Brain scans demonstrate link between education and Alzheimer’s
A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer’s disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder. Scientists at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the School of Medicine found that some study participants who appeared to have the brain plaques long associated with Alzheimer’s disease still received high scores on tests of their cognitive ability. Participants who did well on the tests were likely to have spent more years in school.
Simple brain mechanisms explain arbitrary human visual decisions
Mark Twain, a skeptic of the idea of free will, argues in his essay “What Is Man?” that humans do not command their minds or the opinions they form. Twain’s views get a boost this week from researchers at the School of Medicine and University of Chieti, Italy. In Nature Neuroscience, scientists report that a simple decision-making task does not involve the frontal lobes, where many of the higher aspects of human cognition, including self-awareness, are thought to originate.
Women’s health research program seeks applications
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program is seeking applications from junior faculty with a medical degree, doctorate or M.D./Ph.D. who are pursuing a research career in areas relevant to women’s health. These include autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, depression, complications of pregnancy, diabetes and obesity, osteoporosis, infectious diseases and cancer. The program supports […]
Discovery of genes linked to lung cancer opens door to personalized treatment
School of Medicine scientists have assembled the most complete catalog to date of the genetic changes underlying the most common form of lung cancer.
Morgan’s Paralympic experience won’t soon be forgotten
Photo by Michael Worful(From left) Jessica Dasher and Denise Curl, who work with Kerri Morgan at the Enabling Mobility Center, congratulate Morgan on her performance at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing at a welcome home party for Morgan in the Program in Occupational Therapy lobby.
Morgan’s Paralympic experience won’t soon be forgotten
Photo by Michael WorfulKerri Morgan’s Paralympic experience in Beijing set a new U.S. record.
Gene for clubfoot identified at School of Medicine
School of Medicine researchers report they have found the first gene linked to clubfoot in humans, a condition that affects 1 in 1,000 new births.
Discovery of genes linked to lung cancer opens door to personalized treatment
School of Medicine scientists have assembled the most complete catalog to date of the genetic changes underlying the most common form of lung cancer.
Women’s health research program seeks applications
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program is seeking applications from junior faculty researching areas relevant to women’s health.
Deprived of sense of smell, worms live longer
School of Medicine researchers have shown that they can extend the life spans of roundworms by blocking their sense of smell.
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