Month: March 2012
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Study suggests new way to treat chronic pain
March 27 2012 – Gene that encodes crucial pain receptor may be key to individualizing therapy for major health problem Nearly one in five people suffers from the insidious and often devastating problem of chronic pain.
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Brain Awareness Week – March 12 – 16 2012
It is Brain Awareness Week, a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. To find out about activities occuring in Canada, visit the Dana foundation’s calendar of events. Events occuring around the world can also be found at www.dana.org/brainweek. So wherever you are, celebrate your brain this week!
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McGill researchers crack degeneration process that leads to Alzheimer’s
March 8, 2012 – New study points to possible new therapeutic approaches in treatment of AD. A research group led by Dr. A. Claudio Cuello of McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, has uncovered a critical process in understanding the degeneration of brain cells sensitive to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study,…
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Younger children in the classroom likely over-diagnosed with ADHD: UBC research
March 5, 2012 – The youngest children in the classroom are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – and given medication – than their peers in the same grade, according to new research by the University of British Columbia.