Deep brain stimulation: A fix when the drugs don't work
Neurological disorders can have a devastating impact on the lives of sufferers and their families.
Neuroscience
May 17, 2013 |
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Researchers identify how cells control calcium influx
(Medical Xpress)—When brain cells are overwhelmed by an influx of too many calcium molecules, they shut down the channels through which these molecules enter the cells. Until now, the "stop" signal mechanism that cells ...
Neuroscience
May 09, 2013 |
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Researchers discover new treatment possibilities for Lou Gehrig's disease
(Medical Xpress)—A team led by Dr. Alex Parker, a professor of pathology and cellular biology and a researcher at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), has identified an important ...
Neuroscience
Apr 17, 2013 |
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New genetic evidence suggests continuum among neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders
A paper published this month in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet Neurology suggests that a broad spectrum of developmental and psychiatric disorders, ranging from autism and intellectual disability to schizophrenia, should ...
Genetics
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Is Obama's plan to map the human brain this generation's equivalent to landing a man on the moon?
President John F. Kennedy's mission in 1960 was to land a man on the moon. President Bill Clinton made cracking the human genome one of his top priorities. Now, President Barack Obama says a detailed map ...
Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Damaged blood vessels loaded with amyloid worsen cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College has discovered that amyloid peptides are harmful to the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood in Alzheimer's disease—thus accelerating cognitive decline by ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Hyperbaric treatment has significantly resuscitated activity in damaged brains
Stroke, traumatic injury, and metabolic disorder are major causes of brain damage and permanent disabilities, including motor dysfunction, psychological disorders, memory loss, and more. Current therapy and rehab programs ...
Neuroscience
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Florida doctor gives stroke survivors new shot at mobility, independence
A single injection, then a five-minute wait. That's all it took for hundreds of stroke and traumatic brain injury patients from South Florida and nationwide to reverse years of debilitation. Now they're walking more steadily, ...
Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2012 |
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How the mind can map negative spaces around the body
(Medical Xpress)—The brain's perception of space can determine whether a part of a body which occupies that space is either healthy or "neglected".
Neuroscience
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Worries about dementia: How hospitalization affects the elderly
Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care looks ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 16, 2012 |
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Cooling cardiac arrest patients to lower body temps improved survival
Cooling patients resuscitated after sudden cardiac arrest to lower body temperatures may be associated with increased survival and better functional ability, according to late-breaking clinical trial research presented at t ...
Cardiology
Nov 07, 2012 |
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New hope for survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury
A new ground-breaking study about to be published in the Adis journal CNS Drugs provides clinical evidence that, for the first time, chronic neurological dysfunction from stroke or traumatic brain injury can rapidly improv ...
Medical research
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Computer modeling shows how medications play a part in the Parkinson's experience
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Western Sydney researcher has developed a new computational model, which will improve our understanding of how Parkinson's disease (PD) medications affect the brain and cognition.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Experts issue recommendations for treating thyroid dysfunction during and after pregnancy
The Endocrine Society has made revisions to its 2007 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and postpartum. The CPG provides recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of patients ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 10, 2012 |
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Treatment target for diabetes, Wolfram syndrome
Inflammation and cell stress play important roles in the death of insulin-secreting cells and are major factors in diabetes. Cell stress also plays a role in Wolfram syndrome, a rare, genetic disorder that ...
Inflammatory disorders
Aug 07, 2012 |
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