ScienceDaily: Mind & Brain NewsPsychology news from leading research institutes around the world. Research on relationships, new treatments for mental health conditions, and more. Updated daily.Facebook Concepts Indicate Brains Of Alzheimer's Patients Aren't As Networked, Stanford Study Shows- June 29, 2008 Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine used concepts borrowed from the popular social networking site to analyze the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. They found that patients' brains were less well-connected than the brains of people without the disorder.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163300.htm The Good And The Bad Of A Potential Alzheimer's Target- June 29, 2008 Research in fruit flies has shown that enhancing the production of a protein called neprilysin can reduce the formation of plaques and neuron death associated with Alzheimer's, at the expense of reducing the flies' lifespan.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163146.htm Marijuana May Be Effective For Neuropathic Pain- June 29, 2008 The growing body of evidence that marijuana (cannabis) may be effective as a pain reliever has been expanded with publication of a new study in The Journal of Pain reporting that patients with nerve pain showed reduced pain intensity from smoking marijuana. Researchers examined whether marijuana produces analgesia for patients with neuropathic pain. Thirty-eight patients were examined. They were given either high-dose (7%), low-dose (3.5%) or placebo cannabis.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626150628.htm 10 Percent Of Healthy People In Study Had Injury From 'Silent Strokes'- June 29, 2008 MRIs on healthy Framingham offspring found that about 10 percent had experienced a silent stroke. Silent stroke -- silent cerebral infarction -- is a risk factor for stroke and dementia.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626165115.htm |