Pain and Central Nervous System Week

Antiseizure Medication - Gabapentin controls seizures in children receiving chemotherapy

Brain Tumor - Epigenetic downregulation of CTMP transcription common in glioblastomas

Gynecology - Effective treatments for interstitial cystitis are just over the horizon

Gynecology - Pain location defines how chronic pain mediates psychological response

Medical Devices - Portable neuromuscular stimulator shows promise for paraplegics

Pain Medicine - Gene based therapy will provide new options for treating chronic pain

AIDS Therapy - FDA-approved study launched to treat AIDS patients in virologic failure

Addiction Medicine - Ecstasy alters the neurochemistry of the neonatal rat

Adverse Drug Effects - Agents used for treating epileptic children may affect bone health

Alzheimer Disease - 1-40 and 1-42 Beta amyloid antibodies now available

Alzheimer Disease - Glutamate receptor upregulates amyloid precursor protein secretion

Alzheimer Disease - New study results show benefit for AD patients taking Lipitor

Alzheimer Disease - Rab6 membrane association dependent on cellular phosphorylation events

Alzheimer Disease - Recent discoveries pave the way toward new treatments

Alzheimer Disease - Researchers uncover genes involved in early stages of AD

Alzheimer Disease - Spheron developments for Alzheimer disease announced

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Veterans have increased risk of neuromuscular disease

Analgesics - Opioid peptide with mu agonist/delta antagonist properties reported

Anesthesia - Bispectral Index Monitor fails to predict adequate sedation in intubated adults

Angiology - Neuropeptide Y is sympathetic modulator in saphenous vein biopsies

Ankylosing Spondylitis - FDA accepts BLA for Remicade

Anticancer Therapy - Neurotoxicity of anticancer agents tested in microglial cell cultures

Aphasia - Improved mood tied to better language ability

Arteriosclerosis - Spinal cord stimulation effective for treatment of peripheral vascular disease

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Study updates genetics of ADHD

Brain Development - Human frontal cortex development depends on G protein-coupled receptor

Brain Development - Maternal marijuana consumption alters L1 expression in the male fetal brain

Brain Injury - Hurricane Floyd boosted abuse and nonabuse brain injuries in children

Cancer Diagnosis - Scientists use protein "fingerprints" to identify nervous system diseases

Cancer Therapy - Tumor choline/water signal reduction reflects efficacy of temozolomide therapy

Central Nervous System - Human CD34+ cells differentiate into microglia

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease - Novel mutation found in MPZ gene in Charcot-Marie-Tooth patient

Cognition - Rhesus monkeys exposed to cocaine in utero have neurobehavioral deficits

DNA Sequence - Human chromosome 13 DNA sequenced and analyzed

Depression - Severity of depressed mood affects stroke risk

Dermatology - Delayed thrombospondin 2 production restrains optimal healing in aged mice

Diabetic Neuropathy - Apoptosis of vasopressinergic hypothalamic neurons occurs in diabetes

Diagnostic Imaging - ¹⁸FDG PET scans contain artifacts and pitfalls

Diagnostics - 3-D MR digital subtraction angiography aids visualization of tumor dynamics

Diagnostics - Infant skull radiographs can reveal a variety of pathologic conditions

Diagnostics - Solitary tumefactive demyelinating lesions are atypical by imaging

Diagnostics - Ultrasound detects postoperative complications after vaginal tape placement

Drug Screening - Commercial drug discovery services launched

Drug Target - Transient receptor potential ion channels potential drug targets

Dyslexia - Study bolsters evidence that dyslexia is more common in boys

Dystonia - Botulinum toxin can help musicians with motor control problems

Environmental Health - Maternal dioxin harms neural tube development in nonhuman primates

Environmental Toxins - Increased brain tumor mortality at petroleum exploration and extraction facility

Epilepsy - Condition presents unique problems for women

Epilepsy - In utero exposure to antiepileptic drugs can cause birth defects

Epilepsy - Monthly hormonal changes can exacerbate seizures in women with epilepsy

Epilepsy - New guidelines will improve treatment and access for patients

Epilepsy - Professional groups publish treatment guidelines evaluating antiepileptic drugs

Epilepsy - Sodium channel gene mutation identified in case of familial epilepsy

Epilepsy - Study reveals cause of loss of consciousness during seizures

Epilepsy - Surgery for treatment of temporal-lobe epilepsy varies among ethnic groups

Epilepsy - Surgery successful treatment option for certain seizures

Finance - CNS-focused pharma announces exercise of underwriters' over-allotment option

Finance - Drug company closes on $10.26M; funds to support development of ALS therapy

Finance - Drug-delivery company completes stock offering

Finance - Lexapro maker reports earnings per share of $0.38 for fiscal fourth quarter

Finance - Pharmaceutical firm reports loss of $0.12 per share, clinical update