The Mind News: Page 4

Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Share Data on Clinical Trials (June 10, 2010): Reuters reports that major drug manufacturers have agreed to share clinical trial data to help speed up the development of medicines that may help cure diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Magnets Applied to the Brain Disrupt People's Moral Center (April 6, 2010): Researchers from MIT, Harvard and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that people's sense of morality can be altered by using powerful magnets.

Neuroanatomist Learns From Her Own Stroke (March 12, 2008): Jill Bolte Taylor became a brain scientist because she wanted to study her brother's schizophrenia.

Alzheimer's Blood Test Developed (October 16, 2007): The BBC reports that a new blood test can identify Alzheimer's six years before symptoms of the disease start to show.

Spike in Brain-Eating Amoeba Cases Reported (September 29, 2007): KPHO Phoenix has a developing story about a local boy who was killed by a deadly amoeba he is believed to have picked up while swimming in Lake Havasu.

New Technology Kills Tumors With Electric Fields (August 8, 2007): Technology Review reports that an Isreali company called NovoCure is testing a new cancer fighting weapon that uses a weak electric fields to destroy cancer cells.

Chemo Drugs Damage Brain Cells (December 6, 2006): The BBC reports that new studies have shown that healthy brain cells are very vulnerable to chemo drugs.

Study: Mobile Phones Affect Brain Function (May 5, 2006): The AFP reports that a new study by scientists from Swinburne University of Technology's Brain Sciences Institute in Melbourne have found cellphones can affect brain function.

Scientists Find That Smarter Brains Develop Differently (April 4, 2006): A new study using brain scans has determined that differences in the thickening of the cortex and not brain size have more to do with intelligence.

Careers Linked to Higher Degenerative Brain Disease Risk (March 29, 2006): MSNBC.

Scientists Create Neuro-Chips (March 29, 2006): Scientists have created neuro-chips that contain both living brain cells and silicon circuits. This could lead to the development of an organic computer.

The Automatic Memory Woman (March 17, 2006): The Orange County Register has an article about a woman with an extraordinary memory.

The Importance of Astrocytes (January 17, 2006): Scientists have discovered that astrocytes act independently of neurons to connect with blood vessels and control the flow of nutrients and oxygen in the brain.

Brain Grown in Lab Flies Planes (December 15, 2005): Scientists have taught a "brain" grown in a lab to learn to fly an F-22 flight simulator.

Study: Caffeine Boosts Short-Term Memory (December 8, 2005): Coffee may help you remember thing sin the short term. A new study has found that caffeine can boost your short-term memory.

Study Find Meditation Thickens the Brain (November 30, 2005): A new study has found that meditation can thicken the brain and may help delay age-related frontal cortex thinning.

The Complex Minds of Babies (August 11, 2005): An interesting article appearing in Newsweek explains how researchers are studying babies subtle behaviors and discovering that babies develop complex emotions and skills much earlier than originally thought.

Supercomputer to Build Detailed 3D Model of Human Brain (June 7, 2005): Neuroscientists are planning to build the most detailed model of the human brain with the help of a supercomputer provided by IBM.

Machine Sees What You See (April 25, 2005): New Scientist reports that a new machine can read people's mind to a certain extent.

Catchy Tunes Get Stuck in Auditory Cortex (March 9, 2005): A new study has found that catchy songs may get stuck in your mind thanks to the auditory cortex.