Neurons in the rat brain use a preexisting set of firing sequences to encode...
Specialized neurons called place cells, located in the hippocampus region of the brain, fire when an animal is in a particular location in its environment, and it is the linear sequence of their firing...
View ArticleSignificant others can influence extreme dieting
Women who are frequently encouraged by their significant others to lose weight are more likely to resort to unhealthy measures to do so, according to new research in the American Journal of Health...
View ArticleCertain blood pressure drugs slow dementia deterioration
A class of drug, called ACE inhibitors, which are used to lower blood pressure, slow the rate of cognitive decline typical of dementia, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
View ArticleHair-straightening product may endanger stylists, clients
(HealthDay)—A popular hair-straightening product can pose a health threat to hairstylists and their customers, researchers say.
View ArticlePercutaneous tibial nerve stimulation has lasting benefit
(HealthDay)—Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation with the Urgent PC Neuromodulation System offers sustained overactive bladder symptom improvement after three years of therapy, according to a study...
View ArticleFullest clinical report of Saudi MERS points to important differences with...
The new research, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, also reveals some important differences with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
View ArticleIs it Bell's palsy or a stroke? Emergency physicians have the answer
Emergency physicians correctly identified nearly 100 percent of patients with Bell's palsy, the symptoms of which are nearly identical to potentially life-threatening diseases such as stroke and brain...
View ArticleScientists ID compounds that target amyloid fibrils in Alzheimer's, other...
UCLA chemists and molecular biologists have for the first time used a "structure-based" approach to drug design to identify compounds with the potential to delay or treat Alzheimer's disease, and...
View ArticleIsolated psychiatric episodes rare, but possible, in common form of...
A small percentage of people diagnosed with a mysterious neurological condition may only experience psychiatric changes - such as delusional thinking, hallucinations, and aggressive behavior -...
View ArticleReview defines new fracture risk factors post-vertebroplasty
(HealthDay)—Patients with low bone mineral density (BMD), low body mass index (BMI), and intradiscal cement leakage are at risk for new osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) after...
View ArticleOveractive immune response blocks itself
As part of the innate immune system natural killer cells (NK cells) play an important role in immune responses. For a long time they have been known as the first line of defense in the fight against...
View ArticleInherited virus can cause cognitive dysfunction and fatigue
Many experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has several root causes including some viruses. Now, lead scientists Shara Pantry, Maria Medveczky and Peter Medveczky of the University of...
View ArticleDiscovered a genetic biomarker that detects Lewy body dementia
The Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute (IGTP) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have discovered the first genetic biomarker to detect Lewy body dementia (LBD), a...
View ArticleResearchers uncover cellular mechanisms for attention in the brain
The ability to pay attention to relevant information while ignoring distractions is a core brain function. Without the ability to focus and filter out "noise," we could not effectively interact with...
View ArticleUK's "super mouse" yielding major discoveries in cancer research
It appears tiny and inconsequential enough, but the "super mouse"—created by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center some six years ago—has spawned plenty of new research into...
View ArticleCheaper supermarket teas could cause fluoride related illnesses
Drinking some cheaper supermarket tea blends can push people's fluoride intake over daily recommended levels, and put them at increased risk of skeletal and dental illnesses, a University of Derby...
View ArticleScientists discover new drug targets for aggressive breast cancer
Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) led in a study that has identified genes that are potential targets for therapeutic drugs against aggressive breast cancer. These findings...
View ArticlePeople with mental health problems hit harder by recession
Since the start of the recession, the rate of unemployment for people with mental health problems has risen more than twice as much than for people without mental health problems, according to new...
View ArticleHIV-associated lymphoma survival has not improved during the antiretroviral...
Stable survival rates were observed for HIV-associated lymphoma patients during the antiretroviral therapy (ART) era in the US, according to a new study published July 26 in the Journal of the National...
View ArticleMigraine is associated with variations in structure of brain arteries
The network of arteries supplying blood flow to the brain is more likely to be incomplete in people who suffer migraine, a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University...
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