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Table of Contents . . . January 22nd, 2005
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Avigen, Inc. - AV201 clinical trials commence
Children's National Medical Center, Washington - Age-dependent secondary brain injury studied, role of metallothioneins revealed
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - "Atlas" of key brain genes could speed research on cancer, neurological diseases
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - African trypanosomes use paracellular traversal to cross blood-brain barrier
Meningitis - Law requires colleges to provide meningitis information
Policy - South Korea to allow stem-cell research to cure disease
Tobacco Use - Woman spends last days filming TV ads warning about dangers of smoking
!University of Paris - Class of myopathies is produced by abnormal desmin
Ahmadu Bello University - Quantitative changes in gastric mucosal glycoproteins investigated
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals - Paclitaxel may benefit Alzheimer and Parkinson movement disorders
Avanir Pharmaceuticals - Approval of Neurodex sought for treatment of pseudobulbar affect
Brainwaves Neuroimaging Clinic - Clinic launches new AD/HD assessment tool
California Institute of Technology - Impaired fear recognition attributed to amygdala damage
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles - Mitochondrial DNA sequence variants point to migraine headache complications
Chung Ang University - Hydrogen peroxide raises paracellular permeability of blood-brain barrier
Cornell University - BQ-123 unmasks the effect of endothelin-1 on maintenance of vasomotor tone
DURECT Corp. - Company announces acceptance of DURIN IND application and clinical protocol
Dalhousie University - Epidemiologic studies need to account for residential mobility during pregnancy
Dementia - Maintaining physical activity linked to less cognitive decline in older men
Eisai, Inc. - Study: ARICEPT has significant benefits in patients with early-stage AD
Emory University - Virtual reality training is wave of the future for cardiovascular medicine
Environmental Health - Department of Natural Resources issues air advisory in Wisconsin
Food Safety - Japan lukewarm on lifting U.S. beef ban
Ghent University Hospital - Vagus nerve stimulation safe and effective in long-term study
Hannover Medical School - FGF-20 promotes differentiation of Nurr1 neural SCs into TH-positive neurons
Harvard University - U.S. FDA okays Ecstasy study in cancer patients
Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf - Insulin and the central nervous system investigated
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit - Clinical trial assesses effects of parathyroidectomy in mild cases
Heraklion University, Crete - Autonomic nervous system plays a role in vasovagal syncope
Hokkaido University - Acute tonsillitis studied, macrophage migration inhibitory factor implicated
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - E-1 alpha subunit mutations cause pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli - Mechanisms shed light on toxic effect of beta-amyloid in vascular tissues
Johns Hopkins University - Regulation of the NMDA receptor complex revealed
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore - Targeted blockade of xanthine oxidase impacts postischemic cardiomyopathy
Kyoto University - Endoplasmic reticulum stress studied, differential activations revealed
Macquarie University, Sydney - Calcium supplementation of limited use in reducing postpartum lead toxicity
Mental Health - Short General Assembly session likely to limit mental health debate
Mental Healthcare - Help is available for family of long-term dementia patients
Mental Healthcare - Michigan Governor signs bill requiring outpatient treatment for mentally ill
Michigan State University - Study shows importance of psychological assessments during cancer treatments
Michigan State University, East Lansing - Females who have experienced assaultive violence have higher PTSD risk
Mostoles General Hospital - Neurosyphilis can masquerade as corticobasal ganglionic degeneration
National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City - Alternative oxidase activity is part of cellular response to oxidative stress
National Women's Health Report, Red Bank - Women bear double burden: Caregiving and higher risk of developing AD
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. - Indiplon NDA to be reformatted to access portions of electronic submission
New York University - Urge incontinence, bladder dysfunction may indicate occult neurological disease
Niigata University - A locus on mouse chromosome 17 maps to resistance to age-related hearing loss
Northwestern University - Neuronal HCN channels linked to synchrony development
Osaka University - Exportin 1 export studied, role of alternative splicing of Staufen2 revealed
Personnel - Nationally known pediatric heart surgeon commits suicide
Pharmos Corporation - Results from traumatic brain injury trial presented
PhytoCeutica, Inc. - Doctors say herbal blend can help cancer patients
Rovira i Virgili University - Humans exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers through diet
Royal Free & Univ. College Medical School, London - Beta-amyloid polymerization revealed to be ineffective in platelet aggregation
SMV Center for Biotechnology, India - Herbs attenuate stress-mediated cell injury during oxygen-glucose deprivation
Scientific Software, Inc. - Multiple Sclerosis collaboration chooses information technology solution
Seattle Pacific University - Pschosocial differences identified between AIDS and cancer family caregivers
State University of New York - Propriospinal neurons have differential vulnerability to contusion damage
Stem Cell Research Institute, Milan - Mouse orthologue of ARX is marker of adult NSCs and forebrain GABAergic neurons
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Anisotropic water diffusion in white matter characterized
Tokyo Medical & Dental University - SNT-2 interaction with ERK2 studied, negatively regulation revealed
U.S. National Institute of Health - L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine promising for HIV-related complications
U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse - Modulation of NAc dopamine release by adenosine receptors characterized
UCB Pharma, Inc. - Pharma company submits applications for antiepileptic and intravenous Keppra
UMass Mem Med Center Inc. - Leuprolide acetate may be effective treatment for paraphilia in young adults
Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Yellow pigment in curry spice blocks, breaks up brain plaques in mice
University Clinic, Aachen - Review reports use of S-100 protein in monitoring acute neurological diseases
University College London - Predictors in consumption of fruits and vegetables change after counseling
University College London - Sudden death from stress linked to wonky signals in the brain
University of Athens - Blood flow parameters of penile vasculature in erectile dysfunction reported
University of Birmingham - Tumor necrosis factor or insulin affects sulfotransferase activity in colon
University of Calgary - Cell cycle kinetics important when expanding populations of neural stem cells
University of Calgary - Peptide conotoxins can target specific forms of sodium channels
University of Chicago - Evidence suggests human brain evolution was a special event
University of Colorado - Social factors, health perceptions predict depression in heart failure patients
University of Copenhagen - OX26 shows promise as drug vector for brain capillary endothelial cells
University of Dusseldorf - Neurokinin-1 receptor antagonism elevates hippocampal ACh levels
University of Giessen, Germany - Complex regional pain syndrome can result from an autoimmune process
University of Heidelberg - Positioning maneuvers are successful treatment for paroxysmal positional vertigo
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