Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 brain complications found around the globe
Cases of brain disease linked to COVID-19 are occurring across the globe, a new review by University of Liverpool researchers has shown.
Jul 7, 2020
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Lancet Neurology
Neuroscience
Medical management alone better for brain AV malformations
(HealthDay)—Among patients with unruptured brain arteriovenous malformation, medical management alone is superior to its combination with interventional therapy for prevention of death or symptomatic stroke in the long ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Cardiology
Without intervention, a 70% reduction in strokes or death in patients with brain AVMs
For people with a brain arteriovenous malformation, a congenital vascular system defect, fate has a name: stroke. To avoid this risk, patients sometimes undergo interventions to remove the malformation. But is this very beneficial? ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
Clinical trial paves the way for swifter research into neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers conducting a clinical trial to advance the treatment of multiple sclerosis successfully applied a new drug testing methodology which allows several treatment options to be trialled at once. Although none of the ...
May 28, 2020
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Neuroscience
New evidence for a blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's disease
A potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases seems even more promising thanks to new research from a Massachusetts General Hospital-led study. According to this team's work, neurofilament ...
May 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Optimal time to treat Huntington's disease identified
The earliest brain changes due to Huntington's disease can be detected 24 years before clinical symptoms show, according to a new UCL-led study.
May 26, 2020
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Medications
Study confirms common antidepressant doesn't work as stroke treatment
A large international trial has confirmed previous findings that a commonly used antidepressant is not effective in supporting the recovery of patients who have had a stroke.
May 14, 2020
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Neuroscience
New blood test for Alzheimer's developed
A new blood test for Alzheimer's disease has been developed under the leadership of researchers at the University of Gothenburg. The method is based on measuring a specific variant of tau protein in ordinary blood samples, ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Neuroscience
A potential treatment for life-threatening neurological diseases
A group of life-threatening neurological conditions affecting children has been linked to an antibody that points to potential treatment, according to an observational multicenter study involving 535 children with central ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Medications
Investigational drug for people with treatment-resistant epilepsy
Imagine not being able to drive, shower alone or even work because you are never quite sure when the next seizure will leave you incapacitated. Hope may be on the horizon for epilepsy patients who have had limited success ...
Nov 21, 2019
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