News tagged with spinal fluid
New Alzheimer's marker strongly predicts mental decline
A new marker of Alzheimer's disease can predict how rapidly a patient's memory and other mental abilities will decline after the disorder is diagnosed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Relieving chronic pain
A new, implantable device for treating chronic pain passes an important safety test.
Medical research
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Marker for Alzheimer's disease rises during day and falls with sleep
A marker for Alzheimer's disease rises and falls in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Vanderbilt-led team to develop 'microbrain' to improve drug testing
Take a millionth of a human brain and squeeze it into a special chamber the size of a mustard seed. Link it to a second chamber filled with cerebral spinal fluid and thread both of them with artificial blood ...
Medical research
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Protein test is first to predict rate of progression in Lou Gehrig's disease
(Medical Xpress)—A novel test that measures proteins from nerve damage that are deposited in blood and spinal fluid reveals the rate of progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in patients, according to researchers ...
Neuroscience
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Inherited Alzheimer's detectable 20 years before dementia
Inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease may be detectable as many as 20 years before problems with memory and thinking develop, scientists will report July 20, 2011, at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Scientists uncover new clues in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists in Nottingham have found abnormal levels of seven different proteins in spinal fluid could act as markers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 08, 2012 |
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MRI can screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or frontotemporal lobar degeneration
When trying to determine the root cause of a person's dementia, using an MRI can effectively and non-invasively screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), according to a new study ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 26, 2012 |
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