News tagged with brain problems
Aquatic ecologist studies silent killer of bald eagles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Something is killing American bald eagles, and Susan Wilde is determined to find out what. An assistant professor in the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Making a bee-line for the best rewards
Bumblebees use complex problem solving skills to minimise the energy they use when flying to collect food, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Researchers probe causes of math anxiety
Math problems make more than a few students - and even teachers - sweat, but new brain research is providing insights into the earliest causes of the anxiety so often associated with mathematics.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 19, 2011 |
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Newer antimalarials more effective than quinine against severe malaria
Quinine should no longer be the drug of choice for treating severe malaria, according to an updated systematic review by Cochrane researchers. It is now evident that the antimalarial drug artesunate, which is derived from ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Brain function linked to birth size in groundbreaking new study
Scientists have discovered the first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta. The finding could shed new light on the causes ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Rural underage binge drinkers put their health at risk
Binge drinking is often considered to be a problem of towns and cities but new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that binge drinking in rural areas is more of a problem than p ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Ritalin may ease early iron deficiency damage
Ritalin may help improve brain function in adolescent rats that were iron deficient during infancy, according to a team of Penn State neuroscientists. This may have implications for iron-deficient human infants as well.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Brain's 'autopilot' provides insight into early development of Alzheimer's disease
Watching the brain's "autopilot" network in real time may help determine the onset of cognitive decline and potentially aid in making an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at Duke University ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Forget your previous conceptions about memory
Memory difficulties such as those seen in dementia may arise because the brain forms incomplete memories that are more easily confused, new research from the University of Cambridge has found. The findings are published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Gene therapy prevents memory problems in mice with Alzheimer's disease
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) in San Francisco have discovered a new strategy to prevent memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Humans with AD and mice genetically ...
Nov 28, 2010 |
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Development of a safer vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease
A new vaccine protects against memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease, but without potentially dangerous side effects, a new animal study reports. The research was presented at Neuroscience 2010, the annual meeting ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Binge-drinking teens may be risking future depression
Binge-drinking teenagers may be putting themselves at higher risk in adulthood for mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, Loyola University Health System researchers report.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Walk much? It may protect your memory down the road
New research suggests that walking at least six miles per week may protect brain size and in turn, preserve memory in old age, according to a study published in the October 13, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medica ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Compound in celery, peppers reduces age-related memory deficits
A diet rich in the plant compound luteolin reduces age-related inflammation in the brain and related memory deficits by directly inhibiting the release of inflammatory molecules in the brain, researchers report.
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Hepatitis C virus damages brain cells
A University of Alberta researcher specializing in neurological infections has discovered that the hepatitis C virus injures and inflames brain cells, resulting in neurological issues for some patients living with the disease. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 08, 2010 |
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