Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Epilepsy: Causes and risk factors
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the causes of and risk factors for epilepsy.
Nov 21, 2022
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News tagged with neurological diseases
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Review: Are climate change and air pollution making neurologic diseases worse?
People with neurologic diseases like headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease may experience worsening symptoms due to climate change, according to a scoping review of research published in the ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Neuroscience
Obesity, Parkinson's disease, and pesticides: Exploring the gut-brain connection
The community of microorganisms living in the human gut, known as the gut microbiome, is increasingly recognized as playing a pivotal role in metabolic conditions such as obesity and neurological diseases including Parkinson's ...
Nov 9, 2022
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'A silent killer': COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain
Research led by The University of Queensland has found COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson's disease.
Nov 1, 2022
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Fetterman's aphasia highlights the challenges after a stroke—a vascular neurologist explains
John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for a hotly contested U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, has been drawing scrutiny for his performance in his first post-stroke broadcast interview and most recently, his Oct. 25, 2022, ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Brain discovery holds key to boosting body's ability to fight Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis
UVA Health researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune system's responses to Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially allowing doctors to supercharge the ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID virus infects neurons, induces inflammation in brains of rhesus macaques
SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, caused significant neuron damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaque monkeys, according to a new study. The researchers from the California National Primate Research ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Team uses digital cameras, machine learning to predict neurological disease
In an effort to streamline the process of diagnosing patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, researchers used digital cameras to capture changes in gait—a symptom of these diseases—and developed a machine-learning ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Review shows neurostimulation is a promising dysphagia treatment
Three types of neurostimulation technique could have the potential to help people who have the difficulty in swallowing caused by stroke or other neurological diseases, a review of 174 animal and human studies has shown.
Oct 10, 2022
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Radiotracer that detects important contributor to neurological diseases is tested for the first time in humans
Loss of myelin—a protective insulating layer around neurons—is a key contributor to many neurological diseases including multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, stroke, and dementia; however, there ...
Oct 5, 2022
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