FindHealthNews Index  |  Save/Exchange Information |  WikiWax News, Reviews, and Articles on Degenerative Nerve Diseases How the 'Plastic' Brain Rewires Itself  Mar 6, 2007 Their findings, published in this week's issue of Neuron, provide further evidence that a certain class of drugs may one day be used to successfully treat degenerative nerve diseases like Alzheimer's and Huntington's. The researchers primarily focused on the plasticity of the visual cortex, because there is a wealth of evidence that this part of the brain can be rewired more easily in children than in adults. (Scientific American) Fa cai meets local safety standards: AVA  Feb 1, 2007 On Monday, the team from the Chinese University's department of biochemistry cited international research to claim that the algae has no nutritional value and contains a toxic amino acid that could lead to degenerative nerve diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and dementia, because it contains a toxic amino acid called Beta Methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA). But an AVA spokesperson told TODAY that the link between these neurological diseases and the amino acid has not been established. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore) Fa Cai Safe To Eat  Feb 1, 2007 Thursday, February 01, 2007. " onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. (Channelnewsasia.com) Back to FindHealthNews Home [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2006 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2006