A gene variant found almost exclusively in the genomes of people of African ancestry increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to an international study of nearly 198,000 participants with this genetic ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Epilepsy in infants ranges in severity and can leave caregivers with questions about their child's health. While genetic testing to help determine the cause of epilepsy is possible, comprehensive testing does not always happen ...
Aug 16, 2023
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An experimental method developed to detect nerve injury in multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults also works for children with MS and other neurological conditions, even when they are symptom-free, according to an international ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Most mothers who took prescription anti-seizure medications during pregnancy can breathe a sigh of relief: A new study published today in The Lancet Neurology has found that young children who were exposed to commonly-prescribed ...
Jul 19, 2023
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In a large-scale study, research teams from the University of Würzburg and the Ludwigshafen Municipal Hospital have investigated whether risk of stroke recurrences can be reduced by a structured outpatient follow-up care ...
Jul 17, 2023
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The results of a clinical trial have shown that a drug commonly used for patients with bleeding disorders has the potential to be used to lessen the side effects of blood-thinning drugs for patients who have experienced a ...
Jun 29, 2023
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The first known large-scale review of international studies on the positive effect of blood pressure (BP) medicines across all classes in preventing migraine shows these common drugs could be used much more widely, at low ...
Jun 26, 2023
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An article published in the The Lancet Neurology journal evaluates the risk of recurrence of active disease in older patients with multiple sclerosis after discontinuing disease-modifying therapies.
Jun 23, 2023
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Evidence from a small-scale clinical trial suggests that a variation of the advanced blood cancer immunotherapy known as CAR-T could be adapted to treat myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder of the nervous system. The ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Neurologic illnesses, including Alzheimer's, brain cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and stroke, are among the most dreaded illnesses in medicine and leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Despite the ...
Jun 21, 2023
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