Monthly Archives: December 2007

7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe

Posted on December 21, 2007 by administrator

(From Livescience.com) Popular culture is loaded with myths and half-truths. Most are harmless. But when doctors start believing medical myths, perhaps it’s time to worry. In the British Medical Journal this week, researchers looked into several common misconceptions, from the … Continue reading →

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27th World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders – Amsterdam – Dec. 9 – 13th

Posted on December 10, 2007 by administrator

The 2007 World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders is being held in Amsterdam from December 9th to 13th. The main theme of this World Congress is: Education by Integration: the gateway to improve the quality of life of … Continue reading →

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Tracking Neural Progenitor Cells in the Human Brain

Posted on December 6, 2007 by administrator

November 19, 2007 (Bethesda, NIH) Scientists have developed the first noninvasive technique for detecting cells in the living human brain that give birth to new neurons and other types of brain cells. The new method may eventually lead to improved … Continue reading →

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Neuron Landscapes Exhibition Commemorating Cajal and Golgi

Posted on December 6, 2007 by administrator

The Chicago Society for Neuroscience will be holding a special exhibition called “Neuron Landscapes”. On display will be drawings, photographs and micrographs that commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine awarded to Santiago Ramón y … Continue reading →

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