Archived Neurotech News Items

Could bacterial infection be linked to autism?

Scientists discover a possitive correlation between antibiotic treatment and increased mental functioning in autistic children.

Research sheds light on the development of the auditory pathway

Researchers discover unknown capabilities of hair cells in the cochlea of newborn rats.

New way to think about Neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have a new theory about why neurons die.

Re-wiring the brain after a stroke.

Scientists investigate ways to create old skills with new neurons.

Increased activity may ward off Alzheimers disease

Use your mind to turn on the stereo?

In a virtual lab volunteers wearing special head gear can turn the stereo and TV off and on with the think of the mind.

Where should you look to see if someone is telling the truth

Scientists discover that the upper half of the face gives the best clues to human emotion.

New drug to treat psychological disorders that are caused by increased dopamine activity in the brain

Methamphetamines linked with brain damage.

Scientists conclude that brain damage is similar between methamphetamine users and stroke and Alzheimer's victims.

Did Vincent Van Gogh have a mental disorder or was there something else causing his psychotic behavior?

Researchers discover a link between the old liquer absinthe and nuerological disorders.

Fruit flies with Parkinson's disease?

Scientists were able to induce Parkinson's disease in fruit flies allowing them to investigate the causes and possible therapies for this disease

Another genetic cause of cancer!

Scientists discover that the methylation of DNA is a major player in causing cells to become cancerous.

Healing broken bones

Injections of blood vessel growth factor greatly increases mice ability to repair broken limbs.

Molecular regulation of cancer cells with Pin1 may be a new treatment for cancer.

Molecular therapy targeting physiological differences in cancer cells sheds some light on possible new cancer treatments.

Genetic Test For Melanoma!!

Researchers discover molecular differences between cancerous and non-cancerous cells. This discovery may be the new way to more accurately test for skin cancer.

Controlling insect resistance to Bt crops!

Researchers find that refuge areas of non-Bt plants within a Bt plot can decrease the likeliness of insects developing resistances to Bt.

Female and male brains interact differently with pain medications

Researchers discover yet another way that male and females differ in brain physiology.

Linking a neurotransmitter to a genetic defect disease

Twins provide a clue for researchers to discover genetic defect in neurotransmitter!

Brain nerve and spinal cord regeneration, is it possible?

Scientists found that a protein, termed Nogo, may be the cause of inhibited regeneration of certain nerves. With this knowledge they are trying to deactivate the Nogo protein and create a positive environment for nerve regeneration.

DNA sequence found to be a cause in neurodegenerative disease. This information may lead to a cure for diseases such as Huntington's disease.

Zonulin & Zot, two proteins that may unlock the blood brain barrier

Brain chemical linked to mood

Understanding our emotions may have far reaching implications in the treatment of phsychiatirc problems.

BIOTECH Project Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology The University of Arizona August 22, 2000 Nadja Anderson, PhD. http://biotech.biology.arizona.edu