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Paralyzed People Using Computers, Amputees Controlling Bionic Limbs, With Microelectrodes On (Not In) Brain

Experimental devices that read brain signals have helped paralyzed people use computers and may let amputees control bionic ...  > full story

Songbirds Reveal How Practice Improves Performance

Learning complex skills like playing an instrument requires a sequence of movements that can take years to master. Last year, neuroscientists reported ...  > full story

Active Ingredient In Cannabis Eliminates Morphine Dependence In Rats

Injections of THC, the active principle of cannabis, eliminate dependence on opiates (morphine, heroin) in rats ...  > full story

Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows

It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why. In the most recent ...  > full story

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  Variations In Five Genes Raise Risk For Most Common Brain Tumors

  July 6, 2009 — Common genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person's risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, scientists ... > full story
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  Immune System Linked To Schizophrenia

  July 6, 2009 — Researchers have, for the first time, identified additional genes that confirm what scientists have long suspected -- that the immune system may play a role in the development of schizophrenia. ... > full story
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  New Mechanism For Amyloid Beta Protein's Toxic Impact On The Alzheimer's Brain

  July 6, 2009 — Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism linking soluble amyloid b protein with the synaptic injury and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research provides critical new ... > full story
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  New Control System Of The Body Discovered

  July 6, 2009 — Researchers have ameliorated inflammation of the brain in mice caused by immune cells. A receptor they discovered on T cells in the CNS plays the key role. They showed that this bradykinin receptor 1 ... > full story
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  Alzheimer's Research Pinpoints Antibodies That May Prevent Disease

  July 6, 2009 — Antibodies to a wide range of substances that can aggregate to form plaques, such as those found in Alzheimer's patients, have been identified in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy people. ... > full story
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  Delirium Presentation Predicts Mortality

  July 6, 2009 — The way certain patients present in the post-acute hospital setting with delirium, a common, preventable but life-threatening acute confusional state, predicts mortality, according to a new study. ... > full story
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  Brain's Immune System May Cause Chronic Seizures

  July 6, 2009 — Chronic seizures caused by traumatic head injuries may result from chemicals released by the brain's immune system attempting to repair the injured site, according to a new ... > full story
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  Students With Depression Twice As Likely To Drop Out Of College

  July 6, 2009 — College students with depression are twice as likely as their classmates to drop out of school, new research ... > full story
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  Antidepressants Aid Electroconvulsive Therapy In Treating Severe Depression

  July 6, 2009 — Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new ... > full story
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  Internet-based Intervention May Improve Insomnia

  July 6, 2009 — An online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques appears to improve patients' ... > full story

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