http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Move over, touchpad screens: New research funded in part by the National Institutes of Health shows that it is possible to manipulate complex visual images on a computer screen using only the mind. http://phys.org/news207404175.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:16:39 EST news207404175 A University of Alberta research team has discovered a potential new trigger for epileptic seizures that strike during deep sleep. http://phys.org/news204970983.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:23:23 EST news204970983 A team of University of Oregon researchers have isolated an independent processing channel of synapses inside the brain's auditory cortex that deals specifically with shutting off sound processing at appropriate times. Such regulation is vital for hearing and for understanding speech. http://phys.org/news185027368.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:04 EST news185027368 (PhysOrg.com) -- A form of partial epilepsy associated with auditory and other sensory hallucinations has been linked to the disruption of brain development during early childhood, according to a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). http://phys.org/news170255472.html Medicine & Health Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:11:45 EST news170255472 Pictures paint concepts of a thousand words- now, for the first time, scientists studying the brain have worked out how words paint concepts in our minds. http://phys.org/news167571527.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:39:26 EST news167571527 Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a fully automated procedure called Volumetric MRI - which measures the "memory centers" of the brain and compares them to expected size - is effective in predicting the progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease. The procedure can be readily used in clinics to measure brain atrophy, and may help physicians to predict decline in MCI patients. Their study has been published in the June issue of the journal Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. http://phys.org/news164379773.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:03:10 EST news164379773 Persons with temporal lobe epilepsy who do not respond to medication could receive a substantial gain in life expectancy and quality of life by undergoing surgery of the temporal lobe part of the brain, according to an analysis reported in the December 3 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news147463504.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:04 EST news147463504 In a study that sheds new light on how memory and spatial cognition are related to each other in the brain, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Veteran Affairs (VA) San Diego Healthcare System studied memory-impaired patients as they navigated their environment. http://phys.org/news137088816.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:13:36 EST news137088816