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Being Hungry May Provide A Way To Stay Awake Without Feeling Groggy Or Mentally Challenged

September 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
As anyone who has ever struggled to keep his or her eyes open after a big meal knows, eating can induce sleepiness. New research in fruit flies suggests that, conversely, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without feeling groggy or mentally challenged. Scientists at Washington University in St... Tags:

Circadian Rhythms: Their Role And Dysfunction In Affective Disorder

August 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
All humans are synchronised to the rhythmic light-dark changes that occur on a daily basis. Rhythms in physiological and biochemical processes and behavioural patterns persist in the absence of all external 24-hour signals from the physical environment, with a period that is close to 24 hours... Tags:

National CFIDS Foundation (NCF) Announces Link Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Low Level Radiation Exposure

August 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
The National CFIDS Foundation Inc., of Needham Mass, has announced its formal disease model for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) also known as Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) as well as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). According to the NCF, a subgroup of patients with CFS fit a unique disease profile based on a model for a radioactive toxin... Tags:

Long Term Cognitive Impairment Of Aging Brain Caused By Medications

July 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment in older African-Americans, according to a study appearing in the July 13, 2010 print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology... Tags:

Nightshift Workers Could Benefit From New Insight Into How The Brain Responds To Light

June 7th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
Exposure to extraordinarily brief, millisecond flashes of bright light improves alertness at night, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC... Tags:

Brain Mechanism Controlling Dreaming And Waking Could Be Key To New Stimulants, Anesthetics

June 3rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
A brain mechanism involved in both dreaming and waking from sleep may hold the key to new, more effective anesthetics and stimulants, reported neuroscientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)... Tags:

Taking A Nap Improves Learning

April 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
Researchers reporting online on April 22nd in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, offer more evidence that successful study habits should include plenty of napping. They found that people who take a nap and dream about a task they've just learned perform it better upon waking than either those who don't sleep at all or those who sleep but don't report any associated dreams... Tags:

New Data Show Sustained 5-Year Benefit Of Neupro(R) (Rotigotine Transdermal System) For Symptoms Of Restless Legs Syndrome

April 14th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
New data presented at the 62nd American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, showed that patients with moderate to severe Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) using rotigotine achieved sustained improvements in symptoms over 5 years of treatment. "Many people with RLS will have spent months or years trying to get a diagnosis and find a treatment that can help them... Tags:

Brain Waves And Mediation

March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
Forget about crystals, candles, Eastern philosophy, and about sitting and breathing in awkward ways. Meditation research explores how the brain works when we refrain from concentration, rumination and intentional thinking. Electrical brain waves suggest that mental activity during meditation is wakeful and relaxed... Tags:

Wakeful Resting Linked To Improved Memory

February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Neurology / Neuroscience
New research from the US shows that resting while awake appears to strengthen memory, revealing new insights into how forms of rest other than sleep, affect the memory consolidation process... Tags:
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