Pain and Central Nervous System Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 23rd, 2003
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Stem Cells - Chemical turns stem cells into neurons
Stroke - Patients may retain continuous motion ability
Brain Tumors - Nottingham academics develop new nanotechnology for treatment
Dementia - More research needed to determine usefulness of routine screening
Neuroscience - Protein kinase C gene transfer accelerates motor response alterations in rats
Schizophrenia - Study supports efficacy of first long-acting, newer-generation treatment
Acute Ischemic Stroke - Phase III trials of Cerovive initiated
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Minimal residual disease monitoring in cerebrospinal fluid can predict relapse
Adverse Drug Effects - Reactions to NSAIDs are reversible except for in chronic urticaria
Alzheimer Disease - Choroid plexus in the aging brain produces less CSF, clears amyloid slowly
Alzheimer Disease - New patent awarded for proteoglycan transgenic mice
Alzheimer Disease - Pro-brain derived neurotrophic factor is decreased in parietal cortex
Alzheimer Disease - Two painkillers fail to slow disease progress
Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis - Vitamin D-3 analog therapy combined with bisphosphonate may prevent bone loss
Borna Disease Virus - Persistent CNS infection in animals and humans have behavioral peculiarities
Brachial Plexus Palsy - Determining surgical indications is one of the most important considerations
Brain Cancer - Glioblastoma and meningioma have differential vascular networks
Brain Infections - Cerebral histoplasmosis patients may not have fever, systemic toxicity symptoms
Brain Inflammation - Dextromethorphan inhibits microglial activation, protecting neurons
Brain Tumors - Acid-sensing ion channels are present in malignant gliomas
Brain Tumors - Glioma cells are capable of converting CPT-11 to SN-38
Brain Tumors - Perturbation of hyaluronan interactions inhibits malignant properties of glioma
Cancer Therapy - Texaphrins show promise for brain tumor patients
Castleman Disease - Report of Castleman disease presenting with a solitary meningeal mass in a child
Cell Biology - 'Kiss-and-run' rules the inner lives of neurons
Cerebral Thromboembolism - Microsnare removes intraprocedural middle cerebral artery clot fragment
Chagas Disease - Nitric oxide produced to fight Trypanosoma cruzi is neuronal and cardiotoxic
Collaborations - Alliance aims to discover, develop new drugs for stroke treatment
Epilepsy - Patients more vulnerable to behavioral side effects
Facial Nerve Injury - Knowledge of nerve anatomy, physiology, and microsurgery are key to management
Female Sexual Dysfunction - Positive phase II efficacy data released on intranasal apomorphine for FSD
Finance - Third NIH grant awarded for cerebral blood flow technology development
Heart Histology - Distribution of neuropeptide receptors Y1 and Y2 in tissues may be uneven
Hypertension - Lack of estrogen keeps blood pressure high in middle-aged female rats
Ischemia - Phase II trials begin for ischemic stroke
Malpractice Insurance - Patients lose access to neurological care, according to survey
Meningitis Vaccine - Catch-up vaccination campaign for Haemophilus influenzae effective
Multiple Sclerosis - Data on patients treated with Avonex for up to 8 years presented
Multiple Sclerosis - Data: Rebif more effective than Avonex in reducing frequency of relapses
Negative Regulation Mechanism - Dopamine uptake is slowed by dopamine transporter binding to alpha-synuclein
Neonatal Asphyxia - NF-kappa B is activated in blood macrophages; increases predict level of risk
Nervous System - Integrins play an active role in all stages of neural development and activity
Neurobiology - Researchers describe cloning embryos from cancer cells
Neurodegenerative Disease - Dementia with neurofilament inclusions is a newly discovered disease
Neuroscience - MR-guidance allows catheter navigation of the intracranial subarachnoid space
Opportunistic Infection - Bordetella bronchiseptica from household pets can cause meningitis
Osteoarthritis - New collaboration will identify biomarkers for osteoarthritis
Pediatric Neurology - Hippocampal proliferation after birth asphyxia mimics adult responses
Peripheral Neuropathy - Common food sensitivity linked to painful condition
Prion Diseases - Researchers discover possible diagnosis, treatment, vaccine
Prostate Cancer - Phase II trial for BBR 3576 in HRPC presented at ASCO
Schizophrenia - Expression of Fyn as well as its mRNA are increased in the prefrontal cortex
Schizophrenia - Study to hunt for genetic causes
Stem Cell Research - Novel neural cell model enables study of JC virus susceptibility
Toxoplasmosis - Astrocyte and microglial responses are altered, preventing neuronal damage
Toxoplasmosis - Serotyping the infecting strain is now possible with a synthetic peptide ELISA
Trends - New report shows continuing opportunities in eight biopharma sectors
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