Brain News - Life Science News RSS FeedsLife Science :: BrainBrain News Stories, Current Brain News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Brain Brain News Stories Current Brain News Events, Discoveries and Articles Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT), based in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Psychiatry. (2009-11-09) New TMS clinic offers noninvasive treatment for major depression Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. (2009-11-06) Estrogen therapy likely must be given soon after menopause to provide stroke protection For estrogen replacement to provide stroke protection, it likely must be given soon after levels drop because of menopause or surgical removal of the ovaries, scientists report in the Journal of Neuroscience. (2009-11-05) Hybrid molecules show promise for exploring, treating Alzheimer's One of the many mysteries of Alzheimer's disease is how protein-like snippets called amyloid-beta peptides, which clump together to form plaques in the brain, may cause cell death, leading to the disease's devastating symptoms of memory loss and other mental difficulties. (2009-11-05) A Vast Right Arm Conspiracy? Study Suggests Handedness May Effect Body Perception There are areas in the brain devoted to our arms, legs, and various parts of our bodies. The way these areas are distributed throughout the brain are known as "body maps" and there are some significant differences in these maps between left- and right-handed people. (2009-11-05) New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. (2009-11-04) Aiming to avoid damage to neurocognitive areas of the brain during cranial radiation Radiation oncologists at Rush University Medical Center are intent on finding ways to avoid damage to the critically important hippocampus and limbic circuit of the brain when cranial radiation is required to treat existing or potential metastatic cancers. (2009-11-04) New therapy gives hope for very severe depression Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. Physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. (2009-11-03) Sights and sounds of emotion trigger big brain responses Researchers at the University of York have identified a part of the brain that responds to both facial and vocal expressions of emotion. (2009-11-03) Preventative brain radiation for lung cancer patients: Benefits and risks A new study is taking a closer look at the benefits versus risks for lung cancer patients to undergo preventative brain radiation therapy as a means to stop cancer from spreading to the brain. (2009-11-03) |
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