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Brain :: Vision restoration therapy shown to improve brain activity in brain injured patients

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have demonstrated using functional magnetic resonance imaging, that brain activity was increased in stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors who underwent Vision Restoration Therapy, a rehabilitative treatment that helps these patients recover lost vision. The data will be published online in the peer-reviewed journal Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair on Aug. 14, 2007.

Multiple Sclerosis :: DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe

A newly developed DNA vaccine appears safe and may produce beneficial changes in the brains and immune systems of individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the October 2007 print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Alzheimer’s Disease :: Draining away brain’s toxic protein to stop Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists are trying a plumber?s approach to rid the brain of the amyloid buildup that plagues Alzheimer?s patients: Simply drain the toxic protein away.

Eating :: Hormone Leptin regulates human eating behaviour

Leptin, one of the key hormones responsible for reducing hunger and increasing the feeling of fullness, also controls our fondness for food, revealed by researchers at University of Cambridge.

Schizophrenia :: Wyeth & Solvay got FDA Action Letter for Bifeprunox, an investigational treatment for schizophrenia

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the receipt of an action letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the New Drug Application (NDA) for bifeprunox, an atypical antipsychotic that was reviewed for the acute treatment of schizophrenia, as well as the maintenance of stable adult patients.

West Nile Virus :: Mosquito spraying in Bucks county designed to control threat of West Nile virus

Weather conditions permitting, spraying to control adult mosquito populations will be conducted during the evening hours on Tuesday, Aug. 14, in Bristol and Bensalem townships, Bucks County.

Schizophrenia :: Genetic variation helps to understand predisposition to schizophrenia

Scientists have provided new insight into how a gene is related to schizophrenia. In a study to be published in the August 17 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Amanda J. Law, Medical Research Council Fellow and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and Visiting Scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with colleagues at NIH describe for the first time a genetic variation that causes a gene to be overexpressed in the human brain. These results may provide a new way to design better drugs to treat schizophrenia.

Mental Health :: High-tech diagnosis yields vital clues into mental illness

Is there a definitive test for mental illness? Not yet, but using advanced neuropsychiatric diagnostic tools including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), mental health professionals at The Menninger Clinic in Houston are pinpointing the causes of behavioral and psychiatric problems in patients.

Mosquito :: Mosquito borne disease risk spreads in north of Western Australia

The Department of Health reminded people living and holidaying in the north of Western Australia to take extra care against mosquito bites, following evidence of the spread of mosquito-borne viruses in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions.

West Nile Virus :: Simple measures help prevent spread of West Nile Virus

Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Erie County Department of Health today reminded area residents of simple steps they can take to control mosquitoes in their own yards?an important effort in combating the spread of the West Nile virus.