News tagged with neuropsychiatric diseases
Erythropoietin boosts brainpower
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Healthy young mice treated with erythropoietin show lasting improved performance in learning and other higher brain functions. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology tested the cognitive effects of the ...
Now where did I leave my car -- and how do I get back there? How the brain translates memory into action
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When we emerge from a supermarket laden down with bags and faced with a sea of vehicles, how do we remember where we've parked our car and translate the memory into the correct action to get back there? Scientists ...
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High-tech spectroscopy may be used to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms
Nov 13, 2006 |
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) may provide a noninvasive way to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with lupus, according to results from research in mice at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Studies examine genetic determinants of ADHD
Jan 07, 2009 |
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A special issue of American Journal of Medical Genetics (AJMG): Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics presents a comprehensive overview of the latest progress in genetic research of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...
European membrane expertise to focus on new treatments for human diseases
Mar 18, 2008 |
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A new 15 million Euro project led by the University of Leeds aims to find novel treatments for many human diseases by bringing together the leading European experts in membrane proteins.
Omega-3 supplements affect Alzheimer's symptoms
Jun 21, 2007 |
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Omega-3 supplements can, in certain cases, help combat the depression and agitation symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a clinical study conducted at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
ADHD genes found, known to play roles in neurodevelopment
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Pediatric researchers have identified hundreds of gene variations that occur more frequently in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than in children without ADHD. Many of those genes were already ...
Antibiotic Can Reduce Hospitalization for Rare Brain Disorder, Analysis Shows
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study analysis by researchers at the University of Cincinnati confirms that the antibiotic rifaximin can reduce hospitalizations of patients with a certain brain disorder caused by liver failure.
Decrease in sense of smell seen in lupus patients
Apr 30, 2009 |
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The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous system disorders that involve immune-mediated ...
Gene Expression and Splicing Vary Widely from One Tissue to the Next
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Dec 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Genes talk to themselves and to each other to control how a given cell manufactures proteins. But variation in the control of the same gene in two different tissues may contribute to certain human traits, ...
Angry faces take priority in our brain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In any social situation, we need to be aware of threats to our own safety from other people. That may be why our brains are better attuned to remembering the identity of angry faces over short ...
Protein can nurture or devastate brain cells, depending on its 'friends'
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered new insights into the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also ...
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