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'Cross fire' from the brain makes patients tremble

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 11, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A typical symptom of Parkinson's disease is tremor in patients. A group of scientists, including Professor Peter Tass from Forschungszentrum Jülich have succeeded in demonstrating the mechanisms which cause the so-called ...


New therapy gives hope for very severe depression

New therapy gives hope for very severe depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. German physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. ...





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No change in brain tumor incidence during a time when cell phone usage increased

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a new brief communication published online December 3 in the Journal of the National Ca ...


Researchers identify gene that spurs deadly brain cancer

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer.


Researchers discover how a brain hormone controls insect metamorphosis

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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A team of University of Minnesota researchers have discovered how PTTH, a hormone produced by the brain, controls the metamorphosis of juvenile insects into adults.


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Futuristic 48-Core Intel Chip Could Reshape How Computers are Built (w/ Video)

Electronics / Hardware

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or "single-chip cloud computer," that rethinks many of the approaches used in today's designs for laptops, ...


Cooling may benefit children after cardiac arrest

Medicine & Health / Other

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When the heart is stopped and restarted, the patient's life may be saved but their brain is often permanently damaged. Therapeutic hypothermia, a treatment in which the patient's body temperature is lowered and maintained ...


Scientists identify strategies to protect new brain cells against Alzheimer's disease

Biology / Biotechnology

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Stimulating the growth of new neurons to replace those lost in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an intriguing therapeutic possibility. But will the factors that cause AD allow the new neurons to thrive and function normally? Scientists ...


Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections

Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 17 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, according to ...


Love hurts: Why emotional pain really affects us

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 17 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Have you ever felt overly upset by a social snubbing? Your genetics, not your friends, may be at fault.


Transplant infectious disease experts provide pandemic guidance

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Surgeons and other healthcare professionals specialising in solid organ transplants have been issued with expert advice to guide them through the complex clinical issues posed by the global H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic.


Green tea chemical combined with another may hold promise for treatment of brain disorders

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Scientists at Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) and the University of Pennsylvania have found that combining two chemicals, one of which is the green tea component EGCG, can prevent and destroy a variety of protein ...



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