Archive: 06/03/2013

Low-risk bladder cancer rarely progresses to muscle invasion

(HealthDay)—Low-risk bladder cancer rarely progresses to muscle invasion but is associated with an increased risk of disease-specific mortality compared with matched populations, according to research published in the March ...

Mar 6, 2013

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Research illuminates molecular mechanism for why stimulating environment may protect against Alzheimer's disease

"Use it or lose it." The saying could apply especially to the brain when it comes to protecting against Alzheimer's disease. Previous studies have shown that keeping the mind active, exercising and social interactions may ...

Mar 6, 2013

Research pinpoints, prevents stress-induced drug relapse in rats

All too often, stress turns addiction recovery into relapse, but years of basic brain research have provided scientists with insight that might allow them develop a medicine to help. A new study in the journal Neuron pinpoints ...

Mar 6, 2013

Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain young

The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now Yale School of Medicine researchers have ...

Mar 6, 2013

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Solving the 'Cocktail Party Problem': How we can focus on 1 speaker in noisy crowds

In the din of a crowded room, paying attention to just one speaker's voice can be challenging. Research in the March 6 issue of the Cell Press journal Neuron demonstrates how the brain hones in on one speaker to solve this ...

Mar 6, 2013

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Portion of hippocampus found to play role in modulating anxiety

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found the first evidence that selective activation of the dentate gyrus, a portion of the hippocampus, can reduce anxiety without affecting learning. The findings ...

Mar 6, 2013

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One region, two functions: Brain cells' multitasking key to understanding overall brain function

A region of the brain known to play a key role in visual and spatial processing has a parallel function: sorting visual information into categories, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago.

Mar 6, 2013

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Your chances of dying by 2023? Test offers a clue

Want to know your chances of dying in the next 10 years? Here are some bad signs: getting winded walking several blocks, smoking, and having trouble pushing a chair across the room.

Mar 6, 2013

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Menstruation the forgotten development issue, UN body says

Aid agencies and governments must tackle the taboos surrounding menstruation as sidelining the issue undermines the quality of life of women and girls, chiefly in poor nations, a UN body said Wednesday.

Mar 6, 2013

Coca-Cola puts new sweetener in U.K. Sprite

It's about to get difficult finding a can of regular Sprite in the United Kingdom.

Mar 6, 2013

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Archive: 06/03/2013

Low-risk bladder cancer rarely progresses to muscle invasion

Research illuminates molecular mechanism for why stimulating environment may protect against Alzheimer's disease

Research pinpoints, prevents stress-induced drug relapse in rats

Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain young

Solving the 'Cocktail Party Problem': How we can focus on 1 speaker in noisy crowds

Portion of hippocampus found to play role in modulating anxiety

One region, two functions: Brain cells' multitasking key to understanding overall brain function

Your chances of dying by 2023? Test offers a clue

Menstruation the forgotten development issue, UN body says

Coca-Cola puts new sweetener in U.K. Sprite

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