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Tune In To This: Weizmann Institute Study Provides Evidence For A Radio-Like Mechanism In The Brain
October 14, 1997 — Weizmann Institute scientists have found evidence that when the brain interprets input obtained through touch, it uses a mechanism remarkably similar to that of an FM radio. This research, reported ... > full story -
Permissive Parenting May Be Hurting Kids' Sleep
October 9, 1997 — Lax parenting that doesn't set limits or enforce rules consistently is likely to mean the child isn't getting a good night's rest. Researchers also found that intense ... > full story -
Pretending Not Just Child's Play: Parents Can Have Important Role, Too
October 5, 1997 — Years of research on early childhood have been dominated by thinking that children's pretending needs little help from adults. University of Illinois researchers have found that when parents join ... > full story -
Scientists Find New Trigger For Nerve Cell Death
October 4, 1997 — A paper in the Oct. 3 issue of Science challenges a well-established idea about why nerve cells self-destruct when the brain or spinal cord is injured or becomes diseased. It suggests that when ... > full story -
Epilepsy Research Advance Reported At Jackson Laboratory
October 4, 1997 — Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory have identified the gene that is defective in a new mouse model known as "slow-wave epilepsy," or swe. This is the first genetic model to exhibit both ... > full story -
Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders Linked To Teen Parenthood
October 4, 1997 — Young people with early-onset mental illnesses-such as depression, anxiety disorders, and conduct disorders-are more likely to have children in their teenage years, according to a new study by a team ... > full story -
New Advance May Aid Alzheimer's: Early Study Shows Protein Shares Link With Disease And Reverses Memory Deficits In Mice
October 3, 1997 — For the first time, scientists have shown through genetic studies in adult mice that depletion of the protein nerve growth factor (NGF) causes a decline in learning and memory, mimicking a major ... > full story -
Tobacco And Drug Companies Compete For Consumers
October 2, 1997 — The billowing smoke from the national tobacco wars is obscuring an ironic, new economic development---the emerging, multi-billion dollar market for long-term nicotine ... > full story -
New Discovery May Offer Protection Against Stroke
October 1, 1997 — By further tracking nitric oxide's actions in the brain, Johns Hopkins scientists report they have figured out what may be a universal sequence of biochemical events from stroke to ... > full story -
Researchers Discover Probable Molecular Site Of Alcohol And Anesthetic Actions
October 1, 1997 — the surface of nerve cells that may be essential for the actions of inhaled anesthetics, opening a door to rational design of new pain medications. ... > full story -
Meeting On Viral Origins Of Psychiatric Conditions
September 30, 1997 — The Stanley Neurovirology Laboratory at Johns Hopkins hosts the third annual symposium examining the role viruses may play in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. October 23-25, Bethesda, ... > full story -
Imaging Studies Illuminate Brain's Response To Cocaine
September 30, 1997 — Using a state-of-the art imaging technique, researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown, in greater detail than before, how specific areas of the human brain react to cocaine, ... > full story
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