Children's health
30 Nov 2007
Experts meet to discuss the hot topic of ADHD
The 54th American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference has recently been held in Boston. International and local experts attended to discuss a broad range of issues in child and adolescent psychiatry. The topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder received particular consideration given recent controversies surrounding treatment of…
Children's health
30 Nov 2007
ADHD a hot topic at the AACAP conference
The 54th American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference was successfully held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston from October 23rd to 28th 2007.1 Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) was a major theme. Dr Lawrence Greenhill gave three excellent presentations featuring the latest research into ADHD treatment…
Children's health
27 Nov 2007
Brain needs Perfection in Synapse Number
Like Goldilocks, the brain seeks proportions that are “just right.” The proper number of synapses or communication between nerve cells, determined early in life, is crucial to having a healthy brain that can learn and retain information. Now, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have determined that the…
Anatomy
26 Nov 2007
Vision and the eye’s anatomy
The eye is the organ that allows us to see. The optical components of the eye focus light, and the neural components send visual information…
Bone
16 Nov 2007
COSA ASM 2007 Highlights
The 34th COSA ASM offered a series of stimulating and exciting presentations from international and national experts covering the many disciplines of oncology research and clinical practice. The conference was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on November 14-16, 2007. Some of the presentations that took place are summarised here.
Cancer
13 Nov 2007
Clinical Oncological Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting
The 34th COSA ASM promises a series of stimulating and exciting presentations from international and national experts covering the many disciplines of oncology research and clinical practice. The conference is held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on November 14-16, 2007. On Day 1, Wednesday November 14 Gene discovery could improve…
Children's health
09 Nov 2007
Reading the Leaves for Clues to Origin of Rare Epilepsy
For a century, scientists have known that Lafora disease is a progressive and deadly form of epilepsy caused by a buildup of carbohydrates in the brain. Although this type of epilepsy has been well described in patients, researchers have been at a loss to explain precisely why – on a…
Children's health
09 Nov 2007
Insect Genes Provide Clues to Help Beat the Heat
New findings from insect studies at Queen’s and U of T may help to protect our brains from extremely high fevers that sometimes trigger seizures, particularly in infants and small children. While the seizures themselves are generally harmless, a prolonged fever resulting from infection or heatstroke of over 108 degrees…
Children's health
09 Nov 2007
Proteins Involved in New Neurodegenerative Syndrome Identified
The interplay of two proteins that bind to messenger RNA, a molecule that mediates translation of the information encoded in genes into proteins, triggers the appearance of fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FTAX), a late-life disorder associated with the gene that causes fragile X syndrome in children, said researchers from Baylor…
