Electrical Brain Stimulation May Help Boost Math Skills
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Oxford University researchers in a new study found that a weak electrical signal can help boost a person's mathematic skills over a period few months. The team wrote in the journal Cell...
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BrainTrain, Inc., announces the release of four new computerized “brain gyms” for adults. BrainTrain’s Memory and Attention Gyms can be used in conjunction with easy-to-use brainwave biofeedback training. Richmond, VA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 BrainTrain, Inc., is proud to announce the release of four new computerized “brain gyms” designed specifically for adults. BrainTrain’s Memory and Attention Gyms are unique in that they can be used in conjunction with easy-to-use brainwave...
PHILADELPHIA, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research explores data on treatments for psychiatric disorders; health economics and outcomes research also to be presented Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it will present scientific data in 7 poster presentations at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 166th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, May 18-22. The data being presented...
HAYWARD, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at the Center for Learning and Memory, Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the California-based biopharmaceutical company Magceutics, Inc. (www.magceutics.com) have demonstrated a novel therapy for reversing memory decline in mice with Alzheimer's Disease. By increasing brain magnesium levels, they find significant cognitive improvement in advanced stage AD mice. The study is the first to demonstrate a mechanism for reversing...
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Invited by the 2013 Irish Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission, Congressman Fattah will be participating in an invitation-only conference: Healthy Brain: Healthy Europe--A new horizon for brain research and healthcare. Fattah's trip comes on the heels of an announcement from British Prime Minister David Cameron stating that Great Britain's presidency of the G8 will prioritize dementia research as an...
Local events planned throughout May to highlight MDA's ALS Awareness Month campaign. Monroe, LA (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 May is national ALS Awareness Month, and the Ark-La-Tex Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association will commemorate the 22nd campaign with local ALS Awareness Month activities and events. ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) attacks the nerve cells that control voluntary muscles, including those used for swallowing and breathing, causing...
SYDNEY, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Sydney and ResMed Limited today announced a new partnership that includes significant and long-term funding of research at the University, ultimately benefitting the hundreds of millions of sufferers of sleep-disordered breathing worldwide. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100203/RESMEDLOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130513/LA12842LOGO) Under an agreement recently reached between the parties, ResMed...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FEEL Golf Co., Inc. (OTCBB: FEEL) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Intelligent Living Inc., has acquired Mind360, a company which offers a series of scientifically developed online brain games targeted to improve cognitive skills and memory function. The games on Mind360( ) are aimed toward sharpening memory, increasing focus, building logical reasoning skills, increasing alertness and awareness, boosting productivity, and...
Christopher Oliver Agency develops proprietary system for tracking the reach and impact of the newly revised “Crazy Weight Loss Rx” book Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 The Christopher Oliver Agency, in a project for the publisher Advantalo Resources, Inc., has developed a proprietary system for tracking the impact of a newly-revised and controversial weight loss book. The newly created system developed by Christopher Oliver provides advanced metrics on the impact and reach of the...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online From Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to professional hockey players Henrik and Daniel Sedin, identical twins have always captivated the public’s imagination. Although they are genetically identical, anyone who has gotten to know a pair of twins can begin to pick up on the subtle differences that make each person unique. Based on research involving mice twins, a group of German researchers has found an individual’s personal experiences...
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinson's disease in the brains of mice. This finding provides the basis to plan a clinical trial in humans to study the effects. They say their study, published online May 10 in Human Molecular Genetics, offers a unique and exciting strategy to treat neurodegenerative diseases that feature abnormal buildup of proteins in Parkinson's disease,...
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Electrooculography, sometimes shortened to EOG, is the tracing of electricity used for operation of the retina in different phases, specifically the resting potential. The results are recorded on an electrooculogram. These are interpreted for opthalmological diagnosis and in recording eye movements. Eye movement measurements: Usually, pairs of electrodes are placed either above and below the eye or to the left and right of the eye. If the eye is moved from the center position towards one...
Genes, Brain and Behavior (G2B) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 2002. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society. It was published on a quarterly basis during its first year in publication. In 2003, the journal switched to bimonthly publications, and then in 2006 it switched to an 8-issue-per-year schedule. Content from G2B is available online from the Wiley Online Library or, from EBSCOhost after 12 months....
