News tagged with abnormal function
Scientists find clues to some inherited heart diseases
(Medical Xpress)—Cornell researchers have uncovered the basic cell biology that helps explain heart defects found in diseases known as laminopathies, a group of some 15 genetic disorders that include forms ...
Medical research
May 07, 2013 |
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MRI shows brain abnormalities in migraine patients
A new study suggests that migraines are related to brain abnormalities present at birth and others that develop over time. The research is published online in the journal Radiology.
Neuroscience
Mar 26, 2013 |
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High mortality, morbidity with early-onset scoliosis surgery
(HealthDay)—Surgery for patients with early-onset scoliosis is associated with an 18 percent mortality rate and an 84 percent complication rate, according to research published in the Feb. 15 issue of Spine.
Surgery
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Aerobic exercise promotes post-concussion healing, researchers find
(Medical Xpress)—Further evidence that a program of controlled, progressive aerobic exercise may help restore normal cognitive function in patients who have sustained a concussion has been published by ...
Neuroscience
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Shedding new light on infant brain development
(Medical Xpress)—A new study by Columbia Engineering researchers finds that the infant brain does not control its blood flow in the same way as the adult brain. The paper, which the scientists say could ...
Neuroscience
Feb 18, 2013 |
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New guidelines can improve treatment for severe heart attack patients
New streamlined guidelines will help healthcare providers better treat patients with the most severe type of heart attacks, according to an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology statement.
Cardiology
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Enzyme inhibition protects against Huntington's disease damage in two animal models
Treatment with a novel agent that inhibits the activity of SIRT2, an enzyme that regulates many important cellular functions, reduced neurological damage, slowed the loss of motor function and extended survival in two animal ...
Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Japanese family members less likely than others to give CPR for cardiac arrest
Family members didn't give CPR for cardiac arrests as often as passers-by or friends in a Japanese study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.
Cardiology
Nov 04, 2012 |
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Obesity, metabolic factors linked to faster cognitive decline
People who are obese and also have high blood pressure and other risk factors called metabolic abnormalities may experience a faster decline in their cognitive skills over time than others, according to a study published ...
Neuroscience
Aug 20, 2012 |
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Study sheds light on underlying causes of impaired brain function in muscular dystrophy
University of Florida researchers have identified a gene responsible for brain-related symptoms of the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.
Neuroscience
Aug 08, 2012 |
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New mouse model helps explain gene discovery in congenital heart disease
Scientists now have clues to how a gene mutation discovered in families affected with congenital heart disease leads to underdevelopment of the walls that separate the heart into four chambers. A Nationwide Children's Hospital ...
Genetics
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Two distinguishable gene groups detected: One 'normal' and one problematic
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and other institutions have identified two distinguishable groups of genes: those that produce very abundant biochemical products in the cell and function properly in the ...
Genetics
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Finger tapping shows that alcoholics may recruit other brain regions for simple tasks
Chronic drinking is associated with neurocognitive deficits due to neuropathological changes in the structure, metabolism, and function of the brain. One of the consequences of neuropathological brain abnormalities in the ...
Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Metabolic syndrome may cause kidney disease
Metabolic syndrome comprises a group of medical disorders that increase people's risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and premature death when they occur together. A patient is diagnosed with the syndrome when he or she ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Malignant stem cells may explain why some breast cancers develop and recur
Mutations that are found in stem cells could be causing some breast cancers to develop and may be the reason the disease recurs. These abnormal cells are likely controlling cell functions in the tumor and, given they are ...
Cancer
Aug 16, 2011 |
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