Pain and Central Nervous System Week

Epilepsy - Brain imaging predicts language impairment before epilepsy surgery

Multiple Sclerosis - Study documents risk of developing MS 10 years after having optic neuritis

Neuroscience - Src and CD44 are potential targets for the treatment of peripheral nerve tumors

Neurotoxin - Brain neuronal degeneration occurs after single Ecstasy exposure

Stem Cell Research - Transplanted human neural stem cells replace lost brain cells in rats

Stroke Rehabilitation - Drug improves the sense of touch

Acute Ischemic Stroke - UC San Diego collaborates on stroke clinical trial

Age-related Memory Impairments - Compounds reverse age-related learning deficits in mice

Alcoholism - Alcohol ads stimulate stronger brain responses in drinking than teetotaling teens

Alzheimer Disease - Beta amyloid resorption and degradation appears to occur only in astrocytes

Alzheimer Disease - Polymorphisms in the IL-10 promoter region do not appear to be linked

Alzheimer Disease - Promising findings reported from Alzhemed phase II study

Alzheimer Disease - Study: Aricept therapy associated with delayed nursing home placement

Alzheimer Histology - Formic acid pretreatment may overenhance amyloid plaque, heat does not

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - CytRx licenses RNAi technology

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Protein deficiency link found

Aneurysm - Advanced imaging techniques key for optimal treatment decisions

Ankylosing Spondylitis - First biologic recommended by FDA panel for inflammatory disease

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Focalin LA pivotal clinical trial initiated in adults with ADD/ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Once-daily Adderall XR provides all-day symptom control for children

Brain Disease - Niemann-Pick and Alzheimer disease have tangled neurons with high cholesterol

Brain Tumors - Cladribine and 2-chloro-adenosine induce apoptosis of human astrocytoma cells

Brain Tumors - Loss of GFAP expression in astrocytomas does not contribute to tumor development

Chalazion - Chalazion may have a more diffuse clinical presentation

Chronic Pain - Pivotal phase III study of Oxytrex launched

Collaborations - Orthopedic rehabilitation program expands

Collaborations - Pharmaceutical firm, Duke University announce drug discovery alliance

Conjunctival Tumor - Conjunctival nevus of presumed late onset is resected

Degenerative Disc Disease - FDA approves start of clinical study on Actipore PLFx

Dementia - Higher education or larger brain size may protect against dementia later in life

Dementia - Lewy bodies are frequently found in familial Alzheimer disease

Depression - Pittsburgh researchers single out genes for major depression

Down Syndrome - Treadmill training helps kids walk earlier

Drug Use - Brazilian truck driver drug use is at 6%, according to immunoassay on urine

Epilepsy - Battling the brainstorm

Epilepsy - CE Mark approval granted to market VNS therapy system

Epilepsy - UCLA leads $30 million NIH study

Ethics - Patients who request and receive physician-assisted death have high burden of physical pain

Fever - 'Tunnel' allows external continuous measurement of brain temperature

Finance - Alzheimer disease device company closes $40M private placement