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Newborn brain cells improve our ability to navigate our environment

Published July 9, 2009, 1:33 pm, News-Medical-Net

Although the fact that we generate new brain cells throughout life is no longer disputed, their purpose has been the topic of much debate. Now, an international collaboration of researchers made a big leap forward in understanding what all these newborn neurons might actually do. Their study, published in the July 10, 2009, issue of the journal Science, illustrates how these young cells improve ...

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Newborn Brain Cells Will Show The Way

Published July 9, 2009, 1:17 pm, redOrbit

Although the fact that we generate new brain cells throughout life is no longer disputed, their purpose has been the topic of much debate. Now, an international collaboration of researchers made a big leap forward in understanding what all these newborn neurons might actually do.

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Cilantro's flavor causes a divide among foodies

Published July 8, 2009, 9:34 pm, The Times-News

Susan Hill dislikes cilantro, and not just a little. "I just hate it," says Hill, 36, an Annapolis, Md., stay-at-home mom. "Oh, I do." The fresh herb Hill detests is also known as coriander and Chinese parsley. It looks much like Italian flat-leaf parsley. And good thing.

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Keeping mentally ill out of jail

Published July 8, 2009, 10:13 am, North Fort Myers Neighbor

The man, we'll call him David, ambled down the avenue. With no family locally, no job and not so much as a permanent address the street was the only home he'd known for some time. A veteran, his time in the service had wounded his body leaving him with slurred speech and irregular gait.

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Brain tumor genetic risk factors ID'd

Published July 7, 2009, 10:31 am, redOrbit

A U.S.- and British-led study has identified variations in five genes that raise a person's risk of developing common brain tumors called gliomas. The scientists, led by the University of Texas M.D.

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Brain tumor genetic risk factors ID'd

Published July 7, 2009, 8:19 am, UPI

HOUSTON, July 7 (UPI) -- A U.S.- and British-led study has identified variations in five genes that raise a person's risk of developing common brain tumors called gliomas.

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People with Most Moles are Most Likely to Develop Deadly Melanoma Cancer, Study Finds

Published July 6, 2009, 9:23 am, Senior Journal

July 6, 2009 – Studies of massive numbers of people in Europe and Australia has found that people with the greatest number of moles are the people most likely to develop the most dangerous form of skin cancer, melanoma, which is on the increase.

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Caffeine Miraculously Restores Memory in Old Mice with Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms

Published July 6, 2009, 8:08 am, Senior Journal

July 6, 2009 – Old mice, bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, totally regained their memory loss when given a dose of caffeine that was equivalent to five cups of coffee a day.

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Possible Benefit From Online Genetic Testing

Published July 6, 2009, 8:01 am, redOrbit

Private companies that offer online genetic testing are proliferating as scientists continue to decode the human genome."Up until now we have had a clear model for genetic testing.

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Variations In 5 Genes Raise Risk For Most Common Brain Tumors

Published July 6, 2009, 6:49 am, Medical News Today

Common genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person's risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, an international research team reports online in Nature Genetics. Genetic risk factors identified by the research team, led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D.

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