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Date & Place:31 August 2010 - EurekAlert! (press release)

The neural basis of the depressive self

Depression is actually defined by specific clinical symptoms such as sadness, difficulty to experience pleasure, sleep problems etc., present for at least two weeks, with impairment of psychosocial ... {read more}
Date & Place:31 August 2010 - BBC news

MS activity alters with seasons, US researchers say

The severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) may change with the seasons, say US researchers. {read more}
Date & Place:30 August 2010 - The Independent news

Revolutionary new scan shows key to migraines is in the genes

By STEVE CONNOR - A revolutionary way of screening the entire human genome for the genetic signposts of disease has produced its latest success - the first inherited link to common migraine and a p ... {read more}
Date & Place:29 August 2010 - Telegraph news

Mum matters most in the eyes of their children

By RICHARD GRAY - The special lifelong bond that children have with their mothers may have its roots in how our brains react when we see our mothers' faces, according to scientists. {read more}
Date & Place:28 August 2010 - Telegraph news

Gentle stroll 'can help boost intelligence'

A gentle stroll several times a week not only boosts fitness levels - it also makes you brighter. {read more}
Date & Place:26 August 2010 - Psych Central news (press release)

Brain Scans Aid Early Detection of Brain Disease

By RICK NAUERT - New technology may provide physicians with a rapid and noninvasive method of diagnosing degenerative disorders early in the disease process. {read more}
Date & Place:26 August 2010 - Pysorg.com (press release)

Autism and schizophrenia: Scientists measure gene mutation rate

An international study led by University of Montreal scientists suggests family history may not be a good predictor of the presence of mutations predisposing to autism or schizophrenia. {read more}
Date & Place:25 August 2010 - Nature news feature

Genetics: Pet project

By DAVID CYRANOSKI - Stymied in the search for genes underlying human neuropsychiatric diseases, some researchers are looking to dogs instead. David Cyranoski meets the geneticist's new best friend ... {read more}
Date & Place:25 August 2010 - Physorg.com (press release)

Major moral decisions use general-purpose brain circuits to manage uncertainty

Scientists at Harvard University have found that humans can make difficult moral decisions using the same brain circuits as those used in more mundane choices related to money and food. {read more}
Date & Place:25 August 2010 - Baylor College of Medicine news (press release)

Brain imaging gives new insight into mental disorders

By GRACIELA GUTIERREZ - A new kind of psychiatry built on objective measures derived from functional magnetic resonance imaging (or fMRI) of the brain performed while patients play economic games c ... {read more}
Date & Place:24 August 2010 - Pysorg.com (press release)

Gene Responsible for Neurodegenerative Disease in Dogs, Possibly in Humans, Discovered

A North Carolina State University researcher has helped to locate and identify a gene responsible for a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects American Staffordshire terriers. This same gene ... {read more}
Date & Place:22 August 2010 - Telegraph news

Computers that read minds are being developed by Intel

By RICHARD GRAY - New technology could allow people to dictate letters and search the internet simply by thinking, according to researchers at Intel who are behind the project. {read more}
Date & Place:20 August 2010 - Telegraph news

Yoga protects the brain from depression

By RICHARD ALLEYNE - Practising yoga really does relax your mind as well as your body more than other types of exercise, a new study claims. {read more}
Date & Place:19 August 2010 - Scientific American news

Psychedelic Drugs Show Promise as Anti-Depressants

By DAVID BIELLO - Scientists suggest that some psychedelics are remarkably good at treating disorders like depression-and may now have a clue as to why {read more}
Date & Place:19 August 2010 - Physorg.com (press release)

Mental problems in an old person do not always mean Alzheimer's disease

The case of an elderly woman who had mental problems associated with Alzheimer's disease, but turned out to have treatable limbic encephalitis, is detailed in a Case Report in this week's edition o ... {read more}
Date & Place:19 August 2010 - BBC News

