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Using targeted brain stimulation to change attention patterns for anxious individuals

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a painless treatment strategy that uses weak electrical currents to deliver targeted stimulation to the brain via electrodes placed on the scalp. tDCS has shown promise in treating mood, anxiety, cognition, and some symptoms of Parkinson's disease. A new study published in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry now shows that using tDCS to target the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a brain region involved in the control of attention, improves the ability of healthy volunteers to modify their attention to threat. Individuals with anxiety have a tendency to pay greater attention to threatening stimuli in their environment. In other words, they have a bias towards threatening information that contributes to their higher levels of anxiety. In addition to pharmacotherapy, cognitive training techniques are also used to treat anxiety. One of these techniques, called attention bias modification or ABM, specifically targets this pattern of bias. Thus, it seems reasonable to hypothesize that neurostimulation targeted at an attention-controlling region of the brain would increase the effectiveness of ABM. Researchers led by first author Dr. Patrick Clarke, at the University of Western Australia, tested this theory. A total of 77 healthy volunteers received either active tDCS or sham … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing stars bring festive cheer to St Albans girl

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

15:08 23 December 2014 Ayala Brooks with Jake Wood and Janette Manrara Archant Little cerebral palsy sufferer Ayala Brooks mixed with the stars at a charity Christmas party hosted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, in Downing Street. Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. Ayala, five, from St Albans was a guest of the Starlight Childrens Foundation which had granted her wish to swim with dolphins in August. She was among 45 seriously-ill children invited to the party by the foundation which makes wishes come true for seriously and terminally ill children across the UK as well as providing entertainment for youngsters undergoing treatment in hospitals, hospices and at home. Among the celebrities at the party were Pixie Lott, who opened it, Starlight Ambassadors Geri Halliwell and Nigel Marven, Strictly Come Dancings Jake Wood and partner Janette Manrara, members of McBusted, Professor Green, singer Ella Eyre, X Factor star Lauren Platt and childrens comedic double act Dick & Dom. Actress and Starlight co-founder Emma Samms said: This is such a joyous occasion at what I know is a difficult time for the families. Being able to … Continue reading →

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A New Look at Septic Systems

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

Raun Norquist demonstrates Pirana septic system to officials earlier this year. Photo courtesy of danielgonzalezphotography.com. By Stephen J. Kotz To hear Raun Norquist tell it, we live in a flush and forget world and nobody wants to pay attention to the problem. Ms. Norquist, who now lives in Noyac not far from Sag Harbor Cove, in a house with an aging brick septic system built in the 1930s, has been paying attention to that problemthe treatment of wastewaterfor the better part of two decades. We need a paradigm shift in the way we think about treating our waste, she said. Most methods count on lots of water, and lots of space. And nobody is thinking about where were going to get it. Ms. Norquist represents a company called Pirana that was started by a California entrepreneur and inventor, Jerry Fife. It offers, she said, a simple method to boost the efficiency of a standard home septic system so that it releases much cleaner wastewater into the drainage fieldthe area surrounding the cesspool rings. If such systems were to gain a foothold on Long Island, with its hundreds of thousands of private septic systems, there would be large scale reduction in … Continue reading →

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My first day and feelings – Starting Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT – Video

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

My first day and feelings - Starting Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT The start of my journey to self discovery. By: Chica Hermosa … Continue reading →

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Is Stem Cell Research Ethical? – Video

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

Is Stem Cell Research Ethical? Individual persuasive speech COMM/ 310. By: Ryan P … Continue reading →

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Stem Cell Cure: New Therapy For Joint Pain

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

DALLAS We all get those aches and pains every once in a while. But for some folks, those nagging aches are a pain in the well, you know. My pain is a variety of different type of pain, David Flory said. In certain parts of the knee, certain types of activities bother it. some dont. Some do. He has had knee problems since high school and has had five knee surgeries throughout his life. Now his doctors have told him he needs a total knee replacement, but like a lot of people, Flory didnt want to go through the long recovery time that comes with going under the knife. So in order to do that, Flory found a doctors office that offers stem cell replacement therapy. Stem Cells are the type of cells that replicate and become other cells that are used in most healing, said Dr. Bill Johnson with Innovations Medical. Basically what the doc does is take the stem cells from fat stored on your body, then inject that into the joint. This type of stem cell therapy is still being researched. Dr. Johnson says so far, 85% of knee patients have seen improvement. Thats improvement to the … Continue reading →

