News tagged with annals of neurology


Clue to cause of Alzheimer's dementia found in brain samples

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a key difference in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease and those who are cognitively normal but still have brain plaques that characterize ...

Neuroscience created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New stroke gene discovery could lead to tailored treatments

An international study led by King's College London has identified a new genetic variant associated with stroke. By exploring the genetic variants linked with blood clotting – a process that can lead to a stroke – scientists ...

Neuroscience created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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.

Neuroscience created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find cancer-causing virus in the brain, potential connection to epilepsy

Researchers at Shriner's Hospital Pediatric Research Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania have evidence linking the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) – the most common cause ...

Neuroscience created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms

Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study finds, suggesting a potential link between ...

Neuroscience created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Combination therapy provides similar clinical benefit as single drug treatment in MS

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who were treated with combination therapy did not see significant clinical benefit over those treated with single drug therapy, but combination therapy did reduce the development of new ...

Neuroscience created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major advance in understanding risky but effective multiple sclerosis treatment

A new study by Multiple Sclerosis researchers at three leading Canadian centres addresses why bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has positive results in patients with particularly aggressive forms of MS. The transplantation ...

Neuroscience created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Needless abdominal CT scans can be avoided in children, study says

A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the ...

Cancer created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In treated MS, early disease activity predicts poor outcome

(HealthDay)—After 15 years of follow-up, patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who display disease activity despite treatment with interferon (IFN)β-1a tend to have unfavorable long-term ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New measurement tool for clinical trials to help children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

(Medical Xpress) -- An international study led by the University of Sydney and published in the Annals of Neurology has the potential to improve the design of clinical trials for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseas ...

Neuroscience created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood socioeconomic status affects brain volume

(HealthDay) -- Childhood socioeconomic status affects hippocampal volume in older adults, after adjusting for adult socioeconomic status, gender, education, and other factors, according to a study published ...

Neuroscience created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast