MeSH tree: C10.177
A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's ...
May 26, 2023
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The first time Nancy Baker saw people use virtual reality to deal with chronic pain, it was a revelation.
Apr 11, 2023
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Dangerously low blood pressure is considered an "invisible" consequence of paralysis, adding to the woes of as many as 9 out of 10 people with spinal cord injuries.
Apr 10, 2023
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A team of researchers at the University of Georgia has identified the source of several symptoms in patients suffering from familial dysautonomia (FD), a rare and debilitating genetic disease that primarily affects children. ...
Feb 24, 2023
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If you're really feeling the heat this summer, it might be down to more than the temperature outside.
Feb 10, 2023
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A University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist has discovered that a mutation in the misfolding protein that causes Parkinson's disease offers protection against another fatal neurodegenerative disorder—multiple system atrophy ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the aggregation of α-synuclein in the brain. Now, scientists from Japan, in collaboration with three pharmaceutical companies, have developed ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Cancer is the third most common cause of death in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), with bladder cancer being the second most common cancer after lung cancer. It is not uncommon for bladder cancer in SCI patients to be ...
Aug 22, 2022
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Researchers from Mercer's Institute for Successful Aging (MISA) and the Department of Medical Physics at St James's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin have discovered that brain tissue oxygenation is lower in frailer older ...
Aug 18, 2022
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A novel long-term study of how vaccine-related fears influence flu shot outcomes has found that these fears not only reduce vaccination, but also fuel symptoms of dizziness and lightheadedness at the time of the injection.
Jul 21, 2022
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