Pain and Central Nervous System Week

Alzheimer Disease - Researchers describe how AD meds may reduce interference with learning, memory

Spinal Cord Injury - Neurologists create a font of human nerve cells

Alzheimer Disease - New study may explain how fats damage neurons

Cell Biology - DHEA boosts growth rate of human neural stem cells

Multiple Sclerosis - Widespread nerve fiber damage associated with fatigue

Neurotoxins - Method to measure toxicity of polypeptides on neuroblastoma cells developed

Abortion - Ramosetron prevents nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy termination

Acromegaly - Surgery leads to biochemical remission of acromegaly in 55% of patients

Adverse Drug Effects - In utero exposure to NSAIDS sometimes leads to neonatal renal failure

Alcohol Abuse - Five million parents have alcohol problems, federal report says

Alcoholism - Better methods needed to treat people with both mental health, alcohol-use problems

Alcoholism - Genetics may determine response to alcohol, subsequent behavior

Alcoholism - Proteomics may be able to help identify and treat alcohol's effects on the body

Alzheimer Disease - Broad patent granted for neurologic gene therapy

Alzheimer Disease - Cathepsin B identified as important in mediating nerve cell death

Alzheimer Disease - Cholesterol implicated in the development of Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease - Possible mechanism for link between diabetes and AD discovered

Alzheimer Disease - Survey finds gaps in public's knowledge of treatments for AD

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Metabolomics company awarded biomarker study collaboration

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - RNA interference represses mutated SOD1 genes in mammalian cells

Anesthesia - FDA issues clearance of next generation anesthesia monitor

Anesthesia - Skin permeation device facilitates rapid skin anesthesia within 5 minutes

Apoptosis - Sepsis drug also protects brain cells

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - New form of mad cow disease is discovered

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Researchers search for new mad cow test

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Slaughterhouse owners dispute USDA "downer" claims of its mad cow

Brain Cancer - Mouse brain cancer is monitored longitudinally with MRI

Brain Research - Hong Kong, mainland scientists to set up Chinese brain bank

Brain Tumors - Higher spatial resolution of fMRI is needed for neurosurgical planning

Breast Cancer - Having an outlet for stress may lower patients' mortality risk

Breast Cancer - Phase III study of RSR13 initiated in women with brain metastases

Cell Biology - Stem cell "ribbon" found in adult human brain

Cognitive Function - Fitness can improve thinking among aging

Collaborations - Merck enters alliance to develop and commercialize gaboxadol for sleep disorders

Collaborations - Negotiations proceed on deal to formulate new type of aspirin

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - FDA approves acupressure wristband for nausea

Depression - Can drugs prevent recurrence of depression? The news is depressing

Developmental Biology - Fat and smart - the perfect combination?

Diagnostics - Orofacial pain syndromes can be evaluated by laser stimuli

Disease Prevention - Federal panel recommends increased mad cow testing

Drug Delivery - Company enters R&D agreement to develop a topical gel for treating pain

Endocrinology - Female apolipoprotein E-knockout mice experience early cognitive decline

Endometriosis - Aromatase inhibitor shows therapeutic promise for endometriosis

Environmental Toxins - Exposure to low-level magnetic fields causes DNA damage in rat brain cells

Fetal Medicine - Fetal mouse brain cells self-destruct when maternal folate levels are deficient

Finance - Catalytic antioxidants maker reports net loss in first quarter

Finance - Life sciences company raises an additional $1.15 million

Finance - Medical device manufacturer announces 2003 financial results