Brain Inflammation
Measles: New efforts needed to stop an old disease
New diseases grab headlines. The latest influenza scare – H7N9 – has prompted much speculation about the direction the virus might take. And rightly so, as vaccines to fight new viruses can take some ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Research sheds new light on traumatic brain injuries
Even a mild injury to the brain can have long lasting consequences, including increased risk of cognitive impairment later in life. While it is not yet known how brain injury increases risk for dementia, there are indications ...
Neuroscience
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Forget about plaque when diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease
(Medical Xpress)—An Australian study has shown that plaque, long considered to be the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, is one of the last events to occur in the Alzheimer's brain. This finding will impact the current debate ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Hundreds checked for rabies after transplant death
Public health agencies in five U.S. states are assessing the rabies risk for hundreds of people who may have had close contact with an infected organ donor and four transplant recipients, one of whom died, ...
Other
Mar 17, 2013 |
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New study suggests potential shift in burden of pneumococcal disease
New studies revealed today by Latin American researchers and global health leaders suggest that the highest burden of deadly pneumococcal disease in Latin America may be shifting to adults as countries successfully immunize ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Elan moves to deter takeover bid
(AP)—Irish drug maker Elan Corp. announced Monday it will pay shareholders a recurring special dividend linked to the sales of the multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri.
Other
Mar 04, 2013 |
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p38beta MAPK not critical to brain inflammation, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—A study by a leading Alzheimer's researcher at the University of Kentucky provides new evidence that will help researchers home in on the molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation of the central nervous ...
Medical research
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Induction of mild inflammation leads to cognitive deficits related to schizophrenia
Researchers at the Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan, along with colleagues from 9 other institutions, have identified an exceptional ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Treatment to prevent Alzheimer's disease moves a step closer
(Medical Xpress)—A new drug to prevent the early stages of Alzheimer's disease could enter clinical trials in a few years' time according to scientists.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Immune cells of the brain renew hopes for curing Alzheimer's disease
A new experimental study carried out in mice shows that microglia, immune cells of the brain, might play a key role in protecting the brain from Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is long believed that toxic sticky protein deposits ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Brain inflammation likely key initiator to prion and Parkinson's disease
In a recent publication, researchers of the Computational Biology group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine showed that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Researchers show possible trigger for MS nerve damage
High-resolution real-time images show in mice how nerves may be damaged during the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis. The results suggest that the critical step happens when fibrinogen, a blood-clotting ...
Medical research
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Researchers report potential new treatment to stop Alzheimer's disease
Last March, researchers at UCLA reported the development of a molecular compound called CLR01 that prevented toxic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from binding together and killing the brain's neurons.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Study identifies how zebrafish regrow their brains
(Medical Xpress)—An international team of scientists has discovered the mechanism by which zebrafish can re-grow brain neurons after they have suffered traumatic brain injury, and that this mechanism is ...
Medical research
Nov 09, 2012 |
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New hope for survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury
A new ground-breaking study about to be published in the Adis journal CNS Drugs provides clinical evidence that, for the first time, chronic neurological dysfunction from stroke or traumatic brain injury can rapidly improv ...
Medical research
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis with meningitis is known as meningoencephalitis. Symptoms include headache, fever, confusion, drowsiness, and fatigue. More advanced and serious symptoms include seizures or convulsions, tremors, hallucinations, and memory problems.
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