A novel approach to administer intrathecal (IT) immunotherapy (directly into the spinal fluid) and intravenous (IV) immunotherapy was safe and improved survival in a subset of patients with leptomeningeal disease (LMD) from ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder of the nervous system that affects about 1 million people in the United States. It usually begins between the ages of 20 and 40 and is the most common disabling neurological disorder ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Scientists in Cambridge and Berlin have used a form of gene therapy to increase levels of the so-called "cold shock protein" in the brains of mice, protecting them against the potentially devastating impact of prion disease.
Mar 24, 2023
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Columbia researchers have discovered how a genetic defect leads to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a critical piece of information about the disease that neurologists have been seeking for decades.
Mar 22, 2023
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) and atherosclerosis both involve an abnormal hardening of body tissue, and recent research suggests they may be linked.
Mar 22, 2023
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The spinal cord acts as a messenger, carrying signals between the brain and body to regulate everything from breathing to movement. While the spinal cord is known to play an essential role in relaying pain signals, technology ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Researchers from Kessler Foundation and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (collectively termed "Kessler") have conducted the first prospective study to assess whether transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TSS) interacts with ...
Mar 21, 2023
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In virtually all persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in up to half of all cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia, a protein called TDP-43 is lost from its normal location in the nucleus ...
Mar 16, 2023
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In a recent study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health, researchers found that patients who have recurrent or ongoing pain after lumbar spine surgery may seek out a therapy called spinal manipulation, which ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have shed new light on aging processes in the brain. By linking the increased presence of specialized immune cells to conditions such as Alzheimer's disease ...
Mar 8, 2023
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