Dr Luan Brizendine, the author of the book ‘The Female Mind’, revealed that women devote more brain cells to talking than men, and says that there are inherent differences between the male and female brain that explain the reason why women naturally tend to be more talkative.
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a protein interaction that may explain how the deadly Huntington’s disease affects the brain. The findings, published in and featured on the cover of the current issue of Human Molecular Genetics, show how the mutated Huntington’s protein interacts with another protein to cause dramatic accumulation of cholesterol in the brain.
Guanfacine, a medication commonly prescribed to alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, is no more effective than a placebo, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that having complaints about memory problems is associated with changes in the brain related to Alzheimer’s disease. They reported their findings in the November 2006 issue of Neurology.
A protein called NMNAT protects against nerve cell degeneration in fruit flies and mice. The finding begs the question if a drug might be developed that could stimulate extra protein production and thus neuronal protection — both in injured cells and in those degenerating because of disease.
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have visualized in a living animal how cells use a critical biological process to dice and splice genetic material to create unique and varied proteins.
Black patients are more likely than white patients to prefer life-sustaining care when confronted with an incurable illness or serious mental and physical disabilities, according to a study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.
Drugs used to destroy cancer cells may actually be more harmful to healthy cells in the brain, research suggests, done by a team from New York’s University of Rochester. They found several types of key brain cell were highly vulnerable to the drugs.
The 2006 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting will feature hundreds of new studies on brain and behavior from the world’s leading scientists. Presentations include innovative research on potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, autism, nicotine addiction and treatment resistant depression.
Violent video games activate regions of the brain linked to emotional response, but limit activity in areas which govern self-control, a recent study in the United States has found. The study led by Vincent Mathews, professor of radiology at Indiana University School of Medicine, and was presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago.