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We next carried out DNA methylation analysis by bisulfite sequencing in a proband and his family, expanding this analysis to methylation analysis of peripheral blood and temporal cortex DNA of autism cases and matched controls from independent datasets. We also assessed oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene expression within the temporal cortex tissue by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ... Further DNA methylation analysis of the CpG island known to regulate OXTR expression... (BioMed Central)
Rare Procedure Pinpoints the Location, Speed and Sequence of the Brain's Language Processes Oct 17, 2009
As part of preparation for their surgery, three adults had electrodes implanted in Broca's area and anterior temporal cortex to allow doctors to pinpoint which areas of the brain would be best to remove. During the procedure, known as intracranial electrophysiology, researchers asked the patients to silently sound-out words they saw on a screen and to fill in the missing verb in the proper tense or the proper form of a missing noun. (Scientific American)
Yerkes researchers present at 39th Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference Oct 17, 2009
Through her research, she records neural activity in monkeys that have been trained to perform various types of memory tasks and investigates how changes in neuronal activity correlate with each monkey's ability to learn and remember in order to better understand how medial temporal lobe circuits support memory formation. Such understanding has the potential to make way for new therapies aimed at reducing or preventing memory loss that results from medial temporal lobe disease. (EurekAlert!)
Broca's Area: How Human Brain Computes Language Oct 16, 2009
The procedure, called Intra-Cranial Electrophysiology (ICE), allowed the researchers to resolve brain activity related to language with spatial accuracy down to the millimeter and temporal accuracy down to the millisecond. This is the first experiment to use ICE to document how the human brain computes grammar and produces words. (Science Daily)
How Much Sleep do We Need? Oct 15, 2009
Impairment of Temporal Lobe Function ... In a research study done during verbal learning tests on subjects after they were fully rested, functional MRI scans of their temporal lobes (the part of the brain that is associated with processing of language) showed that this area of the cerebrum was very active ... In subjects who had been deprived of sleep, however, similar MRI scans showed no such activity within the temporal lobes. (Suite101.com)
Major Irish River Now 'Wired' To Detect Pollution Incidents Oct 8, 2009
Tidal influences in the R. Lee provide interesting physico-chemical data that show temporal changes in water quality and variations in these regular parameters can indicate anthropogenic influences in the riverine system. Data collected and its interpretation and analysis is an important part of the development and validation of a sensor monitoring system and the data collected will allow the relevant agencies to monitor and respond adequately and efficiently to spatial and temporal change in... (Science Daily)
Never neglect that pain! Oct 4, 2009
However, if the pain is restricted to the temples and is a piercing pain, you need to see a doctor as it could be temporal arthritis. The condition is more likely to occur in adults over 50 and is repetitive at regular interval, at times lasting just a few minutes. (India Times, India)
Cells In Developing Tissue Consider Their History Of Signaling Exposure To Determine Location Oct 3, 2009
"As developmental biologists, we want to understand how the body plan is specified, and how different animals exhibit different shapes and patterns. What we've shown here is that it's important to consider the temporal sequences of events," Stathopoulos says. "The dynamics of the system are instructional. In the past, for the most part, this has been ignored, because it's just too complicated. People have formulated models by looking at the endpoint. We believe that even more insights into... (Science Daily)
Environmental Chemicals Found In Breast Milk And High Incidence Of Testicular Cancer Sep 26, 2009
"Our findings reinforce the view that environmental exposure to EDCs may explain some of the temporal and between-country differences in incidence of male reproductive disorders.". "In spite of the findings, I would strongly urge women, including Danish mothers, to continue with breast feeding, which has many beneficial effects for the child," added Skakkebaek. (Science Daily)
SOS for doctors for the Upper East Region Sep 25, 2009
The directorate also has plans to move additional two doctors from the Navrongo Research Centre also on temporal base to some of the health facilities in the districts to offer clinical services. He suggested the creation of a fund from the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority to sponsor students with interest in medicine who would be ready to serve in any of the three northern regions as a long term plan to attract and retain medical doctors and other technical human resource for the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Uncertain Future Predicted For Forests Sep 21, 2009
