Archives - Wednesday 13 August 2008
Test Developed Locally May Predict Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 23:54 - http://kdka.com/What if you knew that you were likely to develop Alzheimer's Disease a decade before symptoms began to appear? Doctors in Finland have confirmed that a test developed by researchers at the...
Pittsburgh dye may predict Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 23:08 - http://www.scrippsnews.com/PITTSBURGH -- A compound developed in Pittsburgh could be the key to diagnosing Alzheimer's disease 10 years before it strikes. read more
UK researchers give robot a "biological brain"
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 23:04 - http://www.engadget.com/Filed under: Robots It looks like a group of researchers from the University of Reading are making a solid run at the title of mad scientists of the year (in the best sense, of course), with them...
Pioneer of California Senior Housing and Assisted Living Facilities Launches Long Term Care Insurance Agency
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 22:04 - http://californianewswire.com/COSTA MESA Gary L. Davidson, one of the true pioneers of senior housing and assisted living facilities, has launched the Windstone Insurance Agency which specializes in long-term care insurance....
Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 21:06 - http://empowher.com/WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Physical frailty among the elderly may be linked to early Alzheimer's disease, regardless of whether or not patients develop dementia, new research reveals....
Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 21:00 - http://www.healthcentral.com/Waning of strength, agility tied to brain damage, even in the absence of dementia
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 20:59 - http://empowher.com/WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to prevent a drug addiction relapse by disrupting the brain's attempts to retrieve drug-associated memories, according to new research....
Rat-Brained Robots Take Their First Steps
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 20:53 - http://science.slashdot.org/missb writes "Brain tissue cultured from rats has controlled a wheeled robot around a lab, according to New Scientist this week. Researchers in the UK have harnessed signals from thousands of...
Rat-brain robot aids memory study
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 19:25 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/A robot controlled by rat brain cells could help the study of diseases such as Alzheimer's that wipe out memories.
The robot controlled by rat brain cells that could battle Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 13 August 2008 - 19:25 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/The robot controlled by rat brain cells that could battle Alzheimer's
