Researcher identify how to differentiate aMCI
3/2/2012

Researchers have identified the means by which to differentiate between normal age-related memory loss and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).

While all forms of memory loss are disheartening, those with aMCI are at a greater r... read more »

Autistic adolescents spend free time in solitary, screen-based pursuits
26/1/2012

Most adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) spend their free time engaging in screen-based solitary pursuits, new research has found.

A study at the University of Missouri has identified that autistic teens will play video an... read more »

Preoperative MRI may reduce prostate cancer surgery nerve damage
25/1/2012

Performing a preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan could help to reduce nerve damage incidents among patients undergoing prostate cancer surgery, it has been reported.

MRIs may hold the key to allowing surgeons to make mo... read more »

Exercise may help Parkinson's patients
24/1/2012

People with Parkinson's disease may find exercise improves symptoms, it has been reported.

Tom Isaacs, president and co-founder of the Cure Parkinson's Trust, explained that there are many reasons why Parkinson's patients ... read more »

Researchers identify a new way to stimulate the immune system
20/1/2012

Researchers have identified a way to stimulate the immune system and fight infection.

In what is hoped to provide a new therapeutic approach to fighting disease, a recent study has found that the operation of NK cells (Natural Killer)... read more »