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Data on life sciences published by researchers at Cork University, Department of Geriatric Medicine
2008 APR 11 - -- Research findings, 'STOPP and START . Consensus validation,' are discussed in a new report.[Drug Week]

Data from Yale University, Department of Psychiatry provide new insights into psychiatry
2008 APR 11 - -- New investigation results, 'Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of nondepressed psychiatric illness in elderly patients: a review of the literature,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology .[Drug Week]

Researchers from Kennedy Krieger Institute discuss findings in Rett syndrome prevention
2008 APR 9 - -- New investigation results, 'Selective cerebral volume reduction in Rett syndrome: a multiple-approach MR imaging study,' are detailed in a study published in American Journal of Neuroradiology .[Biotech Week]

Findings from National Cardiovascular Center advance knowledge in life sciences
2008 APR 10 - -- New investigation results, 'Circulating CD34-positive cells provide a marker of vascular risk associated with cognitive impairment,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism .[Blood Weekly]

PsychoGenics Appoints Mark Day, Ph.D. as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience
Business Editors/Medical Editors TARRYTOWN, N.Y.-- --April 3, 2008--PsychoGenics Inc., announced the appointment of Mark Day, Ph.D., as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience. This appointment reflects the companys expansion and commitment to the cognitive neurosciences.[Business Wire]

Data from H.Y. Lin and colleagues advance knowledge in chronic disease
2008 APR 7 - -- "Potentially inappropriate medication use among the elderly in an outpatient setting has been widely reported .[Managed Care Weekly Digest]

Kaiser Permanente study shows that a larger abdomen in midlife increases risk of dementia
2008 APR 12 - -- March 26, 2008 People in their 40s with larger stomachs have a higher risk for dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology .[Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week]

New geriatrics study findings reported from A.D. Naik and co-authors
2008 APR 7 - -- According to recent research from the United States, "Self-neglect is a serious and burgeoning public health challenge representing the most common problem faced by Adult Protective Services agencies .[Health & Medicine Week]

University of California, Division of Neurosurgery reports research in spinal cord disease
2008 APR 7 - -- Investigators publish new data in the report 'Surgical outcomes of elderly patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.' "Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a potentially serious neurologic disorder that commonly presents with gait difficulty and hand dysfunction .[Health & Medicine Week]

New Alzheimer disease risk factors research reported from National Research Institute for Family Planning
2008 APR 11 - -- A report, 'Association between Alzheimer's disease and the NOS3 gene Glu298Asp polymorphism in Chinese,' is newly published data in Journal of Molecular Neuroscience .[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]

Data on Alzheimer disease detailed by M. Gacia and co-authors
2008 APR 11 - -- According to a study from Warsaw, Poland, "Presenilin 2 gene is one of the causative genes for familial Alzheimer's disease .[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]

Investigators at Seoul National University publish new data on dementia genetics
2008 APR 11 - -- Fresh data on dementia are presented in the report 'Lack of association between apolipoprotein E polymorphism and ...[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]

Recent studies from University of Rhode Island add new data to Alzheimer disease
2008 APR 11 - -- "The sporadic nature of Alzheimer's disease argues for an environmental link that may drive AD pathogenesis; however, the triggering factors and the period of their action are unknown .[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]

Investigators at International Atomic Energy Agency zero in on dementia
2008 APR 7 - -- " Quantifying hemispheric cerebral blood flow may improve diagnostic accuracy when combined with perfusion SPECT .[Pain & Central Nervous System Week]

Researchers from Zagreb University provide details of new studies and findings in the area of dementia
2008 APR 7 - -- "The treatment of rapidly deteriorating dementia is always very challenging," scientists in Zagreb, Croatia report.[Pain & Central Nervous System Week]

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