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Breakthroughs In Treatment Of Spine And Back Conditions

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Approximately 21 million visits were made to physicians' offices due to back problems in 2006. While countless adults experience back pain and stiffness, many suffer from serious spine and back conditions - including injury, herniated discs and the deterioration of the vertebrae... ...

read more Approximately 21 million visits were made to physicians' offices due to back problems in 2006. While countless adults experience back pain and stiffness, many suffer from serious spine and back conditions - including injury, herniated discs and the deterioration of the vertebrae... read more Sun Mar 2010

Questioning The Benefits Of Elective Removal Of Ovaries During Hysterectomy: Evidence Suggests Procedure May Do More Harm Than Good

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55 percent of all US women having a hysterectomy, or approximately 300,000 times each year... ...

read more Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55 percent of all US women having a hysterectomy, or approximately 300,000 times each year... read more Sun Mar 2010

Brain Activity Predicts Emotional Resiliency Following A Fight With A Partner

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Common wisdom tells us that for a successful relationship partners shouldn't go to bed angry. But new research from a psychologist at Harvard University suggests that brain activity - specifically in the region called the lateral prefrontal cortex - is a far better indicator of how someone will feel ...

read more Common wisdom tells us that for a successful relationship partners shouldn't go to bed angry. But new research from a psychologist at Harvard University suggests that brain activity - specifically in the region called the lateral prefrontal cortex - is a far better indicator of how someone will feel read more Sun Mar 2010

Researchers Discover First Direct Evidence Of Neuroplastic Changes Following Brainwave Training

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
A pioneering collaboration between two laboratories from the University of London has provided the first evidence of neuroplastic changes occurring directly after natural brainwave training... ...

read more A pioneering collaboration between two laboratories from the University of London has provided the first evidence of neuroplastic changes occurring directly after natural brainwave training... read more Sun Mar 2010

SMISS Launches Online Minimally Invasive Spine Programs

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Since its founding in 2007, the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) has become the pre-eminent professional society for MIS surgeons. On March 1, 2010, the organization's educational activities expanded dramatically with the launch of SMISS Highlights, an online series of CME-accred ...

read more Since its founding in 2007, the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) has become the pre-eminent professional society for MIS surgeons. On March 1, 2010, the organization's educational activities expanded dramatically with the launch of SMISS Highlights, an online series of CME-accred read more Sun Mar 2010

Daylight-Saving Time Switch May Leave You Sleepy, Physician Says

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Many Americans will lose an hour of sleep on March 14, the first day of daylight-saving time, when clocks are set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. local standard time-making it harder to wake up, causing difficulty in staying alert and increasing the chance of sleepy-driving car crashes. Ronald D. Chervin, ...

read more Many Americans will lose an hour of sleep on March 14, the first day of daylight-saving time, when clocks are set ahead one hour at 2 a.m. local standard time-making it harder to wake up, causing difficulty in staying alert and increasing the chance of sleepy-driving car crashes. Ronald D. Chervin, read more Sun Mar 2010

Link Between Brain Chemical And Cognitive Decline In Schizophrenia

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
In one of the first such studies involving human patients with schizophrenia, researchers at UC Davis have provided evidence that deficits in a brain chemical may be responsible for some of the debilitating cognitive deficits - poor attention, memory and problem-solving abilities - that accompany th ...

read more In one of the first such studies involving human patients with schizophrenia, researchers at UC Davis have provided evidence that deficits in a brain chemical may be responsible for some of the debilitating cognitive deficits - poor attention, memory and problem-solving abilities - that accompany th read more Sun Mar 2010

Years Of Smoking Associated With Lower Parkinson's Risk, Not Number Of Cigarettes Per Day

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Researchers have new insight into the relationship between Parkinson's disease and smoking. Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease... ...

read more Researchers have new insight into the relationship between Parkinson's disease and smoking. Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease... read more Sun Mar 2010

Moderate Use Of Video Games Can Be A Very Useful Educational Tool For Teaching Children

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Video games can have a very positive influence in the education of children, and, when used in moderation, they do not harm children's academic performance... ...

read more Video games can have a very positive influence in the education of children, and, when used in moderation, they do not harm children's academic performance... read more Sun Mar 2010

The Human Brain Processes Predictable Sensory Input In A Particularly Efficient Manner

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
It turns out that there is a striking similarity between how the human brain determines what is going on in the outside world and the job of scientists. Good science involves formulating a hypothesis and testing whether this hypothesis is compatible with the scientist's observations... ...

