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New Rehabilitation Methods for Amputees, Stroke Patients Developed
Mar. 12, 2014 — When use of a dominant hand is lost by amputation or stroke, a patient is forced to compensate by using the nondominant hand exclusively for precision tasks like writing or drawing. Presently, the ... full story -
Superior Visual Thinking May Be Key to Independence for High Schoolers With Autism
Mar. 12, 2014 — Teaching independence to adolescents with autism can provide a crucial boost to their chances for success after high school, researchers has demonstrated. According to the researchers, independence ... full story -
Chronic Pain Research Delves Into Brain: New Insight Into How Brain Responds to Pain
Mar. 12, 2014 — New insights into how the human brain responds to chronic pain could eventually lead to improved treatments for patients, researchers say. Chronic pain is common throughout the world. More than 100 ... full story -
Wishing to Be Another Gender: Links to ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mar. 12, 2014 — Children and teenagers with an autism spectrum disorder or those who have attention deficit and hyperactivity problems are much more likely to wish to be another gender. This is the conclusion of the ... full story -
Substance Naturally Found in Humans Effective in Fighting Brain Damage from Stroke
Mar. 11, 2014 — A molecular substance that occurs naturally in humans and rats was found to 'substantially reduce' brain damage after an acute stroke and contribute to a better recovery, according to a ... full story -
Lack of Sleep, Stress Describe a Mother's Experience After Child's ALL Treatment
Mar. 11, 2014 — Many months after their child's diagnosis and treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 46 percent of mothers exhibited symptoms of clinical anxiety and 26 percent of mothers showed ... full story -
Why Antisocial Youth Are Less Able to See Perspective of Others
Mar. 11, 2014 — Adolescents with antisocial personality disorder inflict serious physical and psychological harm on both themselves and others. However, little is yet known about the underlying neural processes. ... full story -
Improving Safety, Effectiveness of Lithium Therapy: Closer Than Ever
Mar. 11, 2014 — Lithium, one of the oldest and most widely used drugs to treat neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, has a serious drawback -- toxicity. In a continued effort to find a safer form of ... full story -
Education Boosts Brain Function Long After School, Study Shows
Mar. 11, 2014 — Education significantly improves mental functioning in seniors even four decades after finishing school, shows a new study. The study shows that people who attended school for longer periods ... full story -
Restoring Order in Brain: Brain Cell Regeneration May Alleviate Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
Mar. 11, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that when they re-established a population of new cells in the part of the brain associated with behavior, some symptoms of Alzheimer's disease significantly ... full story -
Higher Levels of Cerebrospinal Fluid Predict Faster Cognitive Loss in Parkinson's Disease
Mar. 11, 2014 — A characteristic pathological feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the presence of Lewy bodies, which are formed by intracellular deposits of the protein α-synuclein in neurons. Although ... full story -
New Gene for Bipolar Disorder Discovered
Mar. 11, 2014 — First on top of the world and then in the depths of despair – this is what the extreme mood changes for people with bipolar disorder are like. Two new gene regions that are connected with the ... full story -
Detecting, Testing, Treating Rare Diseases: Technology Delivers New Era of Personalization
Mar. 11, 2014 — Specialists in identifying and treating very rare diseases have used three innovative tools to detect a previously unknown gene mutation, test potential therapies in the lab, and initiate ... full story -
Plaques Detected in Brain Scans Forecast Cognitive Impairment
Mar. 11, 2014 — Brain imaging using radioactive dye can detect early evidence of Alzheimer's disease that may predict future cognitive decline among adults with mild or no cognitive impairment, according to a ... full story -
New Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation Reduces Stroke Risk
Mar. 10, 2014 — A new nonsurgical technique called the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device is now in use to treat patients with atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib, who cannot tolerate blood thinning medication. A-Fib is the ... full story -
Key Breaking Point Involved in Traumatic Brain Injury Modeled by Researchers
Mar. 10, 2014 — Even the mildest form of a traumatic brain injury, better known as a concussion, can deal permanent, irreparable damage. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers is using mathematical modeling ... full story -
Outside the Body Our Memories Fail Us
Mar. 10, 2014 — New research demonstrates for the first time that there is a close relationship between body perception and the ability to remember. For us to be able to store new memories from our lives, we need to ... full story -
Parkinson's Disease: Quickly Identifying Patients at Risk of Dementia
Mar. 10, 2014 — It may now be possible to identify the first-stage Parkinson’s patients who will go on to develop dementia, according to a study. Although Parkinson's disease is generally associated with ... full story -
What's New in Autism Spectrum Disorder? Review of Psychiatry Presents Research Update
Mar. 10, 2014 — Recent years have seen exciting progress in key areas of research on autism spectrum disorders (ASD): from possible genetic causes, to effective treatments for common symptoms and clinical problems, ... full story -
Lower IQ and Poorer Cardiovascular Fitness in Teen Years Increase Risk of Early-Onset Dementia
Mar. 10, 2014 — Men who at the age of 18 years have poorer cardiovascular fitness and/or a lower IQ more often suffer from dementia before the age of 60. This is shown in a recent study encompassing more than one ... full story -
Rare Vascular Disease Raises Stroke Risk for Young Women
Mar. 10, 2014 — It would take a year for Pam Mace, a registered nurse living in Gross Ille, to understand why she had a stroke at age 37. Signaled by something as seemingly benign as headaches and high blood ... full story
- New rehabilitation methods for amputees, stroke patients developed
- Superior visual thinking may be key to independence for high schoolers with autism
- Chronic pain research delves into brain: New insight into how brain responds to pain
- Wishing to be another gender: Links to ADHD, autism spectrum disorders
- Substance naturally found in humans effective in fighting brain damage from stroke