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Iran opens cell therapy center

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

Source: ISNA Iran inaugurated the cell therapy and regenerative medicine center affiliated to the country's Red Crescent Society in a ceremony attended by Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Affairs Sorena Sattari. "Stem cells are of great importance for the future. If we want to describe the modern medicine, we should say that one of its important bases is stem cell," he said. He also said scientific projects take 10-15 years to turn into trade products. In 2013, Iran hosted an international congress on stem cell and biomedicine attended by representatives of major medical research groups mostly from China, India, Italy and US and Iran have taken part in the two-day event and was organized by Iran's Royan institute. The congress aimed to bring together the researchers and practitioners from all over the world in stem cells and reproductive biomedicine to stimulate and promote research in this area. Stem cell research is one of the most promising research areas in modern biomedicine. However, due to moral and ethical debates, it remains a controversial issue in many regions of the world. Stem cells have been shown to have significant capability to develop into a plethora of different cell types and … Continue reading →

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Amarantus Gets FDA Orphan Drug Status For Retinitis Pigmentosa Treatment MANF

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

By RTT News, December 23, 2014, 04:22:00 PM EDT (RTTNews.com) - Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc. ( AMBS ) said Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the company's investigational drug MANF orphan drug designation for the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Retinitis Pigmentosa refers to a group of inherited diseases causing retinal degeneration often leading to blindness. MANF, a naturally-occurring protein that reduces and prevents apoptosis in response to injury or disease, was discovered utilizing Amarantus' proprietary PhenoGuard Protein Discovery Engine. Pre-clinical data showed that MANF provided protective functional effects in an animal model of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Moreover, toxicology studies have demonstrated that MANF was well-tolerated following a single intravitreal administration of a therapeutically relevant dose. The FDA Orphan Drug Designation program provides a special status to drugs and biologics intended to treat, diagnose or prevent so-called orphan diseases and disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. The designation provides for a seven-year marketing exclusivity period against competition, as well as certain incentives, including federal grants, tax credits and a waiver of PDUFA filing fees. For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com http://www.rttnews.com More: Amarantus Gets FDA Orphan Drug Status For Retinitis Pigmentosa Treatment MANF … Continue reading →

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Cosmetic surgery growing in popularity among men

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

Plastic surgeon Leo McCafferty believes selfies have something to do with it. There are all of these pictures and you say to yourself, I look older than I feel, Dr. McCafferty said during a recent interview in his Shadyside office. People are working longer and people want to look as young as they feel. Whatever the reason, the number of middle-aged and older men signing up for cosmetic surgery has increased nearly three-fold in the past 15 years as guys seek a more youthful appearance, or at least a delay before the tell-tale sags of aging settle in permanently. Financial adviser Jim Wehrheim of Marshall, now just shy of his 65th birthday and with no plans of retiring, sought out Dr. McCafferty six years ago about a double chin that threatened to overtake his jawline. I did it for myself, he explained. I just didnt like the way I looked. Its a familiar theme among his male patients, Dr. McCafferty said. I think certainly theres an element of vanity, but a certain amount of vanity is good. We need to kind of take care of ourselves. Another patient of Dr. McCaffertys, Bruce, a 55-year-old executive from Chicago who underwent a … Continue reading →

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Plastic Surgery Tourism Brings Chinese to South Korea

Posted: Published on December 24th, 2014

Seoul: Liu Liping and two college friends recently toured Seoul on a month-long vacation funded in part by their parents. They saw the sights. They went shopping. One night, the three young Chinese women visited the latest hot spot: a plastic surgery clinic. Liu, 24, wanted to have her jaw broken and restructured to get a V-shaped face. Dr. Kim Tae-gyu at Braun Plastic Surgery suggested something less drastic. "But look! I have huge bones, I need to do it," Liu protested. They settled on removing several millimeters of bone from her chin and cheekbones. Her friends, Wu Haiyan, 26, and Jin Meilan, 25, considered nose jobs. Cosmetic surgery, pervasive in South Korea, is now the must-do activity for many Chinese visitors. Seizing an opportunity to tap the steady and ubiquitous flow of China's newly rich who are traveling overseas, South Korea's government is promoting the country as a place to shop, eat, stay - and perhaps get a nip and a tuck. And the Chinese, mainly women, are visiting in droves for body modifications, from the minor, like double eyelid surgery, to the extreme, like facial restructuring. While plastic surgery is common in China, South Korean hospitals are perceived … Continue reading →

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