News tagged with neurological disorder

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Cell death in retina helps tune our internal clocks

(Medical Xpress)—With every sunrise and sunset, our eyes make note of the light as it waxes and wanes, a process that is critical to aligning our circadian rhythms to match the solar day so we are alert during the day and ...

Neuroscience created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA panel backs brain stimulator for epilepsy

(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has unanimously backed a device that lowers the rate of seizures among people with epilepsy.

Neuroscience created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA panel to consider brain stimulator for epilepsy

(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will weigh on Friday the merits of a new therapy for some people with epilepsy who have seizures that don't respond to medication.

Neuroscience created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New hope for early diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's

Flinders University researchers have discovered that a protein in the brain may play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease – a common degenerative neurological disorder which affects the control of body movements.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Methamphetamine withdrawal may lead to brain-related concerns for recovering addicts

University of Florida researchers have found changes in the behavior and in the brains of mice in withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. These findings may affect the way physicians treat recovering methamphetamine addicts, ...

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury have brain abnormalities

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), including concussion, is one of the most common types of neurological disorder, affecting approximately 1.3 million Americans annually. It has received more attention recently because of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Autism speaks through gene expression

Autism spectrum disorders affect nearly 1 in 88 children, with symptoms ranging from mild personality traits to severe intellectual disability and seizures. Understanding the altered genetic pathways is critical for diagnosis ...

Genetics created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | 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

Exposure to antiepileptic drug in womb linked to autism risk

Children whose mothers take the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate while pregnant are at significantly increased risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, suggests a small study published online in the Journal of ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Blood-based biomarkers may lead to earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological condition. At present, it is usually diagnosed only when motor features are present. Hence, there is a need to develop objective and measurable biomarkers to improve ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skin problems, joint disorders top list of reasons people visit doctors

A new Mayo Clinic Proceedings study shows that people most often visit their health care providers because of skin issues, joint disorders and back pain. Findings may help researchers focus efforts to determine better ways t ...

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chronic migraine headache relief possible with outpatient surgery

When medications fail to eradicate debilitating migraine headaches, surgery could provide relief for certain patients.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brake on nerve cell activity after seizures discovered: Gene expression initiates protective electrical response

Given that epilepsy impacts more than 2 million Americans, there is a pressing need for new therapies to prevent this disabling neurological disorder. New findings from the neuroscience laboratory of Mark ...

Neuroscience created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Dec 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0