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Ecstasy may be linked to sleep apnea

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New research shows that recreational users of the drug known as ecstasy may be at a higher risk for sleep apnea. The study is published in the December 2, 2009, online issue of Neurology.


Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients (w/ Podcast)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...


Yale team finds mechanism that constructs key brain structure

Scientists find mechanism that constructs key brain structure

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Yale University researchers have found a molecular mechanism that allows the proper mixing of neurons during the formation of columns essential for the operation of the cerebral cortex, they report in the ...


Guideline: Kids with small head size at risk of neurologic problems, screening needed

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly that is, children whose head size is smaller than that of 97 ...


Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy at risk for cognitive problems

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according to a study published in the August 12, 2009, online issue of ...


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New robots help humans cope with illness

Electronics / Robotics

created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Robots that can cook, dance to Michael Jackson songs or guide the blind are among the gadgets aimed at helping humans cope with illnesses on display in Spain at one of the world's biggest annual gatherings ...


Pesticide levels in blood linked to Parkinson's disease

Pesticide levels in blood linked to Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

July 13, 2009 - People with Parkinson's disease have significantly higher blood levels of a particular pesticide than healthy people or those with Alzheimer's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical ...


Lower risk of dementia for married or cohabiting people

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- People who live alone have twice the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease in later life compared with married or cohabiting people, according to a research study led by Miia Kivipelto from ...


Cognition already seriously impaired in first episode of schizophrenia

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with the disorder to work, study or be social, according to a new study published by the ...


Investigating a sometimes-faulty protein's role in brain links

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shed light on how a protein implicated in cognitive disorders maintains and regulates brain cell structures that are key to learning and ...


Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment—a stage between normal aging and dementia—or of transitioning from mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimer's disease, according ...


Standardized test battery to aid those with Down syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at The University of Arizona are developing a set of standardized tests that could improve the lives of people with Down syndrome.