Pain & Central Nervous System Week articles

Recent articles from Pain & Central Nervous System Week

Small protein slows the growth of glioblastoma multiforme.
December 27, 2004... 2004 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite aggressive treatment, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) - the most common and deadly of brain cancers - usually claims the lives of its victims within 6-12 months of diagnosis. This statistic has changed little over the years, largely because the...

Environmental effects on brain plasticity during aging reviewed.
December 27, 2004... 2004 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review environmental influences on cognitive and brain plasticity during aging in a recent issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series A - Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. "In the current article, we provide a critical review...

Newborns with heart defect have low blood flow in brain before surgery.
December 27, 2004... 2004 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As survival rates have steadily improved for children with heart defects, physicians have focused more attention on improving quality-of-life factors such as neurological and cognitive abilities. A new study shows that newborns with congenital...

Utility of microarrays and laser capture microdissection reviewed.
December 27, 2004... 2004 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The utility of microarrays and laser capture microdissection in pain research has been reviewed. "The DNA microarray is a powerful, high-throughput technique for assessing gene expression on a system-wide genomic scale," scientists in England...

Purdue research offers hope for canine, human spinal injuries.
December 27, 2004... 2004 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A successful method for healing spinal injuries in dogs has been developed by Purdue University researchers, offering hope for preventing human paralysis. Lab tests have shown that an injection of a liquid polymer known as polyethylene glycol...