Archive: 03/08/2016
Heart disease, stroke risk factors may increase in severity before menopause
The severity of key risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke appears to increase more rapidly in the years leading up to menopause, rather than after, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart ...
Aug 3, 2016
Novel genetic mutation may lead to the progressive loss of motor function
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues identified the genetic cause and a possible therapeutic target for a rare form of pediatric progressive neuropathy. Neuropathy, damage or disease affecting ...
Aug 3, 2016
Scientists keep a molecule from moving inside nerve cells to prevent cell death
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) is a progressive disorder that devastates motor nerve cells. People diagnosed with ALS slowly lose the ability to control muscle movement, and are ultimately unable ...
Aug 3, 2016