News tagged with neurodegenerative disorder
Related topics: parkinson s disease , neurons , protein , alzheimer s disease , neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists develop promising therapy for Huntington's disease
(Medical Xpress)—There's new hope in the fight against Huntington's disease. A group of researchers that includes scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley ...
Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Research identifies new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease
Research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified an enzyme called Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) as a new therapeutic target to treat or prevent ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Improving diagnostic exams for dementia: Promising treatment implications
(Medical Xpress)—The number of people affected by dementias continues to climb as baby boomers age, increasing the urgency to identify ways to prevent, diagnose and treat these neurodegenerative brain disorders.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Study gives clues to causes of motor neurone disease
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Bath are one step further to understanding the role of one of the proteins that causes the neurodegenerative disorder, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), ...
Medical research
Oct 10, 2012 |
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Scientists discover gene behind rare disorders
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill University working with a team at Oxford University have uncovered the genetic defect underlying a group of rare genetic disorders.
Genetics
Oct 09, 2012 |
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New research model to aid search for degenerative disease cures
(Medical Xpress)—Efforts to treat disorders like Lou Gehrig's disease, Paget's disease, inclusion body myopathy and dementia will receive a considerable boost from a new research model created by UC Irvine scientists.
Medical research
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Study examines delayed, misdiagnosis of sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
A medical record review study of 97 patients with the fatal, degenerative brain disorder sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (sCJD) suggests that a correct diagnosis of the disease was often delayed by a variety of misdiagnoses, ...
Neuroscience
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Dangerous dreaming: Sleep specialist says rem behavior disorder likely underreported
(Medical Xpress)—A troubling sleep disorder that causes sleepers to physically act out their dreams by kicking, screaming or falling out of bed may be more common than reported, according to Loyola University Medical Center ...
Health
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Study reveal brain cells' weakest links
(Medical Xpress)—People with degenerative neurological conditions could benefit from research that shows why their brain cells stop communicating properly.
Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Immune cell death safeguards against autoimmune disease
Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered that a pair of molecules work together to kill so-called 'self-reactive' immune cells that are programmed to attack the body's own organs. ...
Immunology
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Storm of 'awakened' transposons may cause brain-cell pathologies in ALS, other illnesses
A team of neuroscientists and informatics experts at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reports important progress in an effort to understand the relationship between transposons – sequences of DNA that can jump around ...
Genetics
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Scientists identify new gene that influences survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A team of scientists, including faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), have discovered a gene that influences survival time in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). ...
Genetics
Aug 26, 2012 |
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Therapeutic avenues for Parkinson's investigated at UH
Scientists at the University of Houston (UH) have discovered what may possibly be a key ingredient in the fight against Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Rejected drug may protect against toxic substance common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
The second of two studies on latrepirdine, recently published in Molecular Psychiatry, demonstrates new potential for the compound in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, and other neurodegenerative ...
Neuroscience
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Researchers develop ginseng-fortified milk to improve cognitive function
American ginseng is reported to have neurocognitive effects, and research has shown benefits in aging, central nervous system disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. The challenges of incorporating ginseng into food are ...
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Jul 23, 2012 |
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