Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.healthcanal.com/ Health News 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.healthcanal.com/files.php?file=Health News from HealthCanal.com http://www.healthcanal.com/ http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26446-UNC-investigator-issues-call-action-for-schizophrenia-research.html Brain and Nerves Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:00 +0000 Instead of looking for a single cause of schizophrenia, researchers should approach it as a “pathway disease” – one that results from dozens or even hundreds of factors, argues Patrick F. Sullivan, MD. 815177ada740ef33f1485ba9f0010cd8 http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26443-HEALTH-LINE-Study-Seeks-Identify-Parkinsons-Biomarkers.html Brain and Nerves Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:00 +0000 CINCINNATI—A landmark clinical study called the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) will seek to identify biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease progression—and also provide a chance for volunteers to help in the fight against Parkinson’s. 888f4fc8ba2b4a14957467e7a3ff85fc http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26436-Whats-Causing-Conversion-Disorder-LeRoy.html Brain and Nerves Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:00 +0000 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- David G. Lichter, MD, professor of neurology in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and an expert in movement disorders, including Tourette's Syndrome and other tic disorders, has been interviewed by numerous local and national media --The Buffalo News, the Today Show and NPR's "Here and Now," among others -- concerning the emergence of multiple cases of "conversion disorder" in a high school in LeRoy, New York. In the following Q&A, he discusses the disorder and what might be causing it. 4cbbd1ab2dfcd9f15392c5334ea6d5f6 http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26417-Caltech-Researchers-Develop-Gene-Therapy-Boost-Brain-Repair-for-Demyelinating-Diseases.html Brain and Nerves Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:00 +0000 PASADENA, Calif.—Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes—antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems run smoothly. One such structure is myelin—a material that forms a protective, insulating cape around the axons of our nerve cells so that they can send signals quickly and efficiently. 55238760655195309981388c223a0d23 http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26413-Indigenous-stroke-patients-lose-out.html Brain and Nerves Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:17:00 +0000 New research shows Indigenous Australians are at greater risk of death or disability from stroke than non-Indigenous Australians because they receive a lower standard of care in hospital. c18c09c72644c34a9e5051611a7592e3 http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26408-New-Target-for-Alzheimers-Drugs.html Brain and Nerves Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:42:00 +0000 UC Riverside scientists identify a protein that plays a crucial role in learning and memory 15577c5ea668bc5944a6e2fe93da44bc http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26402-Explorers-use-uncertainty-and-specific-area-brain.html Brain and Nerves Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:32:00 +0000 Center for uncertainty “Explorers,” whose decision-making style embraces the possibilities of uncertainty, use specific parts (red) of the right rostrolateral prefrontal cortex to make calculations based on relative uncertainty. Credit: Badre-Frank Lab/Brown University cd7a4ce4cbc1f4e699a82989137efad7 http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26396-The-brains-quick-interceptions-help-you-navigate-the-world-McGill-University-Health-Centre.html Brain and Nerves Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:01:00 +0000 When you are about to collide into something and manage to swerve away just in the nick of time, what exactly is happening in your brain? b8e6bb99cf8f6b6f38102a1ba011ee64 http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26375-Neuroscientists-link-brain-wave-pattern-energy-consumption.html Brain and Nerves Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:32:00 +0000 New model of neuro-electric activity could help scientists better understand quiescent brain states such as coma. e9cd3e52c0a98a6a3763a42c11512657 http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/26374-New-clues-uncovered-for-early-Alzheimers-diagnosis.html Brain and Nerves Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:32:00 +0000 Scientists in Nottingham have found abnormal levels of seven different proteins in spinal fluid could act as markers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which was part-funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, could lead to the development of a new test to detect the disease in its early stages. 0d8a15d3f7a55c970c4c8f601b77cbe0