By Rob Mitchum
Treating a brain tumor in a lab dish is easy. Scientists have developed a full arsenal of treatments to kill tumor cells, using natural toxins, chemotherapeutic drugs, and even gene therapy to send them to an early grave. But making those therapies work in the actual setting of the brain is a much [...]
Blurry line in diagnosing early Alzheimer’s: study (Reuters): “The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have mild or early Alzheimer’s disease could easily be given that diagnosis instead, suggests a new study.” “Creighton Phelps, head of the Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Program at the National Institute [...]
ScienceBlog.com Science news straight from the source From Our Bloggers FX : An RNA-Seq analysis tool on the clou The continuing hunt for crime genes Against turgidity as a quality measure in academia Searching for seagrape seaweed in Indian waters ADHD , feeblemindedness , and pharmacop-outs Home About Our Bloggers Create a Blog Find Us : Online Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells Cambridge scientists have , for the first time , created cerebral cortex cells those that make up the brain’s grey matter from a small sample of human skin . The researchers’ findings , which were funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Wellcome Trust , were published today in Nature . Neuroscience Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells Diseases of the cerebral cortex range from developmental
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign, organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Every March, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for people of all ages. Events are limited only by the organizers’ imaginations and [...]
This is an excellent (and free) “big picture” eBook published by the World Economic Forum to contextualize why, and how, our societies, policies and systems will need updating in order to better manage global population ageing. EBook description: Global ageing, in developed and developing countries alike, will dramatically alter the way that societies and economies [...]
Each blue dot in this map (you can click on it to expand it) represents a registered participant in our upcoming online course, How to Be Your Own Brain Fitness Coach in 2012, starting on March 7th. Those dots represent a fascinating diversity of people and backgrounds: health and medical professionals, educators, business executives, traders, consultants, coaches, software engineers, [...]
Given how influential Alexander Luria’s work was and still is on many topics we discuss often here at SharpBrains.com, let us highlight the upcoming Luria Congress/ Moscow International Congress (yes, in Moscow) dedicated to the 110th anniversary of Alexander Romanovich Luria’s birth. “The year 2012 marks 110 years of the birth of Alexander Luria (1902–1977). To commemorate the life [...]Time for SharpBrains’ January 2012 eNewsletter, featuring in this occasion multiple thought-provoking perspectives on how emerging neuroscience can and should make us rethink prevailing practices in education, healthy aging and preventive medicine. Featured Perspectives: The Future of Preventive Brain Medicine: Breaking Down the Cognition & Alzheimer’s Disease Alphabet Soup, by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa When 1 + [...]
We have received many excellent questions about SharpBrains’ upcoming online course How to Be Your Own Brain Fitness Coach in 2012 (March 2012); let us answer the most common ones below. Question: Who has registered to participate so far? Answer: 80 individuals have registered so far, representing a fascinating diversity of backgrounds. We have health and [...]