Dr. Barry Dworkin » Neurology http://www.drbarrydworkin.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Copyright © Dr. Barry Dworkin 2011 bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com (Dr. Barry Dworkin) bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com (Dr. Barry Dworkin) 1440 http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/BarryLogo1.jpg Dr. Barry Dworkin http://www.drbarrydworkin.com 144 144 Dr. Barry Dworkin Dr. Barry Dworkin bpr@brigittepellerinrobson.com no no More study on causality before linking omega-3 fatty acids with maintaining cognition with age http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2011/12/29/more-study-on-causality-before-linking-omega-3-fatty-acids-with-maintaining-cognition-with-age/ http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/2011/12/29/more-study-on-causality-before-linking-omega-3-fatty-acids-with-maintaining-cognition-with-age/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:41:00 +0000 Dr. Barry Dworkin http://www.drbarrydworkin.com/?p=4971 Diet rich in fish, vitamins may reduce brain shrinkage Reference: Nutrient biomarker patterns, cognitive function, and MRI measures of brain aging No related posts.]]>

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 29, 2011

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Diet rich in fish, vitamins may reduce brain shrinkage

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Nutrient biomarker patterns, cognitive function, and MRI measures of brain aging

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Theta-burst stimulation of the left hemisphere accelerates recovery of hemispatial neglect

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 15, 2011

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Brain Stimulation Reduces Post-Stroke Neglect

Reference:

Theta-burst stimulation of the left hemisphere accelerates recovery of hemispatial neglect

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 1, 2011

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RSNA: A Fish a Week Keeps the Brain at Its Peak

 

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 21, 2011

     

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 10, 2011

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    EEG can detect awareness in vegetative patients

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    The Lancet – Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 7, 2011

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    Hope for Stem-Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s 

    Reference:

    Dopamine neurons derived from human ES cells efficiently engraft in animal models of Parkinson’s disease

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 17, 2011

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    Specialist calls for targeting of physical side of dementia

     

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2011

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    Brains of Obese People May Show Less Impulse Control for High-Calorie Foods

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    Low blood sugar ‘affects food cravings’

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 19, 2011

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    Listening to the brain’s ‘inner voice’

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    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 13, 2011

    Source: 

     

    Gene that can control chronic pain discovered

    Reference:

    Emery EC, Young GT, Berrocoso EM, et al. HCN2 Ion Channels Play a Central Role in Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain. Science 2011: 1462-1466

    Gene that can control chronic pain discovered

    Emery EC, Young GT, Berrocoso EM, et al. HCN2 Ion Channels Play a Central Role in Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain. Science 2011: 1462-1466

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