Brain Labs

Treating ROP in tiny preemies; better glaucoma follow-up in urban clinic.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/15/2009; 1113 words; ...presentations, including instruction courses, skills transfer labs, "Breakfast with the Experts" roundtables and 900 research...the back of the eye where images are formed for relay to the brain's visual cortex. Long Wait Times, Interpreter Problems Impact...

General anesthetics lead to learning disabilities in animal models.
NewsRx Health; 11/15/2009; 1162 words; ...called glutamate is released by brain cells. This allows calcium...studies using a rodent model of brain injury that have either been...taking place in young rodent brains, understood the molecular changes...the NMDA receptor, can cause brain injury in immature rodents...animal model used by the ...

URI nutritionist finds chewing gum can reduce calorie intake, increase energy expenditure.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/15/2009; 797 words; ...healthy adult volunteers who came to her lab for two standardized tests in random order...signals to the appetite section of the brain that is linked to satiety, which may explain...two visits to the URI Energy Metabolism Lab after having fasted over night. During...

Clues to visual variant Alzheimer's; myopia and diabetic retinopathy risk.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/15/2009; 1342 words; ...including instruction courses, skills transfer labs, "Breakfast with the Experts" roundtables...simultagnosia). This is an early indicator of the brain damage that prevents later-stage Alzheimer...where images are focused for relay to the brain's visual cortex. DR is a major cause...

Master regulator found for regenerating nerve fibers in live animals.
NewsRx Health; 11/15/2009; 709 words; ...previously identified in their lab, is essential for regenerating...spinal cord damage and traumatic brain injury. Normally, neurons in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) cannot regenerate...s ability to recover from brain or spinal cord injuries. The...