News tagged with annals of neurology
Newborn screening for DMD shows promise as an international model
Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital, working with the DNA Sequencing Core Facility at the University of Utah, have developed an approach to newborn screening (NBS) for the life-threatening genetic disorder, Duchenne ...
Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Combination treatment in mice shows promise for fatal neurological disorder in kids
Infants with Batten disease, a rare but fatal neurological disorder, appear healthy at birth. But within a few short years, the illness takes a heavy toll, leaving children blind, speechless and paralyzed. ...
Neuroscience
Mar 15, 2012 |
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REM sleep disorder doubles risk of mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's
People with symptoms suggesting rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, or RBD, have twice the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Parkinson's disease within four years of diagnosis with the sleep problem, ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Physicians order costly, redundant neuroimaging for stroke patients, study says
Neuroimaging for stroke patients may be unnecessarily costly and redundant, contributing to rising costs nationwide for stroke care, according to University of Michigan research.
Neuroscience
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Researchers ID gene behind primary cervical dystonia, a neck-twisting disorder
Researchers have identified a gene that causes adult-onset primary cervical dystonia, an often-painful condition in which patients' necks twist involuntarily. The discovery by a team from the Jacksonville, Fla., campus of ...
Genetics
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Study reveals how anesthetic isoflurane induces Alzheimer's-like changes in mammalian brains
The association of the inhaled anesthetic isoflurane with Alzheimer's-disease-like changes in mammalian brains may by caused by the drug's effects on mitochondria, the structures in which most cellular energy is produced. ...
Neuroscience
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Aspirin may counteract potential trans fat-related stroke risk in older women
Older women whose diets include a substantial amount of trans fats are more likely than their counterparts to suffer an ischemic stroke, a new study shows.
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Mar 01, 2012 |
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Rare gene variant implicates vitamin D in cause of multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- A rare genetic variant that appears to be directly and causally linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified by Oxford University researchers.
Neuroscience
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Study demonstrates a connection between a common chemical and Parkinson's disease
A University of Kentucky faculty member is a contributing author on a new study demonstrating a connection between a common solvent chemical and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Franca Cambi of the UK Kentucky Neuroscience Institute ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Bone marrow stem cell therapy safe for acute stroke: report
Using a patient's own bone marrow stem cells to treat acute stroke is feasible and safe, according to the results of a ground-breaking Phase I trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Neuroscience
Aug 31, 2011 |
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MS-like disease discovered in monkeys
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that is very much like multiple sclerosis in humans -- a discovery that could have a major impact on efforts to understand ...
Neuroscience
Jun 28, 2011 |
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