"The Boundary Waters Area is significant because it's a transitional area between boreal forests like those in Canada, Russia, Sweden, and Norway and temporal forests," Gertner said. "So, if there are changes in the climate you'll see the changes if it gets warmer, the temporal forests will move north. Because of its proximity to Lake Superior, rainfall is not so critical there. It's very moist. So, if you were to do a similar sort of study, say, in Illinois, temperature may not cause so much... (Science Daily)
WHITTAKER: A final wish is a caring gift Sep 19, 2009
My strong feelings on this subject are supported by the Episcopal Church s Book of Common Prayer, which directs parish clergy to remind their parishioners of the duty of "Christian parents to make prudent provision for the well-being of their families, and of all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods." More than once, I have invited local lawyers to Sunday forums at St. Michael s to speak about the reasons for making a will. There is... (Holliston Tab, MA)
Center is Reaching Out to brain injury victims Sep 18, 2009
helen wrote on Sep 13, 2009 6:51 AM:" I have a son with temporal lobe damage from the time he was 3 he is now 34 is he able to go also.Will there be doctors there to speak to also. ". diane wise wrote on Sep 11, 2009 1:16 PM:" know that those attending will be blessed by Reaching Out!- so cool and essential to bring people with BI and their families together! I only wish I could attend but distance prevents... Any chance of a chapter in Chicago area?!ENJOY! AND BE BLESSED! ". (Slidell Sentry-News, LA)
Religion: Sept. 17 Sep 18, 2009
we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. The Wellesley Christian Science Church holds Sunday services and Sunday School at 10 a.m., and Wednesday meetings at 7:30 p.m. All services are open to the community, and childcare is provided. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Fomepizole for Toxic Alcohol Poisoning Sep 17, 2009
Although a high anion gap is characteristic and an elevated osmolal gap is a useful indicator of toxic alcohols in blood, an understanding of their temporal relationship is essential to avoid mismanagement of these conditions. The development of osmolal and anion gaps varies as a function of time from ingestion. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Brain's Response To Seeing Food May Be Linked To Weight Loss Maintenance Sep 17, 2009
Specifically, researchers observed strong signals in the left superior frontal region and right middle temporal region of the brain a pattern consistent with greater inhibitory control in response to food images and greater visual attention to food cues. "It is possible that these brain responses may lead to preventive or corrective behaviors particularly greater regulation of eating that promote long-term weight control," said McCaffery, who is also an assistant professor of psychiatry and... (Science Daily)
Utility service providers urged to be polite to clients Sep 16, 2009
Answering questions on why the delay in the production of the National Health Insurance cards, the District Manager, Mr David Samari said the processing of the cards had been centralized in Accra and explained that although the cards delayed, the district office had improvised a temporal one for people to access health care when they were sick. Mr Samari said a total amount of GHC3,055,036. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Epilepsy: The Cause and Effect Sep 14, 2009
Temporal lobe epilepsy. What are the different types of seizures. (Suite101.com)
Exercise Alone Shown To Improve Insulin Sensitivity In Obese Sedentary Adolescents Sep 12, 2009
(May 10, 2009) Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle. In addition, researchers found that short-term calorie. (Science Daily)
Ultra champion Sep 9, 2009
Tests found that the area of the brain the seizures were stemming from was her right temporal lobe, so she underwent a procedure known as a right temporal lobectomy. Doctors first sawed the side of her head open and placed electrodes onto her brain to induce a seizure, to make sure they had found the right area. (BBC News -- Americas)
Large Thighs Protect Against Heart Disease And Early Death Sep 6, 2009
(June 18, 2008) New research shows a link between blindness and temporal arteritis, a problem that restricts blood flow to the brain. The research finds that giant cells play a key role in the disease, as well as. (Science Daily)
Seizure makes lady think shes a dude Sep 4, 2009
The tumor is located in the right amygdala, with irregular activity seen in the surrounding right temporal lobe. The amygdala seems to play an important role in processing , including aspects like familiarity, emotional state, and sex, and past studies revealed that electrical stimulation of the temporal lobe triggered doubt about sexual identity. (MSNBC -- Health)
