http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. H.M., the well-known amnesic patient whose condition helped scientists understand memory and memory impairment, died a year ago at the age of 82. H.M. (whose full name, Henry Gustav Molaison, was disclosed only after his death) suffered from an unusual condition as a result of brain surgery to treat his epilepsy: He was unable to form new long-term memories. http://www.physorg.com/news178912929.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:10:01 EST news178912929 Lexi Haas is awakening into a world of new possibilities. Miracle by tiny miracle, she is making her body do what she wants -- instead of her body always controlling her. She looked up at her mother a few weeks ago, pursed her lips and, for the first time in her life, Lexi blew a kiss. http://www.physorg.com/news178461795.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:43:51 EST news178461795 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute for Child Health are developing the first anti-seizure drug specifically for newborn babies, with the aim of reducing brain damage. http://www.physorg.com/news178454673.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:45:02 EST news178454673 (AP) -- Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news177919724.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:30:03 EST news177919724 (AP) -- A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue. http://www.physorg.com/news177701090.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:15 EST news177701090 When a fetus is smaller than expected for the number of weeks of pregnancy, due to associated problems like a poorly developed heart, health concerns as severe as brain damage can result. http://www.physorg.com/news177083076.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:47:16 EST news177083076 A "miracle" Australian baby has become the first person cured of a rare and deadly brain-melting condition after doctors gambled on an experimental drug tested only on mice, they said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news176620927.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:50:01 EST news176620927 Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular disease. Known as the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), the study enrolled more than 161,000 women. By 2004 however, the government had ended two arms of the study involving estrogen after researchers found it posed a small but detrimental risk for stroke to postmenopausal women taking the hormone. The findings caught many members of the scientific community by surprise as estrogen had previously been shown to protect the brain from stroke in animal models. http://www.physorg.com/news176491384.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:01 EST news176491384 Many wheelchair-using children with neurological disorders have much colder hands and feet than other children, and most receive no special help even though they have had these problems for a long time, is revealed in at thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news175177435.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:25:03 EST news175177435 (PhysOrg.com) -- Brain damage caused by lack of oxygen at birth could be avoided for over 100 babies a year in the UK if infants are given cooling treatment within the first six hours of life, according to the largest study of its kind by scientists from the University of Bristol and colleagues from across the UK. http://www.physorg.com/news173552115.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:55:55 EST news173552115 Screening all newborns for excessive bilirubin in the blood can significantly decrease the incidence of severe jaundice which, in extreme cases, can lead to seizures and brain damage, according to researchers at UCSF Children's Hospital and Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research in Oakland, CA. http://www.physorg.com/news173368383.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:20:03 EST news173368383 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sustaining a second concussion shortly after a first one can lead to serious problems for young athletes, making it extremely important for players to be correctly diagnosed after being hit in the head. http://www.physorg.com/news172857276.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:10:02 EST news172857276 A harmless shard from the shell of a common childhood virus may halt a biological process that kills a significant percentage of battlefield casualties, heart attack victims and oxygen-deprived newborns, according to research presented Sunday, September 6, 2009, at the 12th European meeting on complement in human disease in Budapest, Hungary. http://www.physorg.com/news171428621.html Medicine & Health Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:04:57 EST news171428621 (PhysOrg.com) -- Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen shows that vitamin C deficiency may impair the mental development of new-born babies. http://www.physorg.com/news171115070.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:10:01 EST news171115070 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). http://www.physorg.com/news170015831.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:40:01 EST news170015831 (PhysOrg.com) -- The risks associated with treating a recurrent or residual brain aneurysm that was initially treated by endovascular coiling are low, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news170008408.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:50:01 EST news170008408 A blood test can now be used to detect brain damage in amateur boxers. Deterioration of nerve cells seems to occur even after a two-month break from boxing. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news169996014.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:20:01 EST news169996014 Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, investigated the effects of formal education on the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. They were able to show that education diminishes the impact of Alzheimer's disease on cognition even if a manifest brain volume loss has already occurred. The results are published in the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. http://www.physorg.com/news169221701.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:02:22 EST news169221701 Areas of brain damage seen on brain scans and originally thought to be related to stroke may help doctors predict a person's risk of memory problems in old age, according to research published in the August 11, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news169141228.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:41:10 EST news169141228 Divers who held their breath for several minutes had elevated levels of a protein that can signal brain damage, according to a new study from the Journal of Applied Physiology. However, the appearance of the protein, S100B, was transient and leaves open the question of whether lengthy apnea (breath-holding) can damage the brain over the long term. http://www.physorg.com/news168598483.html Medicine & Health Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:55:06 EST news168598483 "Silent" strokes, which are strokes that don't result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure, according to a study published in the July 28, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news167935660.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:48:03 EST news167935660 (PhysOrg.com) -- Drugs that block a growth factor receptor on brain cells may prevent epilepsy after brain damage, according to a new study appearing in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. http://www.physorg.com/news166861484.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:25:11 EST news166861484 Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Singapore and reported in Nature Nanotechnology. http://www.physorg.com/news165419576.html Nanotechnology Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:54:00 EST news165419576 Two new studies published by neurologists at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital demonstrate a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may be experiencing subtle seizures that are typically unrecognized. These subtle seizures may be affecting patients' prognoses and causing long-term brain damage, death and severe disability. http://www.physorg.com/news164464547.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:10:01 EST news164464547 Just one drink can quickly go to your head. Researchers in Heidelberg tested this well-known adage. Only six minutes after consuming an amount of alcohol equivalent to three glasses of beer or two glasses of wine, leading to a blood alcohol level of 0.05 to 0.06 percent, changes have already taken place in the brain cells, as the scientists in Heidelberg proved using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Previously the only available data was from animal trials. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. http://www.physorg.com/news164288991.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:20:01 EST news164288991 Johns Hopkins brain scientists have figured out why a faulty protein accumulates in cells everywhere in the bodies of people with Huntington's disease (HD), but only kills cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, causing negligible damage to tissues elsewhere. The answer, reported this week in Science, lies in one tiny protein called "Rhes" that's found only in the part of the brain that controls movement. The findings, according to the Hopkins scientists, explain the unique pattern of brain damage in HD and its symptoms, as well as offer a strategy for new therapy. http://www.physorg.com/news163344119.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:22:40 EST news163344119 A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida - putting scientists a step closer to finding a cure for the disorder in children. http://www.physorg.com/news162745350.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 May 2009 16:02:58 EST news162745350 (AP) -- A research institute devoted to Alzheimer's and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. http://www.physorg.com/news162627378.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 07:17:20 EST news162627378 Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center exposes alarming gaps in training hospital residents in "first response" emergency treatment of staged cardiorespiratory arrests in children, while at the same time offering a potent recipe for fixing the problem. http://www.physorg.com/news161870757.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 13:06:27 EST news161870757 Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news160673230.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 16:27:43 EST news160673230