- Lack of sleep, stress describe a mother's experience after child's ALL treatment
- Why antisocial youth are less able to see perspective of others
- Improving safety, effectiveness of lithium therapy: Closer than ever
- Education boosts brain function long after school, study shows
- Restoring order in brain: Brain cell regeneration may alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
- Higher levels of cerebrospinal fluid predict faster cognitive loss in Parkinson's disease
- New gene for bipolar disorder discovered
- Detecting, testing, treating rare diseases: Technology delivers new era of personalization
- Plaques detected in brain scans forecast cognitive impairment
- New treatment for atrial fibrillation reduces stroke risk
- Key breaking point involved in traumatic brain injury modeled by researchers
- Outside the body our memories fail us
- Parkinson's disease: Quickly identifying patients at risk of dementia
- What's new in autism spectrum disorder? Review of psychiatry presents research update
- Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
- Rare vascular disease raises stroke risk for young women
- Healthy midlife diet may prevent dementia later
- New guidelines employ a team approach to autism diagnosis, care
- Half of veterans prescribed medical opioids continue to use them chronically
- Anti-psychotic meds offer hope against brain cancer
- Inherited Alzheimer's damage greater decades before symptoms appear
- People more willing to disclose experience of mental health problems, survey finds
- Talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
- Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- Detailed picture created of membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders
- Reelin protein rescues cognitive deficits in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease
- Computers used to 'see' neurons to better understand brain function
- Japanese Town: Half the survivors of mega-earthquake, tsunami, have PTSD symptoms
- Mental health care model reduced symptoms in those most affected by BP oil spill
- Waiting for donor heart: Motion prolongs survival
- Atypical development in siblings of children with autism is detectable at 12 months
- Restless legs syndrome may signify bigger health problems
- Alzheimer's disease much larger cause of death than reported, study shows
- Thirty percent of adults with attention deficit disorder report childhood physical abuse
- Cocaine, pleasure principle explored in new rat study
- Drug therapy could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
- Biomarkers of cell death in Alzheimer's reverse course after symptom onset
- Blocking immune system protein in mice prevents fetal brain injury, but not preterm birth
- ALS-linked gene causes disease by changing genetic material's shape
- Experiential avoidance increases PTSD risk following child maltreatment
- Prehospital alerts let stroke patients skip emergency room
- Adolescent relationship violence has mental health implications for victims, perpetrators
- Ultra-high-field MRI may allow earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
- Benefits of community-based treatment of schizophrenia demonstrated by milestone study
- Intimate partner violence in men who have sex with men is linked to adverse health effects
- Warfarin for a-fib does not worsen outcomes for patients with kidney disease
- Moving out of high poverty appears to affect the mental health of boys, girls differently
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Off with your glasses: Visual crowding linked to retina, brain processing
- Alzheimer’s in a dish: Stem cells from patients offer model and drug-discovery platform for early onset form of disease
- Motion-sensing cells in eye let brain 'know' about directional changes
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- Protein identified linked to most common movement disorder, essential tremor
- Doggy agility: are emotions thwarting performance?
- Blood test to screen for fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Exploring sexual orientation and intimate partner violence
- Aggression, rule-breaking common among Taiwanese teenagers who have early sex
- Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity, physical inactivity
- New therapy helps improve audio, visual perception in stroke patients
- Outbursts of anger linked to greater risk of heart attacks and strokes
- Blasts may cause brain injury even without symptoms: Veteran study
- Largest-ever study of mental health risk, resilience in army personnel releases findings
- Experimental stroke drug also shows promise for people with Lou Gehrig's disease
- Yeast model reveals alzheimer's drug candidate and its mechanism of action
- First highly sensitive, small molecule fluorescence probe to evaluate risk, monitor progression of Parkinson's disease
- Poor sleep quality linked to reduced brain gray matter in Gulf War vets
- Frequent childhood nightmares may indicate an increased risk of psychotic traits
- Brain differences linked to insomnia identified by researchers
- Education attenuates impact of TBI on cognition
- Psychiatric nursing specialists played key role in response to Boston Marathon bombing
- Can an app help make life easier for children with ADHD?
- Mental health problems mistaken for physical illness in children
- Novel therapeutic targets for Huntington's disease discovered
- Early strokes leave many young adults with long-lasting disability
- Dual role of brain glycogen revealed by researchers
- Fragile X syndrome: Trigger for most common form of intellectual disability and autism uncovered
- Prenatal Nicotine Exposure May Lead to ADHD in Future Generations
- Fruit fly's pruning protein could be key to treating brain injury
- Study uncovers why autism is more common in males
- Mouse brain atlas maps neural networks to reveal how brain regions interact
- Huntington proteins and their nasty 'social network'
- The pain of social exclusion: Physical pain brain circuits activated by 'social pain'
- After death, twin brains show similar patterns of neuropathologic changes
- Effective treatment for youth anxiety disorders has lasting benefit
- Scientists wake up to causes of sleep disruption in Alzheimer's disease
- Over 80s often over-treated for stroke prevention
- Mental health of most UK troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq is 'resilient'
- One gene influences recovery from traumatic brain injury
- Father's age tied to higher rates of psychiatric, academic problems in kids
- Can non-invasive electrical stimulation of brain help patients regain state of consciousness after coma?
- Factors affecting self-reporting among people with traumatic brain injury evaluated
- Gamma Knife helps patients with painful facial nerve disorder
- Causal link found between vitamin D, serotonin synthesis and autism in new study
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