Problem With Close-Talking? Blame the Brain Sep 3, 2009
Evolution seems to have programmed this discomfort via a brain structure called the , a pair of almond-shaped brain regions deep within each temporal lobe, which control fear and the processing of emotion ... This is not something you could (ethically) do to a research subject, but scientists have been studying a 42-year-old woman who has such severe damage to her amygdalae due to a rare genetic condition called Urbach-Wiethe disease, which causes calcification in the temporal lobes that they... (Time.com)
Familiar And Newly Learned Words Are Processed By The Same Neural Networks In The Brain Aug 31, 2009
The names of objects were processed in the left temporal and frontal lobe within half a second of showing the image of the tool to the subject. "If the subject had only recently learned the name of the tool, the the naming process induced an activation that was just as strong or stronger than the activation induced by the image of a familiar object," says Academy Professor Riitta Salmelin, HUT Low Temperature Laboratory, who is in charge of the research. (Science Daily)
Brain Region For Sense Of Personal Space Found Aug 31, 2009
The structure, the amygdala a pair of almond-shaped regions located in the medial temporal lobes was previously known to process strong negative emotions, such as anger and fear, and is considered the seat of emotion in the brain. However, it had never been linked rigorously to real-life human social interaction. (Science Daily)
It's Time for Some Due Diligence on Global Warming Claims Aug 29, 2009
I don't think atmospheric CO2 levels (as a whole) vary too quickly, though there can be huge local variation and short-term temporal variation. That's my take concerning #2. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Prada to Pravda Aug 29, 2009
When the then-Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah was stripped and hanged in public by the Taliban in 1996, the news media finally should have taken cognizance of the monster that had been unleashed in the form of militants whose answer to a "higher calling" was to do some pretty awful things in their temporal existence. Instead, the American and European media extolled the "freedom fighters" while quietly praying that the chaps would turn in their unused Stinger missiles. (Asia Times Online)
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Ally Accused of Sodomy Aug 28, 2009
Yes, we often sit in judgement of Comrade Bob, but for me it is only in a temporal sense. Every man is judged by God, not man. (allAfrica.com)
Obesity can inflict big toll on brain Aug 27, 2009
Based on study results, elderly people defined as obese lost brain tissue in five areas of the brain: The frontal and temporal lobes (critical for planning and memory), the anterior cingulate gyrus (attention and executive functions), the hippocampus (long-term memory), and basal ganglia (movement). Overweight subjects showed brain loss in the basal ganglia, but also showed shrinkage in the corona radiata, white matter comprised of axons, and the parietal lobe (sensation and cognition). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Doctor: Despite Tumor, He Had High Quality of Life Aug 27, 2009
Gruber said the fate of a brain tumor patient depends on the tumor's "real estate." For example, if the tumor is located on the frontal or temporal lobe, then the patient's speech might be affected. Since Kennedy's tumor was on the left parietal lobe, he suffered seizures. (Fox News)
Overweight People Have Skinnier Brains Aug 27, 2009
In looking at both gray matter and white matter of the brain, the researchers said they found that the people defined as obese had lost brain tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes, areas of the brain critical for planning and memory, and in areas involved in attention, long-term memory and movement. "The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than the brains of those who were lean, and in overweight people looked eight years older," said Thompson. (Click2Houston, TX)
As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink Aug 26, 2009
Much of the lost tissue was in the frontal and temporal lobe regions of the brain, the seat of decision-making and memory, among other things. The findings could have serious implications for aging, overweight or obese individuals, including a heightened risk of Alzheimer's, the researchers said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Fragile period of childhood brain development could underlie epilepsy Aug 24, 2009
"During early childhood roughly between the ages of one and five the brain undergoes a period of major circuit remodeling," explains senior author Matthew Anderson, MD, PhD, a principal investigator in the Departments of Neurology and Pathology at BIDMC. "Our discovery that a familial form of temporal lobe epilepsy can develop at this point demonstrates the fragility of the brain during this critical period." ... Autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy (ADLTE) is characterized by... (EurekAlert!)
