The emerging technology of sonogenetics—a technique where cells are controlled by sound—offers the potential to one day replace pharmaceutical drugs or invasive surgical treatments for neurological conditions like epilepsy, ...
Oct 22, 2018
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The largest study of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa to date reveals that programmes to control parasitic diseases and access to better antenatal care could substantially reduce the prevalence of the disease in this region.
Jan 30, 2013
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The amount of money people pay out-of-pocket for drugs to treat neurologic conditions like multiple sclerosis, dementia and Parkinson's disease has risen sharply over 12 years, with the most dramatic increase for multiple ...
May 1, 2019
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A team of scientists led by a researcher from Plymouth University has received funding of more than £400,000 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate how neural stem cells differ ...
Oct 14, 2014
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The way the brain regulates pupil size is different from previously thought: fundamentally responsible is the neurotransmitter orexin, as researchers at ETH Zurich have now shown. This discovery could well alter our understanding ...
Jul 13, 2023
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People living in disadvantaged neighborhoods—areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities—had an increased risk of dying within a month of being hospitalized for stroke, epilepsy ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Researchers at King's College London have discovered new mechanisms of cell death, which may be involved in debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
Nov 22, 2017
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Most deaths caused by the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum result from the onset of cerebral malaria. This severe neurological condition arises when parasites accumulate within the brain vasculature. Numerous studies ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Injecting botox into the arm muscles of stroke survivors, with severe spasticity, changes electrical activity in the brain and may assist with longer-term recovery, according to new research.
Jan 8, 2013
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A number of new neurologic medications for diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease and migraine have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval over the past decade. However, with most having ...
Nov 30, 2022
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