Spectrin and ankyrin are two essential proteins acting like bricks and mortar to shape and fortify cell membranes. But distinguishing which protein is the brick and which is the mortar has turned out to be difficult. New evidence suggests...

We all have tastes we love, and tastes we hate. And yet, our "taste" for certain flavors and foods can change over time, as we get older or we get tired of eating the same old thing. Now, a University of Michigan study gives eviden...

We all have tastes we love, and tastes we hate. And yet, our "taste" for certain flavors and foods can change over time, as we get older or we get tired of eating the same old thing. Now, a University of Michigan study gives eviden...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) could be caused by abnormalities of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata, the lowest part of the brainstem, say scientists from the Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, USA. These nerve...

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced that its Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patch, DAYTRANA tm (methylphenidate transdermal system), has significant efficacy in reducing the symptoms of ADHD in children...

One of the world's foremost brain imaging research facilities has received a major boost after being awarded 6.74 million pounds funding over five years by the Wellcome Trust. The former Functional Imaging Laboratory at University College...

New data presented today show patients taking pramipexole (Mirapexin/ Sifrol) can experience significant improvements in a broad range of symptoms associated with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).1 In an additional study presented today, prami...

Many patients over the age of 65 who are hospitalized with an acute illness experience a subtle change in their cognitive ability that often goes undiagnosed, untreated and underreported. As a result, a patient's ability to make decisions...

With the research support from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a Wisconsin biotech company has found that a compound from a protein found in jellyfish is neuro-protective and may be effective in treating neurodegenerative diseases....

A study investigating the effects of chemotherapy on cognitive function in mice has confirmed what many cancer patients receiving treatment have often complained about - a decline in their memory and other cognitive functions, sometime...