials
University Health Network (UHN)

Scientists at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, located at the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network have developed the first lab study in the world to accurately predict the outcomes of a human clinical for their drug that protects the brain against the damaging effects of stroke.

Released: 3-Oct-2012 12:00 PM EDT
Drug Reverses Abnormal Brain Function in Rett Syndrome Mice
Case Western Reserve University

A promising study out today in the prestigious Journal of Neurosciences showed that in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse abnormalities in brain activity and improve neurological function by treating the animals with an FDA-approved anesthesia drug, ketamine.

2-Oct-2012 3:30 PM EDT
Gender Plays No Role in Acute Concussive Injuries in Soccer Players
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Researchers compare symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female soccer players - and could not find any verifiable evidence of differences in concussion symptoms, incidence or neruocognitive tests.

Released: 2-Oct-2012 1:30 PM EDT
Children’s Bicycle Helmets Shown to be Effective in Impact and Crush Tests
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Research shows that the use of bicycle helmets can dramatically reduce impact and damage caused during cycling accidents.

1-Oct-2012 1:45 PM EDT
Female Athletes Show No Difference in Neurocognitive Testing After Suffering Sports-Related Concussions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study, conducted to review symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female high school soccer players, shows no gender-related differences.

Released: 2-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to More Severe Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study finds, suggesting a potential link between intake of the vitamin and the risk of longer-term disability from the autoimmune disorder.

28-Sep-2012 12:40 PM EDT
Auto Experts Recognize Cars Like Most People Recognize Faces
Vanderbilt University

The most detailed brain meapping study to date has found that the area of the brain that recognizes faces is also used to identify objects of expertise.

   
Released: 1-Oct-2012 9:35 AM EDT
Eliminating Visual Clutter Helps People with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study from Georgia Tech and the University of Toronto suggests that memory impairments for people diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s disease may be due, in part, to problems in determining the differences between similar objects. The findings also support growing research indicating that a part of the brain once believed to support memory exclusively – the medial temporal lobe - also plays a role in object perception. The results are published in the October edition of Hippocampus.

Released: 27-Sep-2012 11:30 AM EDT
Unique Genetic Marker Discovery May Help Predict Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Scientists may be one step closer to predicting the uncertain course of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that can lay dormant for months or years, thanks to the discovery of a unique genetic marker. The marker, detailed by researchers in the August edition of The Journal of Immunology, is the first of its kind to be directly linked to MS.

Released: 27-Sep-2012 9:00 AM EDT
Shared Genetic Link in Psychiatric and Movement Disorders
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) is caused by a genetic mutation that often runs in families. Now Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers believe that same genetic predisposition might also be associated with psychiatric problems, such as anxiety, mood disorders and substance abuse/dependence.

Released: 25-Sep-2012 12:55 PM EDT
Mechanism That Leads to Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease Identified
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Researchers in the Taub Institute at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a mechanism that appears to underlie the common sporadic (non-familial) form of Parkinson’s disease, the progressive movement disorder. The discovery highlights potential new therapeutic targets for Parkinson’s and could lead to a blood test for the disease. The study, based mainly on analysis of human brain tissue, was published today in the online edition of Nature Communications.

Released: 25-Sep-2012 11:50 AM EDT
Human Brains Develop Wiring Slowly, Differing from Chimpanzees
George Washington University

Research comparing brain development in humans and our closest nonhuman primate relatives, chimpanzees, reveals how quickly myelin in the cerebral cortex grows, shedding light on the evolution of human cognitive development and the vulnerability of humans to psychiatric disorders, a GW professor finds. Myelin is the fatty insulation surrounding axon connections of the brain.

Released: 20-Sep-2012 9:00 AM EDT
Virtual Reality Simulator Helps Teach Surgery for Brain Cancer, Reports Neurosurgery
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A new virtual reality simulator—including sophisticated 3-D graphics and tactile feedback—provides neurosurgery trainees with valuable opportunities to practice essential skills and techniques for brain cancer surgery, according to a paper in the September issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

11-Sep-2012 4:55 PM EDT
Guideline: Test Can Help Make Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

A new guideline released by the American Academy of Neurology may help doctors in making the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The guideline is published in the September 19, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

11-Sep-2012 4:55 PM EDT
Emotional Neglect in Children Linked to Increased Stroke Risk Later in Life
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

New research suggests that people who were emotionally neglected as children may have a higher risk of stroke in adulthood. The study is published in the September 19, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Emotional neglect is defined as failing to provide for a child’s needs emotionally.

12-Sep-2012 6:00 PM EDT
Emotional Neglect in Children Linked to Increased Stroke Risk Later in Life
RUSH

The results from a new study by neurological researchers from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people who were emotionally neglected as children may have a higher risk of stroke in later adulthood.



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