read more It turns out that there is a striking similarity between how the human brain determines what is going on in the outside world and the job of scientists. Good science involves formulating a hypothesis and testing whether this hypothesis is compatible with the scientist's observations... read more Sun Mar 2010

Computer Algorithm Able To 'Read' Memories

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Computer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity. The research, conducted by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London), provides further insight into how our me ...

read more Computer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity. The research, conducted by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London), provides further insight into how our me read more Sun Mar 2010

Nationwide Children's Hospital's Neurology Chief Co-Authors Leading Stroke Textbook

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
The first edition of James Toole's Cerebrovascular Disorders, published in 1967, was the first modern stroke textbook. Now, more than 40 years later and through five editions, a new edition has been released for both specialists and residents. Cambridge University Press recently released the sixth ...

read more The first edition of James Toole's Cerebrovascular Disorders, published in 1967, was the first modern stroke textbook. Now, more than 40 years later and through five editions, a new edition has been released for both specialists and residents. Cambridge University Press recently released the sixth read more Fri Mar 2010

Reconstruction Of 3-D Hand Movement Using Brain Signals Suggests Future Portable Prosthetic Devices For The Movement-Impaired

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Researchers have successfully reconstructed 3-D hand motions from brain signals recorded in a non-invasive way, according to a study in the March 3 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. This finding uses a technique that may open new doors for portable brain-computer interface systems... ...

read more Researchers have successfully reconstructed 3-D hand motions from brain signals recorded in a non-invasive way, according to a study in the March 3 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. This finding uses a technique that may open new doors for portable brain-computer interface systems... read more Fri Mar 2010

Mental Activity Could Stave Off Age-Related Cognitive And Memory Decline

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
UC Irvine neurobiologists are providing the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health - and, therefore, that mental stimulation could limit the debilitating effects of aging on memory and the mind... ...

read more UC Irvine neurobiologists are providing the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health - and, therefore, that mental stimulation could limit the debilitating effects of aging on memory and the mind... read more Fri Mar 2010

Students' Physical Fitness Associated With Academic Achievement; Organized Physical Activity Linked To Lower Body Fat In Girls

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Physical fitness is associated with academic performance in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association's 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism... ...

read more Physical fitness is associated with academic performance in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association's 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism... read more Fri Mar 2010

Psychosurgery Makes Gentle Comeback

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome... ...

read more Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome... read more Fri Mar 2010

Neurologists On Capitol Hill To Push For Health Care Reform

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
What More than 100 neurologists from 40 states will be in Washington, DC, March 8-9, 2010, for "Neurology on the Hill," an event hosted by the American Academy of Neurology to educate lawmakers about the need for health care reform changes that consider neurologists and the patients they treat, inc ...

read more What More than 100 neurologists from 40 states will be in Washington, DC, March 8-9, 2010, for read more Fri Mar 2010

The Bonati Spine Institute Suggests Looking At Olympic Athletes For Spine Health

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
The Bonati Spine Institute, the leading center for the patented Bonati Spine Procedures for minimally invasive laser spine surgery, suggests that individuals look to Olympic athletes for lessons regarding spine health. While watching the 2010 Winter Olympics, adults worldwide cheered their athletes ...

read more The Bonati Spine Institute, the leading center for the patented Bonati Spine Procedures for minimally invasive laser spine surgery, suggests that individuals look to Olympic athletes for lessons regarding spine health. While watching the 2010 Winter Olympics, adults worldwide cheered their athletes read more Fri Mar 2010

Melatonin Precursor Stimulates Growth Factor Circuits In Brain

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered unexpected properties for a precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep cycles. Melatonin is produced from the neurotransmitter serotonin in a daily rhythm that peaks at night. Melatonin's immediate precursor, N-acetylser ...

read more Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered unexpected properties for a precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep cycles. Melatonin is produced from the neurotransmitter serotonin in a daily rhythm that peaks at night. Melatonin's immediate precursor, N-acetylser read more Wed Feb 2010

Alkermes Unveils Long-Acting Injectable Proprietary Platform For Treatment Of Schizophrenia And Other CNS Disorders

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced that it has developed a novel, proprietary LinkeRx™ technology platform to enable the creation of injectable extended-release versions of antipsychotics and other central nervous system (CNS) therapies... ...

read more Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced that it has developed a novel, proprietary LinkeRx™ technology platform to enable the creation of injectable extended-release versions of antipsychotics and other central nervous system (CNS) therapies... read more Wed Feb 2010

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