ADHD :: Does Omega 3 protect against ADHD?
A new study will provide further understanding about the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on the brain function of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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Memory :: Learning during sleep?
Max Planck researchers in Heidelberg are investigating communication between memory areas during sleep.
Brain :: Psychopaths’ brains different
A new study by researchers in the UK has found that psychopaths have biological brain differences that make them stand apart from other normal people. The research appears in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Scientists develop a new way to target Alzheimer’s disease
A group of scientists at NYU School of Medicine have devised a way to reduce amyloid beta deposition by interfering with the deadly embrace of these proteins.
Parkinson’s Disease :: Transplanted brain cells hold promise for Parkinson’s disease
Transplanted neural stem cells hold promise for reducing the destruction of dopaminergic cells that occurs in Parkinson’s disease and for replacing cells lost to the disease, scientists say.
Autism :: Oxytocin’s potential for treatment of two core autism symptom domains
Preliminary new research discussed today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology’s Annual Meeting finds that oxytocin, when administered using intravenous fluid and nasal technology may have significant positive effects on adult autism patients.
Psychiatry :: New direction for development of psychotropic drugs
A panel of academic, industry and government representatives, presenting at the ACNP Annual Meeting, concluded that several factors have impeded the development of novel treatments for mental illness, including: incomplete understanding of the impact of mental illness on the brain; continued skepticism of results from animal models for certain disorders, and an outdated paradigm of treatment and the industry preference toward so-called “me-too” drugs.
Video Games :: Violent video games not good for kids
Adolescents who play violent video games may exhibit lingering effects on brain function, including increased activity in the region of the brain that governs emotional arousal and decreased activity in the brain’s executive function, which is associated with control, focus and concentration, revealed in a study.
Autoimmune Disease :: Molecule linked to autoimmune disease relapses identified at Stanford
The ebb and flow of such autoimmune diseases as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis has long been a perplexing mystery to scientists. But new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine bring scientists closer to solving the puzzle, identifying a molecule that appears to play a central role in these relapses.
Parkinson’s Disease :: Parkinson’s approach with stem cells a promising first step
Brain cells derived from human embryonic stem cells improved the condition of rats with Parkinson’s-like symptoms dramatically, but the treatment caused a significant problem — the appearance of brain tumors — that scientists are now working to solve. The study is featured on the cover of the November issue of Nature Medicine.