Obstetrics & gynaecology
Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: study
Doctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected in the womb with COVID-19 by the mother.
Jul 14, 2020
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News tagged with neurology
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dog in Georgia tests positive for virus that causes COVID-19
A dog in Georgia is believed to have been the second canine in the U.S. to test positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, health officials said.
Jul 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MRI reveals significant brain abnormalities post-COVID
Using a special type of MRI, researchers have uncovered brain changes in patients up to six months after they recovered from COVID-19, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Neuroscience
New treatment stops progression of Alzheimer's disease in monkey brains
A new therapy prompts immune defense cells to swallow misshapen proteins, amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles, whose buildup is known to kill nearby brain cells as part of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows.
Jun 15, 2021
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Neuroscience
What are memories made of? New study sheds light on key protein
Ask a nonscientist what memories are made of and you'll likely conjure images of childhood birthday parties or wedding days. Charles Hoeffer thinks about proteins.
Jan 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
New ultrasound technique significantly improves brain performance
In neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or Multiple Sclerosis, brain neurons are constantly being lost, resulting in memory lapses, speech disorders, mood swings and movement disorders, for ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Neuroscience
New brain scan study discovers possible biological basis of visual snow syndrome
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London have used a novel approach to show that the patterns of activity in two brain chemical systems—glutamate and serotonin—are ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers develop new model to study schizophrenia and other neurological conditions
Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating neurological conditions, with only 30 percent of sufferers ever experiencing full recovery. While current medications can control most psychotic symptoms, their side effects can ...
Aug 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify new cause of brain defects in tuberous sclerosis patients
Boston Children's Hospital researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway that inhibits the myelination of neurons in the brains of patients with the rare genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). The study, ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Cerebrovascular disease linked to Alzheimer's
While strokes are known to increase risk for dementia, much less is known about diseases of large and small blood vessels in the brain, separate from stroke, and how they relate to dementia. Diseased blood vessels in the ...
Jul 1, 2016
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