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Scientists Capture The First Image Of Memories Being Made
The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University and University of California, Los Angeles has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation. The finding provides the first visual evidence that when a new memory is formed new proteins are made locally at the synapse - the connection between nerve cells - increasing the strength of the synaptic connection and reinforcing the memory. The study published in Science, is important for understanding how memory traces are created and the ability to monitor it in real time will allow a detailed understanding of how memories are formed.
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Federal Official Says Poor Prognosis Result From VA Center's Substandard Treatment

Up to 14 people who got substandard care at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center now face a poor prognosis, a federal official said Thursday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "The treatment was clearly not effective in six veterans who received radioactive seed implants, based on the blood protein test that monitors signs of prostate cancer. An additional eight patients may also have suffered treatment failures; their PSA test levels have begun to rise - a worrisome sign, Michael Hagen, the VA"s national director of radiation oncology services, told members of the House VA Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations yesterday. Time will tell if more veterans face a recurrence of their cancers, Hagen said." Over six years, 92 patients received too little radiation to their prostates or too much to nearby tissues, according to investigations of the poor care. "The seed implants, called brachytherapy, are usually used to treat early-stage cancers confined to the prostate gland; these patients have an excellent prognosis whether they opt for surgery, external radiation, or brachytherapy. A brachytherapy patient who receives an optimal radiation dosage has a better than a 90 percent chance of cure, studies have found." University of Pennsylvania officials who supply medical personnel for the hospital apologized Thursday as did the doctor who performed most of the procedures. "Later in the hearing, Joseph Williams, the VA"s acting deputy undersecretary for health operations and management, said the agency had implemented these corrective policies: Training in defining and reporting medical events, new procedures to verify seed placement (and) standards to plan and check the radiation dose" (Goldstein, 7/23). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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