http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Psychiatry"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:38:28 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 3283 | Brain's fear center is equipped with built-in suffocation sensor http://en.redtram.com/go/232442243/top100/ 232442243 The portion of our brains that is responsible for registering fear and even panic has a built-in chemical sensor that is triggered by a primordial terror -- suffocation. A new article shows in studies of mice that the rise in Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:05:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232442243/top100/ 3283 | Startled flies may provide insight into ADHD http://en.redtram.com/go/232442171/top100/ 232442171 It seems obvious that naturally waking up from sleep and being startled by something in the environment are two very different emotional states. However, the neuroscience that underlies these different forms of arousal has, for the most part, remained a Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:05:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232442171/top100/ 3283 | Unique Micronail Chip Makes Electronics And Bio Cells Communicate http://en.redtram.com/go/232442094/top100/ 232442094 A unique microchip with microscopic nail structures enable close communication between the electronics and biological cells. The new chip is a mass-producible, easy-to-use tool in electrophysiology research, for example for fundamental research on the functioning and dysfunctioning of the brain. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:04:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232442094/top100/ 3283 | Parent training key to improved treatment of behavior problems in children with autism http://en.redtram.com/go/232441899/top100/ 232441899 The serious behavior problems that can occur in children with autism and related conditions can be reduced with a treatment plan that includes medication combined with a structured training program for parents, according to researchers. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441899/top100/ 3283 | Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections http://en.redtram.com/go/232441755/top100/ 232441755 Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections, but that's what scientists recently reported. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:04:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441755/top100/ 3283 | Brains Benefit From Multilingualism http://en.redtram.com/go/232441663/top100/ 232441663 For a considerable time already there has been discussion within scientific circles about whether knowing and using multiple languages could possibly have positive effects on the human brain and thinking. There have been a number of international studies on the Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441663/top100/ 3283 | You Say Po-TAY-to, And I Say Pot-AAH-to! Language Evolves Through Our Own Use Of It http://en.redtram.com/go/232441566/top100/ 232441566 Change in language can be compared with evolution in the world of animals and plants. According to a Dutch researcher, an individual user of language can spark off an evolution of his or her language. His new approach, comparing linguistic Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441566/top100/ 3283 | Hormone ghrelin can boost resistance to Parkinson's disease http://en.redtram.com/go/232441493/top100/ 232441493 Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson's disease, researchers report. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441493/top100/ 3283 | Early relationships influence teen pain and depression http://en.redtram.com/go/232441427/top100/ 232441427 Angst could be more than a rite of passage for insecure teenagers, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered that insecure adolescents experience more intense pain in the form of frequent headaches, abdominal pain and joint pain. These teens Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441427/top100/ 3283 | New Cause for Alzheimer Disease http://en.redtram.com/go/232441321/top100/ 232441321 Scientists have discovered that a precursor to nerve growth factor (pro-NGF) may play a pathogenic role in Alzheimer disease. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:02:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441321/top100/ 3283 | Scientists identify two molecules that affect brain plasticity in mice http://en.redtram.com/go/232441271/top100/ 232441271 Researchers have identified a set of molecular brakes that stabilize the developing brain's circuitry. Moreover, experimentally removing those brakes in mice enhanced the animals' performance in a test of visual learning, suggesting a long-term path to therapeutic application. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:02:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441271/top100/ 3283 | Auditory illusion: How our brains can fill in the gaps to create continuous sound http://en.redtram.com/go/232441211/top100/ 232441211 It is relatively common for listeners to "hear" sounds that are not really there. In fact, it is the brain's ability to reconstruct fragmented sounds that allows us to successfully carry on a conversation in a noisy room. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:02:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232441211/top100/