News tagged with central nervous system
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What causes hot flushes during menopause? Research could lead to improved therapy
(Medical Xpress)—Hot flushes are not "in the head," but new research suggests they may start there. A UA research team has identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat ...
Medical research
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Two-faced drugs fight hidden killers
(Medical Xpress)—An outbreak of fungal meningitis recently resulted in one of the worst public health disasters in recent U.S. history. Thirty-two people died and more than 400 became ill after the New ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists prove ultrasound can be tweaked to stimulate different sensations
A century after the world's first ultrasonic detection device – invented in response to the sinking of the Titanic – Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have provided the first neurophysiological evidence ...
Neuroscience
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Researchers find new genetic pathway behind neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, have discovered a new genetic process that could one day provide a novel target for the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as intellectual disability ...
Genetics
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons rescue motor defects in Parkinsonian monkeys
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that is characterized by tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty walking. It is caused by loss of the neurons that produce the neurotransmitter ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Dec 03, 2012 |
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New biomaterials promote neuroregeneration after a brain injury
Professor Jose Miguel Soria, a member of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, has co-directed with Professor Manuel Monleón of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia a study on the compatibility ...
Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Researchers show possible trigger for MS nerve damage
High-resolution real-time images show in mice how nerves may be damaged during the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis. The results suggest that the critical step happens when fibrinogen, a blood-clotting ...
Medical research
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Combination of two pharmaceuticals proves effective in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
A new substance class for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases now promises increased efficacy paired with fewer side effects.
Medications
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Exercise rate related to improvements in Parkinson's disease
People with Parkinson's disease benefit from exercise programs on stationary bicycles, with the greatest effect for those who pedal faster, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 26, 2012 |
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A step forward in regenerating and repairing damaged nerve cells
A team of IRCM researchers, led by Dr. Frédéric Charron, recently uncovered a nerve cell's internal clock, used during embryonic development. The discovery was made in collaboration with Dr. Alyson Fournier's laboratory ...
Neuroscience
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Scientists identify inhibitor of myelin formation in the central nervous system
Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center have discovered another molecule that plays an important role in regulating myelin formation in the central nervous system. Myelin promotes the conduction of nerve cell impulses ...
Medical research
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Into the magnetic resonance scanner with a cuddly toy
For the first time, Bochum clinicians have been able to show on the basis of a large sample, that it is possible to examine children's heads in the MRI scanner without general anaesthesia or other medical sedation. In many ...
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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A new way of looking at Prader-Willi Syndrome
An Australian study reveals that people with the rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome may have an impaired autonomic nervous system. This discovery opens up a new way of looking at the insatiable appetite ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Community treatment of psych patients tied to less mortality
(HealthDay)—For patients with psychiatric disorders, community treatment orders correlate with a reduction in mortality, according to research published online Nov. 12 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadi ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Early clinical observations in the fungal meningitis outbreak
A new article being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine describes the diagnosis and treatment protocol established in a Roanoke, Va. hospital to care for dozens of patients presenting with suspected fungal ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 12, 2012 |
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