News tagged with balance disorders


Signs of motor disorders can appear years before disease manifestation

It is known that signs of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease can appear years before the disease becomes manifest; these signs take the form of subtle changes in the brain and behavior of ...

Neuroscience created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TEDMED: Is the obesity crisis a disguise for a deeper problem?

(HealthDay)—Rather than the cause in-and-of-itself, obesity may be a symptom of something far more insidious that is causing obesity-related chronic health concerns, according to a nutrition researcher ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What triggers chronic dizziness?

A report in one of the last issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the physical and psychological triggers for attacks in Meniere's disease. Ménière's disease (MD) is a debilitating disease of the inner ear fo ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Structure of a bond formed by two proteins critical for hearing and balance described for the first time

Researchers have mapped the precise 3-D atomic structure of a thin protein filament critical for cells in the inner ear and calculated the force necessary to pull it apart.

Medical research created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Simple mathematical computations underlie brain circuits

(Medical Xpress) -- The brain has billions of neurons, arranged in complex circuits that allow us to perceive the world, control our movements and make decisions. Deciphering those circuits is critical to ...

Neuroscience created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Preclinical development shows promise to treat hearing loss with Usher syndrome III

A new study published in the July 11 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience details the development of the first mouse model engineered to carry the most common mutation in Usher syndrome III causative gene (Clarin-1) in Nor ...

Neuroscience created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain cell activity imbalance may account for seizure susceptibility in Angelman syndrome

New research by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that affect 90 percent of people with Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurodevelopmental ...

Neuroscience created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drugs ease depression in Parkinson's patients without worsening other symptoms

Today's anti-depressant medications can ease depression in Parkinson's patients without worsening other symptoms of the disease, according to a study published online in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New discovery could lead to treatment for Angelman syndrome

Results of a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may help pave the way to a treatment for a neurogenetic disorder often misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy or autism.

Genetics created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients with balance disorders benefit from integrative therapy

Over the last 25 years, intensive efforts by physicians, physical therapists, and occupational therapists have developed integrative rehabilitation regimens that can alleviate balance disorders associated with neurological ...

Neuroscience created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0