Archive for November, 2007
New Guideline for How to Treat a Person’s First Unprovoked Seizure
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
A guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology recommends a routine electroencephalogram (EEG) and brain scans be considered when diagnosing and treating adults who experience their first unprovoked seizure. Evidence shows such tools often detect brain abnormalities that caused the seizure and predict seizure recurrence. The guideline is published in the November 20, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Researchers Use Brain Imaging to Demonstrate How Men and Women Cope Differently Under Stress
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Findings have implications for identifying gender differences in mood disorders
Feed your passion by reading romantic Novels
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
There is nothing more stimulating to your thoughts than reading a great romance novel involving some magic, action, passion and lots of love.
What is money? and why it should exist, Part 6
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
This is part 6 of a series of articles on Top Secrets to Achieve Success, please go to the Category Top Secrets for Success to find the rest of the articles. You will surely enjoy the reading.
Money is more than just simple paper!. I wonder how many of you have given enough thought to what [...]
Strong drugs without the addiction
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Two University of Adelaide pharmacologists working with one the world's leading neuroscientists have helped pave the way for the development of new pain-killing drugs that are not addictive.
Stress response in the brain relies on a blood-thinning protein
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
A stressed-out mouse tends to be a bit timid, tentative, even fearful. For that matter, so does a stressed-out human. Our ability to learn from frightening situations is part of what helps us avoid them in the future. When that learning process goes awry, it can lead to depression and a decreased ability to recognize dangerous situations. Now, research by Rockefeller scientists has pinned down a protein in the hippocampus - a part of the brain that controls memory, learning and fear - that's essential for maintaining this stress response.
Team IDs proteins key to brain function
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Research could lead to new treatments for brain injuries
Neuroscientists Show Naturally Occurring Chemical in Brain Enhances Visual Processing
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Neuroscientists have found that a naturally occurring chemical in the brain can enhance visual processing and suggest that this chemical may represent part of the biological basis of visual attention
Selective memory helpful short-term but harmful long-term
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
People who block out unpleasant memories or issues may enjoy short-term gains but emotionally detaching themselves causes long-term consequences.
Virus-killing fabrics
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
As many as 500,000 people die each year from ordinary flu, so preventing its spread is a priority, particularly in hospitals where patients may have a greater susceptibility to the disease.
Stephen Michielsen, a textiles scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, US, and colleagues have come up with a way to kill flu viruses using dyes that release highly reactive oxygen atoms.
These dyes, such as porphyrins and fluoresceines, release oxygen radicals when bombarded with light. Radicals have the ability to deactivate viruses, and even have some anti-bacterial properties.
Michielsen's idea is to embed the dyes in fibres that can then be woven into textiles. The textiles could then be used to kill viruses in the filters of ventilation systems of hospitals, and in surgical masks. He proposes other applications too, such as waiting-room wallpaper, military uniforms, and aircraft cabin upholstery.
Read the full virus-killing fabrics patent application.
Justin Mullins
Stephen Michielsen, a textiles scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, US, and colleagues have come up with a way to kill flu viruses using dyes that release highly reactive oxygen atoms.
These dyes, such as porphyrins and fluoresceines, release oxygen radicals when bombarded with light. Radicals have the ability to deactivate viruses, and even have some anti-bacterial properties.
Michielsen's idea is to embed the dyes in fibres that can then be woven into textiles. The textiles could then be used to kill viruses in the filters of ventilation systems of hospitals, and in surgical masks. He proposes other applications too, such as waiting-room wallpaper, military uniforms, and aircraft cabin upholstery.
Read the full virus-killing fabrics patent application.
Justin Mullins