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Machine Translates Brain Signals Into Words "Better Than Chance"
09/08/2010 12:00 PM
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US scientists have moved a step closer to developing a mind-reading machine: they wired a man's brain up to a computerized device that helped them to determine at a rate significantly better than chance, which brain signals represented which word he had read from a list...
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PTSD And Traumatic Brain Injury Common Among Returning Troops
09/08/2010 08:00 AM
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NPR reports on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury in troops returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Though thousands of soldiers are diagnosed with PTSD, many more suffer without treatment. Among those who do seek treatment, doctors are finding another, distinctly different problem called traumatic brain injury, or TBI...
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Yeast Holds Clues To Parkinson's Disease
09/08/2010 05:00 AM
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Yeast could be a powerful ally in the discovery of new therapeutic drugs to treat Parkinson's disease says a scientist presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham today...
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Mild Cognitive Impairment Is More Common In Men
09/08/2010 04:00 AM
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A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women. The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a prevalence rate of 16 percent in the population-based study of individuals aged 70-89 without dementia who live in Olmsted County, Minn. The study will be published in the September issue of Neurology...
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K2M Receives 510(k) Clearance For Its CHESAPEAKE Anterior-Lumbar Stabilization System
09/08/2010 03:00 AM
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K2M, Inc., a spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new CHESAPEAKEâ„¢ Anterior-Lumbar Stabilization System, a unique interbody device designed for stabilization of the spine through an anterior approach...
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Brain Function, Task Performance In Cocaine Abusers, Improved By Ritalin
09/08/2010 03:00 AM
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A brain-scanning study at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, conducted with collaborators from Stony Brook University, reveals that an oral dose of methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, improves impaired brain function and enhances cognitive performance in people who are addicted to cocaine...
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Association Between Inflammation, Lower Intelligence And Premature Death
09/08/2010 03:00 AM
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Inflammation is associated with lower intelligence and premature death, according to Swedish scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. "Those with low-grade inflammation performed more poorly on standardised intelligence tests, even after excluding those with signs of current illness...
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Memory Problems Or Mild Cognitive Impairment More Common In Men
09/07/2010 01:00 PM
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Mild cognitive impairment, which may include problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal aging rate, is more common among men than women, say researchers in an article published in the medical journal Neurology, September 7 issue...
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Memory Problems More Common In Men?
09/07/2010 04:00 AM
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A new study shows that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may affect more men than women. The research is published in the September 7, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Mild cognitive impairment is a condition in which people have problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal rate of aging...
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Scientists Decode Words From Brain Signals
09/07/2010 04:00 AM
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In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull but atop the brain...
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New Model May Simplify High-Dose Radiosurgery Planning
09/06/2010 03:00 AM
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There is yet no straightforward way to determine the optimal dose level and treatment schedules for high-dose radiation therapies such as stereotactic radiation therapy, which is used to treat brain and lung cancer, or for high-dose brachytherapy for prostate and other cancers. Radiation oncologists at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G...
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U.S. Neurologists Agree On Protocols For Treatment Of Infantile Spasms
09/04/2010 04:00 AM
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Researchers from across the U.S., as part of the Infantile Spasms Working Group (ISWG), established guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of infantile spasms (IS). The goal of the ISWG is to improve patient outcomes by creating protocols that educate pediatricians on early diagnosis and treatment options...
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All Genes In One Go
09/04/2010 04:00 AM
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The majority of rare diseases are hereditary. But despite significant progress in genome research, in most cases their exact cause remains unclear. The discovery of the underlying genetic defect is, however, a prerequisite for their definitive diagnosis and the development of innovative approaches to their treatment...
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Rochester Leads International Effort To Improve Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
09/04/2010 04:00 AM
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A large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Neurologist Robert "Berch" Griggs, M.D., is heading the study of treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common form of the disease that affects children...
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What's Causing Life-Threatening Blood Clots Following Brain Surgery?
09/04/2010 04:00 AM
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One of the most severe complications of brain surgery is a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs called a pulmonary embolism. But a Loyola University Health System study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery suggests that screening methods hospitals typically use to access the risk of pulmonary embolisms may fall short...
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Functional Motor Neuron Subtypes Generated From Embryonic Stem Cells
09/04/2010 03:00 AM
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Scientists have devised a method for coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells into forming a highly specific motor neuron subtype. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, provides new insight into motor neuron differentiation and may prove useful for devising and testing future therapies for motor neuron diseases...
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