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The University of California, San Diego School of medicine has received a contract from the National Institutes of health (NIH) to enhance and maintain the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) - a dynamic inventory of web-based neurosciences data, resources, and tools that scientists and students can access via any computer connected to the Internet.

The Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and the National Fibromyalgia Association announced today the launch of the Fibromyalgia Circle of Care Initiative at the ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, October 24-29, 2008 in San Francisco. The outcomes-based educational initiative will educate providers about the disease state and the latest therapeutic options; thus, driving accurate and early diagnosis of fibromyalgia for the ten million U.S.

Construction of the brain's border fence is supervised by Wnt/b-catenin signaling, report Liebner et al. in The Journal of Cell Biology. Like many a modern nation, the brain requires tight border security to maintain levels of nutrients and keep out toxic substances. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a virtually impermeable network of tight junctions between endothelial cells that prevents paracellular flow of materials.

A University of Iowa study suggests that the prolonged fatigue after mild exercise that occurs in people with many forms of muscular dystrophy is distinct from the inherent muscle weakness caused by the disease. The research, which is published in Nature Advance Online Publication Oct. 26, identifies a faulty signaling pathway that appears to cause exercise-induced fatigue in mouse models of muscular dystrophy.

Hypnosis can induce "synesthetic" experiences - where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another - within an average brain, according to a new study in the journal Psychological Science, the premiere publication of the Association for Psychological Society.

The Myelin Repair Foundation and Dalton Pharma Services jointly announce a chemistry collaboration to develop new potential therapeutic compounds for myelin degradation disease states such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). "We are pleased to have this opportunity to work with the Myelin Repair Foundation engaging our team of experts in medicinal chemistry,

The first known case of someone born without the ability to recognise voices has been reported in a paper by UCL (University College London) researchers, in a study of a rare condition known as phonagnosia. The UCL team are calling for other people to come forward if they think they have also grown up with the condition.