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Research News Articles

Brain Pacemaker Shows Potential

Friday, July 4th, 2008
An emerging treatment technique for Parkinson’s involves the use of deep brain stimulation to reduce tremors. Dr. Douglas Anderson a professor of neurological surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine has treated approximately ...  Read more... »

New Tool Measures Cognitive Impairment

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
As more adults age into the high-risk period for cognitive impairment, clinicians have long sought a simple and reliable method to identify where they may have problems in everyday life that ...  Read more... »

New Study of DBS for Depression

Friday, June 27th, 2008
Researchers report the initiation of a double-blind study assessing the efficacy of deep brain stimulation for individuals who suffer from major depression. The study, called BROADEN(TM) (BROdmann Area 25 DEep brain Neuromodulation), ...  Read more... »

ADHD with Autism Explored

Friday, June 27th, 2008
A new grant has been awarded to conduct a national study of the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with autism spectrum disorders. Researchers at the University of ...  Read more... »

Insights On Long-Term Memory

Friday, June 20th, 2008
A new study by UCLA cellular neuroscientists illuminates the mechanisms that underlie long-term memory. Scientists believe the research, centered on an unusual subject, has the potential to aid the treatment of long-term memory disorders. "The ...  Read more... »

Normal Brain Activity May Explain Psychotic Behavior

Friday, June 20th, 2008
A new study suggests analysis of brain activity among normal adults may provide clues as to how individuals might behave during a psychotic episode. The study, in the The Journal of Neuroscience, related the brain activity ...  Read more... »

Increased Risk of Depression for Diabetics

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Currently, over 20 million Americans have diabetes with the disease approaching epidemic proportions in some areas of the country. New research discovers individuals with treated type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for developing depression, ...  Read more... »

Brain Imaging of Emotional Control with Aging

Monday, June 16th, 2008
A new study has identified brain patterns that help healthy older people regulate and control emotion better than their younger counterparts. The investigation identified two regions in the brain that showed increased activity when participants ...  Read more... »

Unexpected Rewards From Alzheimer Investigations

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Mayo Clinic researchers announce a new class of medications being testing to treat Alzheimer's disease work may lead to new drug discovery for this disease and others. In the June 12 ...  Read more... »

St. John’s Wort Not Effective for ADHD

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Despite there being little clinical evidence suggesting that St. John's wort was a possibly effective treatment for attention deficit disorder (ADHD), researchers have answered a question nobody asked -- ...  Read more... »
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