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Ritalin packs punch by elevating norepinephrine, suppressing nerve signal transmissions

...der (ADD). The drug can also help people who don't suffer either disorder to attend better to a cognitive ta...ut also for individuals taking the drug who do not suffer from ADHD or ADD. Methylphenidate use is on the rise among college students who solicit prescription...

Cincinnati surgeons report new treatment for often-fatal injury

...stimates that 80 to 90 percent of the patients who suffer this injury--known as blunt thoracic aortic trauma--die before ever reaching a hospital. The aorta is the main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to be distributed throughout the body. A severe blunt thoracic accident, usually a no...

Tramiprosate (Alzhemed? preclinical results published in Neurobiology of Aging

...n individuals in the United States alone currently suffer from the condition. The U.S. Alzheimer's Association estimates that by 2025, over 22 million people worldwide will be afflicted. According to a report commissioned by the U.S. Alzheimer's Association, AD costs American businesses approximately US$61...

Even fish don't swim well when they're young!

...ack of control in early days means that the larvae suffer a lot of drag during the coasting phase and this could be something that affects other types of fish. "Many fish larvae hatch without fully formed pectoral fins and all hatch without a swimbladder, so similar problems could occur for them", predicts ...

Salmon go veggie to save wild fish stocks

...Tuesday 4th April [session A4], find that the fish suffer no ill effects from replacing up to 75% of the dietary lipid (mainly from fish oil) with canola oil. "We are finding that as long as we meet the basic essential omega-3 fatty acid needs of the salmon with some dietary fish oil, such as those for EPA...

Mutation in blood stem cells provides clues to cancer development

...disease has a high prevalence, meaning that people suffer from the disease over a long period of time. The major clinical consequence of PV is the development of thrombosis, in part related to the increased viscosity of the blood. The disorder can also lead to scarring of the bone marrow and acute leukemi...

New weapon in battle against osteoporosis

...lion people, predominantly women, are estimated to suffer from this distressing illness in Germany alone. In recognition of the importance of her results, Dr. Meliha Karsak from the Bonn-based Life & Brain Center has recently been awarded the Osteology Prize of the German Society for Endocrinology, whic...

Is the brain wired for faces?

... targeted therapies for the millions of people who suffer from these disorders. "The findings are exciting because we are now going to apply this technique to probe the neural bases of face perception deficits in autism," Riesenhuber said. Because humans are so talented in recognizing faces, many in the s...

Dying of excitement

...plasma levels of glutamate and were more likely to suffer from post-stroke neurological problems than those with the normal allele. The mutation changed a binding site for the activating transcription factor AP-2 into a binding site for the repressor GCF2 -- a swap that inhibited promoter activity in trans...

Understanding the actions of others requires the frontal cortex

...r people's actions, and it implies that people who suffer strokes to this region may also have difficulty understanding actions or gestures. Knowing more about the function of this brain area will help researchers develop better ways to communicate with stroke patients and understand more about how language...

Loosen leash on cancer protein 'watchdog,' researchers say

...study also indicated that the treated mice did not suffer from the side effect the research team most feared: premature aging, which has been linked to overproduction of p53 in other studies. The discovery could assist in future human cancer treatments. "It's a question of balance," said Mendrysa (pronounc...

A large step forward in the fight against African sleeping sickness

... sleeping sickness About 400,000 people worldwide suffer from the deadly African sleeping sickness. The disease produces severe sleep disorders that ultimately end in coma, followed by death. At present, fewer than 10% of the patients are treated in time. But on the other hand, the current treatment is als...

Pennsylvania researchers find liver transplants provide metabolic cure for rare genetic disease

...ways present, and many older individuals with MSUD suffer from depression, anxiety, and impaired concentration and learning," Dr. Strauss said. "Liver transplantation protects patients from these acute and chronic neurological complications. It is a reasonable alternative to nutritional therapy, particularl...

A Jekyll and Hyde of cytokines: IL-25 both promotes and limits inflammatory diseases

...ronmental antigens. About 30 percent of Americans suffer from the negative affects of type 2 inflammation: asthma and allergies. These conditions result from an inflammatory response to factors encountered in the environment, whether they are industrial air pollutants or molecules of peanut oil. "It is p...

One in 14 men having a heart attack drive themselves to hospital

...nd these delays mean that women are more likely to suffer complications." Key findings from the home to hospital study ?which comprised 277 women and 613 men - included: 49 per cent of women and 30 per cent of men were referred to the hospital by their family doctor in an average of five hours from th...

Dogs keep dying: Many owners unaware of toxic dog food

...," said Center, noting that severely affected dogs suffer from intractable vomiting and internal bleeding. "Despite our understanding of this complex toxin, we have no direct antidote for this poisoning. This has been an immensely sad holiday and one that will leave an indelible mark on the owners that lost...

Molecular mechanism may explain how fevers spark seizures

...e ages of 6 months and 6 years. Most children will suffer no long-term consequences from the convulsions, wh...ald said. Vulnerable patients include children who suffer recurrent febrile seizures, febrile seizures that involve only part of the body (partial instead of ...

St. Jude projects 90 percent cure rate for ALL

...iopurine chemotherapy drugs and are more likely to suffer damage to the body's blood-producing cells. Evans ...serving this treatment for only those children who suffer a relapse," he noted. "Irradiation of the brain can cause second cancers, hormonal disturbances and ...

The urban evolution lab

...ementia patients. In Belgium, about 100,000 people suffer from this disease. The disease gradually destroys brain cells in the deep areas of the brain that are responsible for memory and knowledge. Ever since the disease was first reported by Alois Alzheimer − 100 years ago now − scientists hav...

Researchers discover a new genetic cause of Alzheimer's disease

...ementia patients. In Belgium, about 100,000 people suffer from this disease. The disease gradually destroys brain cells in the deep areas of the brain that are responsible for memory and knowledge. Ever since the disease was first reported by Alois Alzheimer − 100 years ago now − scientists hav...

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