Navigation Links
Mice learn tasks that may help treat human psychiatric disorders

ertain patient groups find it very difficult. Therefore, similar tests are used to measure brain function in people.

"The data collected in this study begin to solve the problem of not having a way of measuring these neurological mechanisms in mice," Garner said. "Previously we were not able to measure this fundamental disease process in autism, trichotillomania (hair pulling), obsessive-compulsive disorder, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, traumatic frontal brain lobe injury and a host of other human mental disorders for which set shifting is an important monitoring tool."

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 3.4 per 1,000 children have autism or another autism spectrum disorder, making these disorders about as common as Type I juvenile diabetes. This rate is higher than for other childhood disabilities, including Down's syndrome, cancer, cerebral palsy, hearing loss and vision impairment.

Although the number of children diagnosed with autism has increased dramatically over the past 12 years, the upward spiral may be due to better, more widespread understanding and diagnosis of the mental impairment, CDC experts said. Trichotillomania, which affects 3.4 percent of women, and some other disorders are even more prevalent.


'"/>

Source:Purdue University


Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. Structure-building cell signals also may influence learning and memory
2. Building a protein name dictionary from full text: a machine learning term extraction approach
3. Mice brains shrink during winter, impairing some learning and memory
4. More animals join the learning circle
5. Insight into the processes of positive and negative learners
6. Researcher says flu responders can learn from 1918 epidemic
7. Researchers learn how blood vessel cells cope with their pressure-packed job
8. Neurons generated in the adult brain learn to respond to novel stimuli
9. Scientists learn to predict protein-stabilizing ability of small molecules
10. Picking apart how neurons learn
11. How the brain learns to become addicted
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
TAG: Mice learn tasks that may help treat human psychiatric disorders

(Date:5/21/2013)... Cancers of all types become most deadly when ... cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult ... that can develop. Now, researchers at the University of ... that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be ... oncology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, says ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... the world,s largest scientific society, invites news media ... September 8-12, 2013, in Indianapolis, Ind. It will ... at area hotels. , With more than 7,100 ... from astronomy to zoology ― the meeting ... rich assortment of spot news and feature possibilities. ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... genes function without changing the underlying DNA sequence, ... pregnant women during any trimester, potentially providing a ... after giving birth, and an opportunity to intervene ... the small study involving 52 pregnant women are ... . , "Postpartum depression can be harmful to ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):MU researchers develop radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells 2Genetic predictors of postpartum depression uncovered by Hopkins researchers 2Genetic predictors of postpartum depression uncovered by Hopkins researchers 3
... CA] A new study, led by PRBO Conservation Science ... marshes under high-end sea-level rise scenarios that are increasingly likely. ... scenario 93% of San Francisco Bay,s tidal marsh could be ... 1.65 meters of sea-level rise, low sediment availability and no ...
... centuries that many bacteria produce hydrogen sulfide (H2S) it was ... Now, researchers at NYU School of Medicine have discovered ... from the effects of numerous different antibiotics. In ... Anderson Professor of Biochemistry at NYU School of Medicine, researchers ...
... BLACKSBURG, VA -- Many landscape trees are started in-ground, ... them in large containers to grow. To minimize wind ... growing beds, the liners are often buried deeper than ... container plants with deep structural roots, important foundations of ...
Cached Biology News:Bleak future for Bay area tidal marshes? 2Bleak future for Bay area tidal marshes? 3Bleak future for Bay area tidal marshes? 4Targeting bacterial gas defenses allow for increased efficacy of numerous antibiotics 2Planting depth's effect on container-grown trees 2
(Date:5/22/2013)... 2013  Superior Controls, Inc. has been named ... NH Magazine.  For the past 22 years, the ... themselves with extraordinary business and civic excellence. ... honor," said Rick Pierro , ... this award is a reflection of Superior Controls, ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... N.Y. , May 22, 2013  Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. ... present at the Second Annual Marcum LLP Microcap Conference, May ... Neil Lyons , CPA, Chief ... and biodefense programs on May 30 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern ... will be available on the Investors page of the Cleveland ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... MN (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 ... Medical Supplies Pty Ltd are pleased to announce ... is the Australian and New Zealand distributor of DrugCheck® ... V8 Supercar Team participated in the Austin 400 May ... entered into an agreement that involves each car of ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 A recent study ... probiotics on athletes to find that those who took probiotics ... The results from the study showed that in extreme heat ... known for their adult acne treatment explains what ... how it may help their skin condition. , While ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Superior Controls of Seabrook, NH named Business of the Year for 2013 by Business NH Magazine 2Cleveland BioLabs to Present at Second Annual Marcum LLP Microcap Conference 2Australian Distributor of Express Diagnostics Signs Sponsorship Agreement with V8 Supercar Team 2Adult Acne Treatment, Probiotic Action Shares Insight on New Findings Between Probiotics and Heat Tolerance, and What It Means for Acne Sufferers 2
... Therapeutics Inc.,(Lorus), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research ... cancer, today reported financial results for the three and ... amounts are in Canadian,dollars., 2008 HIGHLIGHTS, ... Lorus, lead anticancer small ...
... N.J., July 21 Schering-Plough,Corporation (NYSE: SGP ... call and,webcast to review the sales and earnings ... p.m. (EDT) from 8 a.m. today. The quarterly,financial ... after the close of,the New York Stock Exchange., ...
... Limited (TSX: GEN),a company focused on developing ... diseases and personalized health management, today announced,the ... molecular test,for colorectal cancer screening. ColonSentry(TM) is ... risk of having colorectal cancer, identifying,those in ...
Cached Biology Technology:Lorus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 2Lorus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 3Lorus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 4Lorus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 5Lorus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 6Lorus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 7Lorus Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 8Schering-Plough Reschedules Time of Conference Call, Webcast for 2008 Second Quarter Earnings to Later Today 2GeneNews launches world's first blood test for colorectal cancer screening 2GeneNews launches world's first blood test for colorectal cancer screening 3
... The loxP-cm-loxP cassette ... in prokaryotic cells. The prokaryotic ... chloramphenicol resistance is a slightly modified ... mediates higher transcription efficiency than the ...
... Agencourt AMPure is a magnetic ... requires no sample transfer, centrifugation ... purifies small and large PCR ... 384-well microplates. Agencourt AMPure can ...
... a magnetic bead-based PCR purification ... transfer, centrifugation or filtration steps. ... large PCR extension products in ... AMPure can easily be performed ...
Kit includes your choice of reagents for labeling 3 x 10 9 cells and EasySep magnet....
Biology Products: