JAMA: Brain imaging gives new insight into underlying cause of ADHD.
Results from brain scans suggest an association between a reduction in the transmission of dopamine markers with symptoms of inattention for individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a preliminary study in the September 9 issue of JAMA
Another great talk at TED:
Josh Silver delivers his brilliantly simple solution for correcting vision at the lowest cost possible — adjustable, liquid-filled lenses. At TEDGlobal 2009, he demos his affordable eyeglasses and reveals his global plan to distribute them to a billion people in need by 2020. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2009, in Oxford, England. Duration: 5:34)
Eating a Mediterranean-type diet and staying active both may be linked to a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Reference: Archives of Neurology
This excellent video provides a quick review of the cardiac cycle:
Via Dr. Wes
Video from the Nature Publishing Group on the risks of smoking coupled with the genetics of its addiction and genes that lead to cancer development.
“Some of the strongest evidence that lung cancer risk variants are common in the general population appears in Nature and Nature Genetics, although the three papers differ on whether the association is direct or mediated through nicotine dependence. Watch the research being discussed here. Stephen Chanock, David Hunter and Kari Stefansson discuss how your genes can affect your addiction to nicotine and your cancer risk from smoking.”
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