Tone-Deaf? It's Your Brain's Fault Aug 20, 2009
Those who were tone-deaf had fewer nerve fibers between the frontal and temporal regions of the brain, or in some cases the fibers couldn't be detected at all. The researchers reported their findings in Wednesday's issue of the. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Tone deaf? Brain may have a wiring problem Aug 19, 2009
Those who were tone-deaf had fewer nerve fibers between the frontal and temporal regions of the brain, or in some cases the fibers couldn't be detected at all. The researchers reported their findings in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. (India Times, India)
Neural pathway missing in tone-deaf people Aug 19, 2009
The authors used an MRI-based technique called diffusion tensor imaging to examine connections between the right temporal and frontal lobes. This region, a neural "highway" called the arcuate fasciculus, is known to be involved in linking music and language perception with vocal production. (EurekAlert!)
New reagents for genomic engineering of mouse models to understand human disease Aug 19, 2009
For example, it would be informative to independently regulate the temporal and tissue-specific expression of genes with overlapping functions to understand their individual and combined effects. Scientists now report that a new recombinase, Dre, induces controlled genetic changes in mice. (EurekAlert!)
Man's illness provides direction Aug 15, 2009
They are symptoms of an uncommon brain disease, frontotemporal dementia, with which Mr. Smiley was diagnosed two months ago ... FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA ... WHAT IT IS: A group of disorders caused by shrinking of the frontal and temporal lobes, parts of the brain that control behavior, personality and language. (The Augusta Chronicle)
* When loved ones become imposters Aug 11, 2009
These frontal and midline areas communicate with regions of the brain that process memory and emotion, in the medial temporal lobe, buried deep beneath each ear. And studies strongly suggest that in delusions of identity, these emotion centers are either not well connected to frontal midline areas or not providing good information. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
New light-emitting biomaterial could improve tumor imaging, study shows Aug 11, 2009
Presently, there are no simple, easy or inexpensive methods, preclinical or clinical, for generating oxygen maps of tumors and surrounding tissues with good spatial and temporal resolution. "The method developed here holds great promise for being able to perform measurements of tumor hypoxia cost-effectively," said study co-author Mark Dewhirst, a professor of radiation oncology, pathology and biomedical engineering at Duke. (EurekAlert!)
