Archives - Tuesday 24 June 2008
Nerve cells derived from stem cells and transplanted into mice may lead to improved brain treatments
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 23:35 - http://esciencenews.com/Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have, for the first time, genetically programmed embryonic stem (ES) cells to become nerve cells when transplanted into the brain, according...
Liz Spikol: There's No Excuse for Overmedicating the Elderly
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 23:35 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/The elderly in nursing homes have long been treated poorly, as so many guilty adult children (cf. The Savages) can attest. But because of...
What's In That? How Food Affects Behavior
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 23:25 - http://www.cbnnews.com/A double threat out there may explain poor performance, criminal behavior, and the growing numbers of Alzheimer's patients.
PBS specials: "Jesus in China" and the "Memory Mice"
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 21:22 - http://awearnessblog.com/As always, PBS is offering a great week of prime time television featuring new programs pertaining to the global political landscape and health-related issues. This week, there are several programs...
Alzheimer's disease as a case of brake failure?
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 21:16 - http://www.physorg.com/A loss of protein function in neurons may lead to dementia Rutgers researcher Karl Herrup and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University have discovered that a protein that suppresses cell...
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 20:08 - http://empowher.com/By Randy Dotinga EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- French radiologists report they've simplified a method of scanning the brain for signs of Alzheimer's disease,...
Alzheimer's test 'ready to be applied': company
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 17:47 - http://www.ctv.ca/Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd. said Tuesday its Alzheimer's disease diagnostic test "is ready to be applied to patient samples."
Another Piece Of The Alzheimer’s Puzzle Unraveled
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 17:00 - http://www.themedguru.com/Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly -- Technique Could Speed The Diagnosis
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 16:27 - http://empowher.com/TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- French radiologists report they've simplified a method of scanning the brain for signs of Alzheimer's disease, potentially making it easier to diagnose the...
Skin patch to ease brain disorder
Published on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 16:07 - http://www.news.com.au/A SKIN skin patch to treat the early signs of Alzheimer's disease will be subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
