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PLoS Biology: Video-Game Play Induces Plasticity in the Visual System of Adults with Amblyopia
Seeded on Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:31 PM EDT (PLOS Biology)
Playing video games does provide health benefits! This study published in PLOS Biology lead by a team of investigators from by the University of California School of Optometry in Berkeley showed that playing action video games such as Medal of Honor improves visual acuity, v …
Even Mild Cognitive Impairment Appears to Substantially Increase Risk for Death - Office of Public and Media Relations
Seeded on Tue Sep 6, 2011 5:34 PM EDT (Indiana School of Medicine News)
According to a new, long-term study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers, cognitive impairment, especially at the moderate to severe stages has an impact on life expectancy similar to chronic conditions such as diabetes or chronic heart failure.
Antidepressants may cure Alzheimer's disease and grow new brain cells
Sun Sep 4, 2011 4:35 PM EDT
Over the past few years, there has been an explosion in new scientific evidence showing that antidepressants such as Prozac can reverse the clinical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
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Bacteria in the Gut May Influence Brain Development
Seeded on Tue Feb 1, 2011 9:56 PM EST (Science Daily)
This amazing research has found a link on the role of gut bacteria with brain development and cognitive function.The study is published in the scientific journal PNAS, and is the result of an ongoing collaboration between scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Geno …
Alien Hand Syndrome sees woman attacked by her own hand - An operation to control her epilepsy left Karen Byrne with no control of her left hand (Video)
Seeded on Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:56 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Imagine being attacked by one of your own hands, which repeatedly tries to slap and punch you. Or you go into a shop and when you try to turn right, one of your legs decides it wants to go left, leaving you walking round in circles.
Brain awareness week: a new era in brain research and education
Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:30 PM EDT
This Monday will be the official global kickoff of the Brain Awareness Week campaign (March15-21) spearheaded by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and European Dana Alliance for the Brain in conjunction with local chapters of the Society for Neuroscience, the largest profe …
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Rapamycin, a potential anti-aging drug, strongly protects neurons in Parkinson's disease models
Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:21 PM EST
A new finding published four weeks ago in the Journal of Neuroscience revealed that rapamycin, a potent immunosuppressant, is neuroprotective against multiple models of Parkinson's disease.
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Many patients lack the numerical skills to make good health decisions, study finds
Seeded on Tue Jan 5, 2010 7:58 PM EST (Cornell University)
"Patients in medical offices should be screened for how well developed their numerical skills are to weigh their medical options, reports a new Cornell study.
Brain Stimulation: Can Magnetic or Electrical Pulses Help You? -
Seeded on Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:16 PM EDT (US News & World Report)
Medicine has long gone straight to the master organ, the brain, in an attempt to heal various psychiatric, neurodegenerative, and movement disorders.
David Holtzman: Attacking Alzheimer's With a New Test for Amyloid Beta - US News and World Report
Seeded on Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:50 PM EDT (US News & World Report)
Neuroscientist David Holtzman was captivated by Alzheimer's disease as a medical student. Now the 47-year-old associate director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.
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