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Neurologic And Neuropsychological Symptoms May Result From Electric Shocks

16 May 2008

Canadian researchers have shown that an electric shock ranging from 120 to 52,000 volts can cause neurologic and neuropsychological symptoms in humans. Following an electrical injury, some patients may show various emotional...
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Covidien Introduces AbsorbaTack(TM) 5mm Hernia Fixation Device Featuring Absorbable Tacks In Europe

16 May 2008

Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced the European introduction of the AbsorbaTack™ 5mm absorbable mesh fixation device for hernia repair, one of the most performed...
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Australian Researchers Sheds New Light On Heroin Addiction

16 May 2008

Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne have identified a factor that may contribute towards the development of heroin addiction by manipulating the adenosine A2A receptor, which plays a major role in the brain's 'reward pathway'...
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Neurology / Neuroscience News Articles Archive - Page 1

16 May 2008

Fine-Tuning Clot-Busting Treatment For Bleeding In Brain Dramatically Increases Survival

First Conclusive Evidence Of Alzheimer's-Like Brain Tangles In Nonhuman Primates, Findings Could Pave Way For New Human Treatments

Science Briefs From Weill Cornell Medical College

Distinct Treatment Needed: Tourette's And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Canada

Discovery Of Cell Linked To Learning And Memory

15 May 2008

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Senior's Gait A Sign Of What's To Come

Neurologists Gather To Discuss Successful Aging

Recent Advances In Reproductive Neuroendocrinology: A Role For RFamide Peptides In Seasonal Reproduction?

Biomaterials For The Central Nervous System

Architecture For Fundamental Processes Of Life Discovered By Researchers

Hyperactivity Is Associated With Decreased Numbers Of Interneurons

Acupuncture And Myofascial Trigger Therapy Treat Same Pain Areas

Heart Damage Reversed By Drug Therapy For PKU

14 May 2008

Procedure May Reduce Hot Flushes For Breast Cancer Survivors

I Do Not See It, But My Brain Does

Sleeping Outside The Box: Electroencephalographic Measures Of Sleep In Sloths Inhabiting A Rainforest

Studies Presented At Spine Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting Find Plasma Disc Decompression Effective For Contained Disc Herniation

Seeing Alzheimer's Amyloids

Music Used To Explore The Autistic Brain's Emotion Processing

Heat Sensing Regulator Identified

Progression Of Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease In Children Slowed By Gene Therapy

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Gene Therapy Clinical Trial Yields Promising Results For Batten Disease, Fatal Neurological Condition

New MRI Technique Detects Subtle But Serious Brain Injury

13 May 2008

New Breakthrough On Link Between Neuronal Activity And Networking Anatomy

Older Persons With More Schooling Spend Fewer Years With Cognitive Loss

Possible Connection Between Marijuana Abuse And Stroke Or Heart Attacks

Phantoms In The Brain: Pain After Amputation, Canada

Link Discovered Between Altered Dopamine Activity And Social Anxiety Disorder

Historically A Disappointment, Neuroprotective Drug Strategies Pursuing New Targets And Mechanisms

MS Can Affect Children's IQ, Thinking Skills

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Announces 12 Month Interim Results From The Phase I/IIa Cethrin(R) Clinical Trial In Acute Spinal Cord Injury

12 May 2008

FDA Approves First Generic Ropinirole

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Do Not Improve Cognitive Function In Older Adults

Electrode Re-Implantation May Help Patients Who Don't Respond To Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease

Mechanism Uncovered Of Action Of Antibiotic Able To Reduce Neuronal Cell Death In Brain

Fruit Fly Avoidance Mechanism Could Lead To New Ways To Control Pain In Humans

Numbers In Our Hands

Spinal Cord Research Heads New $10M Funding In London, Ontario

Interventional Procedures Now Included In American Pain Society's Low Back Guideline

UTHSC-H Trauma Research: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst Announces $5M TETF Investment

FDA Grants Priority Review Of Gamunex(R) As A Treatment For Neurological Disorder CIDP

11 May 2008

Untreated Depressed People Have Fewer Serotonin & Opioid Receptors, And Variation Is Linked To Symptoms And Treatment Response

Imagining Study Finds Equity And Efficiency Are Encoded Differently In The Brain

10 May 2008

Hebrew University Scientists Named Fellows Of American Academy

09 May 2008

Heart Rules Head In Moral Decisions

Brain Imaging Improves Anxiety Treatment

Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'

New Link To Schizophrenia Discovered By Hopkins Researchers

Neuroscientist Paul M. Carvey, Ph.D., Recieves Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award For Parkinson's Disease Research

Clinical Data On Somaxon Pharmaceuticals' Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Insomnia Presented At American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

Molecules In Plants May Have Beneficial Effect On Alzheimer's Disease

Globus Medical Completes Enrollment Of SECURE(R)-C Cervical Artificial Disc Clinical Trial

08 May 2008

Brain Chemical Imbalance May Explain Lack Of Motivation In Schizophrenia

California Stem Cell Agency To Fund Building At UCSF

Connection Between Mental Fitness And Multi-Lingualism Discovered By Tel Aviv University

Mathematical Model Answers Question - Does The Brain Control Muscles Or Movements?

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