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New drug could treat Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and brain injury

A new class of drug developed at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows early promise of being a one-size-fits-all therapy for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic ...

Neuroscience Jul 24, 2012 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 4 |

In reversing motor nerve damage, time is of the essence

When a motor nerve is severely damaged, people rarely recover full muscle strength and function. Neuroscientists from Children's Hospital Boston, combining patient data with observations in a mouse model, now show why. It's ...

Medical research Oct 03, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Hypothermia protects the brain against damage during stroke

Thromboembolic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, results in damage to the parts of the brain starved of oxygen. Breaking up the clot with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) reduces the amount of damage, however, ...

Neuroscience Mar 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

U.s. underestimates long-term costs of obesity, experts say

(HealthDay) -- The costs of the obesity epidemic to the United States and the economic value of curbing it are not captured fully by current methods, according to a new report.

Health Mar 21, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Stroke blood test that could increase use of most effective treatment five-fold

Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with UK company Proteome Sciences plc (PS) describe a simple blood test that could substantially increase the number of patients eligible for highly effective ...