http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Depression is the most important determinant of the health status of people with Parkinson's disease, according to early findings from a large study of Parkinson's patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-depression-key-factor-health-parkinson.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:40:01 EST news273339135 Technology may soon be helping seniors to live longer, healthier lives. A trio of researchers, including Simon Fraser University's Andrew Sixsmith, is working to develop intelligent, interactive sensors to be embedded in seniors' homes and used to support independent living. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-canada-europe-fund-intelligent-senior.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:04:38 EST news271591461 Based on expanding neurobiological knowledge, intriguing research is under way to use brain findings to develop innovative treatments including not only novel pharmacological interventions but also non-pharmacological treatment strategies such as motor rehabilitation, environmental enrichment, and Deep Brain Stimulation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-approaches-treatment-alcohol.html Addiction Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:34:36 EST news269508867 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers have taken a key step towards recovering specific brain functions in sufferers of brain disease and injuries by successfully restoring the decision-making processes in monkeys. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-prosthetic-device-impaired-decision-making-ability.html Neuroscience Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:00:10 EST news266764211 A compound developed to treat neuropathic pain has shown potential as an innovative treatment for Alzheimer's disease, according to a study by researchers at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute and Anesthesiology Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-potential-drug-treatement-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:47:53 EST news265632463 A study by a Baylor College of Medicine physician-researcher has shed light on the most effective treatment for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in bones. LCH is a disease that can affect the skin, mouth, ears, bones, brain, gastrointestinal system, liver, spleen, or bone marrow. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-treatment-adults-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:00:06 EST news264262793 University of Florida researchers have identified a gene responsible for brain-related symptoms of the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-underlying-impaired-brain-function-muscular.html Neuroscience Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:00:01 EST news263642344 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) are a step closer to understanding and combating the degenerative brain disease ataxia-telangiectasia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-closer-childhood-degenerative-brain-disease.html Medical research Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:41:39 EST news260523691 The first large non-commercial study to investigate whether the main active constituent of cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is effective in slowing the course of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) shows that there is no evidence to suggest this; although benefits were noted for those at the lower end of the disability scale. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-ingredient-cannabis-effect-multiple-sclerosis.html Neuroscience Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:07:21 EST news258972730 (Medical Xpress) -- The first large non-commercial study to investigate whether the main active constituent of cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is effective in slowing the course of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) shows that there is no evidence to suggest this; although benefits were noted for those at the lower end of the disability scale. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-effects-cannabis-ms.html Neuroscience Wed, 30 May 2012 08:37:31 EST news257585841 (Medical Xpress) -- Antidepressant medications such as Prozac have helped improve mood and lessen anxiety in millions of people with major depression. But scientists know surprisingly little about how these drugs work. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-key-brain-cell-antidepressant-action.html Medical research Fri, 25 May 2012 08:34:23 EST news257153646 (AP) -- The announcement that mad cow disease was spotted in a California cow drew a rapid response this week from the beleaguered American beef industry, which has been enduring one crisis after another for more than a year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-quick-response-averts-mad-cow.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:50:49 EST news254634205 (AP) -- The discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-discovery-mad-cow-calif-luck.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00:02 EST news254547225 A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brain. The research was released today and will be presented as part of the Emerging Science (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) program at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-trauma-sports-memory-loss.html Neuroscience Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:03 EST news253981272 Combined, complimentary therapies have the ability to maximize the benefits of neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation for spinal cord repair in rat models, according to a study carried out by a team of Korean researchers who published in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:9), now freely available on-line. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-neural-stem-cell-transplants-spinal.html Medical research Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:14:44 EST news253898054 Death rates of Japanese men in managerial or professional positions have risen dramatically in 30 years compared to other professions, claims a study published today in the British Medical Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-death-due-economic-collapse.html Health Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:30:02 EST news250269938 Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have made a dramatic breakthrough in their efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The researchers' findings, published in the journal Science, show that use of a drug in mice appears to quickly reverse the pathological, cognitive and memory deficits caused by the onset of Alzheimer's. The results point to the significant potential that the medication, bexarotene, has to help the roughly 5.4 million Americans suffering from the progressive brain disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-fda-approved-drug-rapidly-amyloid-brain.html Neuroscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:03 EST news248007423 Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known for memory formation and storage, is evident in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with cognitive impairment, including early decline known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is published in the December issue of the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-widespread-brain-atrophy-parkinson-disease.html Neuroscience Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:37:26 EST news242930239 (AP) -- The two things that have brought Michael and Roslyn Lieb closer together couldn't be more different: Parkinson's disease and dance, one slowly taking away, the other giving back in ways they never imagined. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-parkinson-unusual-partnership.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:17:45 EST news242464634 People who eat baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis may be improving their brain health and reducing their risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-fish-alzheimer-disease.html Health Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:10:01 EST news241843475 Researchers from the Department of Neurology at NYU Langone Medical Center identified for the first time that changes in the tissue located at the junction between the outer and inner layers of the brain, called "blurring", may be an important, non-invasive biomarker for earlier diagnosis and the development of new therapies for degenerative brain conditions, such as multiple sclerosis. The study was published in the Oct. 26th issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-neurologists-potential-biomarker-cognitive-decline.html Neuroscience Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:27:12 EST news239300820 Addiction isn't just about willpower. It's a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-addiction-brain-disorder-bad-behavior.html Medical research Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:22:01 EST news232683700 Preliminary results from the first four brains donated to the Canadian Sports Concussion Project at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, TorontoWesternHospital, reveal that two of the four former Canadian Football League (CFL) players suffered from a brain disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), while two did not show signs of CTE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-brain-autopsies-football-players-reveal.html Health Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:39:38 EST news230899167 Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) and their collaborators have shed light on the function of a little-studied amyloid peptide in promoting Alzheimer's disease (AD). Their surprising findings reveal that the peptide is more abundant, more neurotoxic, and exhibits a higher propensity to aggregate than amyloidogenic agents studied in earlier research, suggesting a potential role in new approaches for preventing AD-causing amyloidosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-overlooked-peptide-reveals-clues-alzheimer.html Neuroscience Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:00:22 EST news228916442 Chronic stress has long been linked with neurodegeneration. Scientists at USC now think they may know why. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-scientists-uncover-mechanism-chronic-stress.html Neuroscience Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:40:09 EST news228562790