New Brain Scan May Help Spot Alzheimer’s
A new type of brain scan might give doctors more insight into whether patients with memory loss are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say.The findings are published in the Jan. 6 online edition of the journal Neurology.”Our findings show this type of brain scan appears to be a better [...]
FDA approves SPA Protocol Amendment for Lucanix Phase III clinical trial
NovaRx Corporation announced today that the Company has successfully negotiated and received FDA approval for a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) Protocol Amendment to the pivotal Lucanix® Phase III clinical trial in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). The amendment will expand patient eligibility and [...]
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Definition
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart has lost the ability to pump enough blood to the body’s tissues. With too little blood being delivered, the organs and other tissues do not receive [...]
Heart Failure | Heart attack | What Is a Heart Attack? | Heart Attack Symptoms | Heart Attack Causes
Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to adequately fill with blood, or is unable to adequately pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Many types of heart conditions can lead to heart failure, including [...]
Scientists test ‘miracle’ pill to cure period pains | ‘miracle’ pill
Scientists from Southampton have created a pill, from a drug called VA111913, to cure women’s period pains.
The drug, taken as a prescribed medicine, is designed to tackle the cause of agonising monthly stomach cramps which leave some women bedridden.
It is currently in the second phase [...]
It’s unfocused, random, and extremely good at what it does. How we can learn from a baby’s brain.
WHAT IS IT like to be a baby? For centuries, this question would have seemed absurd: behind that adorable facade was a mostly empty head. A baby, after all, is missing most of the capabilities that define the [...]
Can a better understanding of the science of learning help us educate our students? Researchers at the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC), a National Science Foundation Science of Learning Center, think so. To address the issue the TDLC is hosting a forum titled, “Brains R Us: The Science of Educating,” a free, open to [...]
Cancer Research UK funded scientists have discovered a mutation in a DNA repair gene which may increase the risk of developing meningioma, a rare type of brain tumour, according to new research published in the latest edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The researchers, based at The Institute of Cancer Research, explored 136 [...]
Researchers at New York University and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have identified patterns of brain activation linked to the formation of long-term memories. The study, which appeared in the journal Neuron, also offered an innovative and more comprehensive method for gauging memories. It asked subjects to recall the content of a television sit-com, which [...]
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