STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are seeking volunteers for several research studies on bipolar disorder, which affects more than
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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) today announced that it is scheduled to report financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007 on Thursday,
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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with investors, led by a member of the Company
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TARRYTOWN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PsychoGenics Inc. today announced that it has entered into a drug discovery agreement with Cephalon, Inc. The agreement provides that Cephalon will supply
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Preschoolers who are diagnosed with ADHD are not likely to respond to treatment with the stimulant methylphenidate, regardless of dosage, if they also have three or more coexisting disorders, according to a recent analysis of data from the Preschoolers with ADHD Treatment Study (PATS). PATS was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Previously reported PATS results showed that overall, low doses of methylphenidate were safe and effective in treating 3-5-year-olds diagnosed with ADHD. This most recent study, one of seven new PATS articles published November 5, 2007, in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, sought to identify individual characteristics that may affect how a child would respond to treatment. The other articles examine topics such as the effectiveness of methylphenidate over a follow-up phase, the effects of the medication on functional outcomes for the preschoolers, and others. (more…)
Using the hands to explain things may tap into knowledge kids can’t otherwise articulate
WASHINGTON, DC—Are math problems bugging your kids? Tell them to talk back – using their hands. Psychologists at the University of Chicago report that gesturing can help kids add new and correct problem-solving strategies to their mathematical repertoires. What’s more, when given later instruction, kids who are told to gesture are more likely to succeed on math problems. A report on these findings appears in the November issue of JEP: General, which is published by the American Psychological Association (APA). (more…)
SUDBURY, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Hallowell Center in Sudbury, MA is sponsoring a free informational talk discussing Dore and LENS, two of their medication-free alternative
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Health Net of California has received nearly $1.1 million from the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) to implement four grants focused on
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HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WhiteBlox today announced that Autism Speaks chose its robust interactive broadband video solutions to power the first-ever web-based video glossary to help parents
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FRANKLIN, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (“PSI”) (NASDAQ: PSYS) announced today it will participate in the
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a platform-enabled biopharmaceutical company applying embryonic stem cell technologies to discover, develop and
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MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Genizon BioSciences Inc. and Neuropsychiatrie, Découverte & Innovation Inc. (NDEI) today announced an agreement under which the
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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading neuroscientists and practitioners debunk common myths related to health and fitness of
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IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cenomed BioSciences, LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABBI), today announced that in collaboration with co-investigators
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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) today announced that the Russian Patent Office has informed Hythiam of their decision to grant Hythiam
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Rat Memory Eraser Study Challenges Prevailing Theories
Chemically blocking an enzyme in a specific area in the brain’s cortex, or outer mantle, erased a long-term memory of an aversive event that rats had learned, a study funded in part by NIMH has found. The erasing occurred even if the blocking agent was administered weeks after the event and appeared to be permanent.This and related discoveries suggest that the enzyme, known as PKMzeta, may be required for sustaining memories throughout the brain. Most current theories instead hold that long-term memories are encoded as enduring structural changes in the connections between neurons – and thus would not be chemically erasable. (more…)
By Elizabeth J. Clark, Ph.D., ACSW, MPH
My column for the News always needs to be written about six weeks before publication. Therefore, I am writing this early while vacationing at Glacier National Park in western Montana. My husband and I have been coming to this same location for almost 20 years.
In many ways Glacier seems unchanged – the scenery magnificent, the wildlife plentiful, the hiking trails familiar. Yet, global warming is taking its toll. The glaciers have shrunk markedly; some no longer exist at all. In fact, there is now a program here called “Good-bye to the Glaciers” that gives an update on what the disappearance of the glaciers will mean to the park. It is so dry that forest fires have been a particular challenge this year, and several of the streams and waterfalls we usually visit have completely dried up. There is as much brown on the mountainside as there is green. (more…)
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel
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ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that Dr. Zeng-Jin Yang, research fellow at the department of Anesthesiology and
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