Venezuelan village key in search for Huntington's cure

By WILL GRANT - The village of Barranquitas in Venezuela has the highest concentration of Huntington's disease, a devastating brain condition, in the world. {read more}
Date & Place:17 August 2010 - EurekAlert! (press release)

Study shows gene's role in developing and maintaining cells key for a lifetime of memories

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists identify a novel feedback mechanism that regulates differentiation of adult neural stem cells {read more}
Date & Place:16 August 2010 - EurekAlert! (press release)

IBMT meditation found to boost brain connectivity

11 hours of meditation training leads to positive changes based on brain imaging at the University of Oregon {read more}
Date & Place:15 August 2010 - The Guardian news

Parkinson's disease linked to gene mutation

By IAN SAMPLE - Some people may be more susceptible to Parkinson's disease because of glitches in their immune systems, scientists say {read more}
Date & Place:15 August 2010 - Science news

Sociologists looking at risky behavior plunge into the gene pool

By BRUCE BOWER - A new study of youths reveals that social scientists' opinions still vary on the potential of studying how genes interact with social contexts {read more}
Date & Place:15 August 2010 - EurekAlert! (press release)

In NIH-funded study, researchers uncover step in brain events leading up to addiction

Findings represent additional clues to help predict vulnerability to drug abuse {read more}
Date & Place:13 August 2010 - Discover Magazine blog

Do You Speak Brain? Try Studying These Neurons-on-a-Chip

By JEREMY JACQUOT - You may not be consciously aware of it, but at any given time your brain is playing host to billions of simultaneous conversations (and no, I'm not talking about those voices). ... {read more}
Date & Place:13 August 2010 - Psych Central news

Anxiety Linked to Brain Activity

By JESSICA WARD JONES - Anxiety in childhood appears to be associated with increased activity in certain areas of the brain. {read more}
Date & Place:13 August 2010 - BBC news

Brain disease could affect more people, research finds

By CAROLINE PARKINSON - A new form of brain disease, similar to Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease, could affect more people than previously thought, researchers in the US say. {read more}
Date & Place:12 August 2010 - Reuters news

Gene Testing Could Have Saved Weight-Loss Drug

By JULIE STEENHUYSEN - Genetic testing might have helped identify people who would become depressed or suicidal while taking Sanofi-Aventis' weight loss drug Acomplia, which might have helped keep ... {read more}
Date & Place:10 August 2010 - Los Angeles Times news

New Brain Tumor Treatment Shows Promise

By RACHEL BERNSTEIN - In a study on rats, researchers use magnets, ultrasound and tiny particles to deliver chemotherapy drugs to precise locations. Clinical trials on humans are at least four to fi ... {read more}
Date & Place:10 August 2010 - BBC news

New brain scan to diagnose autism

By JANE HUGHES - A brain scan that detects autism in adults could mean much more straightforward diagnosis of the condition, scientists say. {read more}
Date & Place:09 August 2010 - ScienceDaily (press release)

Imaging Study Sheds Light on Neural Origins of Baby Talk

Neural processing in the brains of parents talking to their babies may reveal secrets about early stages of language acquisition in infants, according to findings by researchers at the RIKEN Brain S ... {read more}
Date & Place:09 August 2010 - The Globe and Mail news

Calgary scientists to create human ‘neurochip’

By CAROLYN ABRAHAM - Technology allows researchers to monitor brain-cell activity in powerful detail over several days {read more}
Date & Place:08 August 2010 - BBC news

Gene link to meningitis infection

By EMMA WILKINSON - A set of genes which renders people more prone to meningitis has been pinpointed by researchers. {read more}
Date & Place:08 August 2010 - Scientific American news

Mice regain movement after spinal cord injury

By KATHERINE HARMON - Researchers have been searching for decades for a way to mend damage to the spinal cord, an injury that can lead to life-long paralysis. {read more}
Date & Place:07 August 2010 - NewScientist news

Human brains have 'Life of Brian' mechanism

By TYLER BANCROFT - IN A classic Monty Python moment, a chirpy, long-haired man on a crucifix urges others around him in a similar predicament to cheer up. {read more}

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