Time-travel movies: past and present Aug 9, 2009
Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon click nicely as brother and sister - and casting Don Knotts as the TV repairman who causes all the temporal trouble is the best joke in the movie. AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME In a sense, all the Austin Powers movies are about time travel, transporting the 60s to the present. (Boston Globe)
Calfrac Announces Second Quarter Results and Expansion Program Aug 7, 2009
Foreign exchange gains and losses arise primarily from the translation of Calfrac's international operations in Russia, Mexico and Argentina using the temporal method ... Foreign exchange gains and losses arise primarily from the translation of Calfrac's international operations in Russia, Mexico and Argentina using the temporal method. (Canada Newswire)
Autism 'hits body language skill' Aug 5, 2009
They point to an area of the brain needed for the perception of motion called the superior temporal sulcus, and cite previous research which has found that this area responds differently in people with autism. "The way people move their bodies tells us a lot about their feelings or intentions, and we use this information on a daily basis to communicate with each other. "We use others' body movements and postures, as well as people's faces and voices, to gauge their feelings," said Anthony... (BBC News)
Miniaturized Lasers Can Emit Quantum Light Aug 4, 2009
rzburg: in several years of work the worldwide first detector has been developed which has the necessary temporal resolution ... In the case of laser light, on the other hand, all random temporal delays between two photons are equally probable, while in case of classic light the photons preferentially arrive together ... Moreover, oscillations in the probability to find two photons with a certain temporal displacement were predicted which could experimentally be totally confirmed. (Science Daily)
LETTERS: NCT, August 4, 2009 Aug 4, 2009
"As I survey the social landscape before me, I see small-minded, mediocre and morally bankrupt actors playing the parts of corporate executives and career politicians, in it for money, power and ego gratification, rushing about smartly and acting as if they know what they're doing: the blind leading the blind. Many are just bumbling through their lines on this temporal stage, disseminating fake and fabricated information and figures that have no basis in truth or reality and leaving vast numbers... (North County Times)
Life in the Clouds Aug 2, 2009
Determining relevant environmental variables and how to integrate them against the proper temporal and spatial scales. 3. (Suite101.com)
Under A Cloud: Darkness Linked To 'Brain Drain' In Depressed People Jul 30, 2009
Cognitive function was assessed by measurement of short-term recall and temporal orientation. As well as regulating the hormones serotonin and melatonin, light has been shown to also affect brain blood flow, which has in turn been linked with cognitive functions. (Science Daily)
Scientists Track Impact Of DNA Damage In The Developing Brain Jul 30, 2009
Overall changes in the hippocampus mimicked those found in the brains of adults with the seizure disorder known as temporal lobe epilepsy. In this study, the loss of Xrcc1 also resulted in seizures in mice. (Science Daily)
More needs to be done for kidney patients Jul 28, 2009
Dialysis remains the predominant strategy for managing kidney patients in this country and as such, the Government has invested a fortune on this temporal strategy ... It does not really give patients optimal hope, and remains a temporal strategy. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
New Science Of Learning Offers Preview Of Tomorrow's Classroom Jul 27, 2009
D., professor and head of the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and co-director of the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC) at the University of California, San Diego, which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation ... About the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center ... The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center, in operation since 2006 as one of six Science of Learning centers across the country, is funded by the National Science... (Science Daily)
Viral pneumonia in Nepalese children investigated Jul 27, 2009
CAP occurred in an epidemic pattern with substantial temporal variation during the three years of study. The largest peaks of pneumonia occurrence coincided with peaks of RSV infection, which occurred in epidemics during the rainy season and in winter. (BioMed Central)
the Oprah neuron Jul 25, 2009
While doctors waited to pin down these seizures, the team recorded hundreds of electrical signals from individual neurons in the medial temporal lobe. This large area includes a structure involved in storing and retrieving memories, the hippocampus (). (Harper's Magazine)
Injured Lexington hiker recounts rescue tale Jul 24, 2009
He s got a hairline fracture in his temporal bone on the back of his head, and still can t hear out of his right ear. He still feels dizzy sometimes and has headaches, but doctors told him it s all to be expected after whacking his head on solid rock. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
HIV Infection And Chronic Drinking Have A Synergistic, Damaging Effect On The Brain Jul 24, 2009
"Immediate episodic memory is dependent on intact medial temporal lobe systems that have been shown to be affected in both HIV infection and chronic alcoholism," explained Sullivan, "whereas working memory is primarily associated with more frontally based systems that may not be as severely effected at this moderate stage of disease. Results showed that individuals were able to retain information over time, which suggests that retrieval of information was intact, whereas lower scores on... (Science Daily)
Psychometric test of the Team Climate Inventory-short version investigated in Dutch quality improvement teams. Jul 24, 2009
Confirmatory factor analyses, reliability, Pearson correlations and paired samples t-tests were conducted to investigate construct validity, reliability, predictive validity and temporal stability. Results. (BioMed Central)
Chasing Tiny Vehicles: Microscope Shows How Nanoferries Invade Cells Jul 23, 2009
nchen (TUM) has now used a highly sensitive microscopic technique to pursue individual nanoparticles as they make their way into target cells in real-time and at high spatial and temporal resolution ... We were able to watch the particles in real-time and at high temporal and spatial resolution as they made their way into the cells. (Science Daily)
Risk Factors Of Cardiovascular Disease Rising In Poor, Young Jul 23, 2009
The study, called "Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors," sampled Canadians aged 12 years and older from all socioeconomic and ethnic groups. The prevalence of heart disease and diabetes is rising fastest among Canadians of lower socioeconomic status, who also tend to have the highest cardiovascular risk profiles. (Science Daily)
The Fives: A pre-rally forecast for Sturgis, from crime to attendance to entertainment Jul 23, 2009
Of course, it's all temporal, but it is the emotional responses -- not the well thought out, moderate views -- that hold precedent on Rapid Reply. It's the perfect place to vent without having to go to jail or get punched out by a 6-foot-3-inch, leather clad, shaved head biker dude with the word "Vengeance" tattooed across his chest. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Entirely New Way To Study Brain Function Developed Jul 17, 2009
For example, some people with seizures have a portion of their temporal lobes removed from their brains. "Now we can ask, 'Is there a different part of the brain or population of neurons we could selectively silence that would be an even better way to treat epilepsy patients?'" Alexander said. (Science Daily)
Brain Imaging And Proteins In Spinal Fluid May Improve Alzheimer's Prediction And Diagnosis Jul 16, 2009
Researchers led by Michael Ewers, PhD, senior research fellow at Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and Harald Hampel, MD, MSc, Chair of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, identified 345 ADNI participants (81 with Alzheimer's, 163 with amnestic MCI; 101 elderly healthy controls) on whom there was available data including (a) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentration and ratios of Alzheimer's related proteins: total tau, phosphorylated tau (p-tau181), and... (Science Daily)
Bhutto murder: Key questions Jul 16, 2009
A seven-member team of doctors which examined her told the health ministry that Ms Bhutto had open wounds on her left temporal region from which "brain matter was exuding". The report did not say what caused the wound, apparently because no autopsy had been performed on the body. (BBC News -- South Asia)
New Ways To Detect Early Signs Of Alzheimer's Jul 15, 2009
PET scans can detect the decline in glucose metabolism associated with decreased cognitive function, particularly in the temporal and parietal lobes located on the sides and the back of the brain, the regions associated with memory formation and language. UC Berkeley researchers are finding that brain imaging shows promise as a method of detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease. (Science Daily)
Tracking The Life And Death Of News Jul 15, 2009
"The movement of news to the Internet makes it possible to quantify something that was otherwise very hard to measure -- the temporal dynamics of the news," said Kleinberg. "We want to understand the full news ecosystem, and online news is now an accurate enough reflection of the full ecosystem to make this possible. This is one [very early] step toward creating tools that would help people understand the news, where it's coming from and how it's arising from the confluence of many sources.". (Science Daily)
Memory test and PET scans detect early signs of Alzheimer's Jul 14, 2009
PET scans can detect the decline in glucose metabolism associated with decreased cognitive function, particularly in the temporal and parietal lobes located on the sides and the back of the. Berkeley -- A large study of patients with mild cognitive impairment revealed that results from cognitive tests and brain scans can work as an early warning system for the subsequent development of Alzheimer's disease. (EurekAlert!)
Number Of Patients With Dementia On The Rise Jul 14, 2009
In addition to Alzheimer s disease, there are other possible diagnoses with early onset cognitive impairment, including multiple strokes, frontotemporal dementia, corticobasal degeneration, and the cognitive disorder associated with Parkinson s disease, which is termed dementia with Lewy bodies ... Using PET scans, doctors can image the amount of glucose used by the brain to determine whether there s a difference in brain use by the frontal lobe, temporal lobe or the parietal lobe. (Science Daily)
