Neuroscience
Rubbing skin activates itch-relief neural pathway
Stop scratching: rubbing skin activates an anti-itch pathway in the spinal cord, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci.
Sep 7, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain cell activity plays critical role in central nervous system disorder outcomes
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have comprehensively mapped molecular activity in the brain and spinal cord that is responsible for regulating the body's response to central nervous system (CNS) disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Damage early in Alzheimer's disease identified via novel MRI approach
Alzheimer's disease usually is diagnosed based on symptoms, such as when a person shows signs of memory loss and difficulty thinking. Up until now, MRI brain scans haven't proven useful for early diagnosis in clinical practice. ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Medications
Priceless cure for baby cost $2.1 million, but insurer paid and now she's expected to live
Four-month-old Ainsley Cardente smiles, enjoys "helicopter" rides from her mom and protests when lunch is late. Perfectly ordinary, all of it. And her life is expected to remain that way thanks to a $2.1 million drug recently ...
Jan 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica—back pain that shoots down the leg—have evidence of inflammation in key areas ...
May 9, 2018
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Neuroscience
Panel develops first-ever clinical diagnosis guidelines for MOGAD, which can affect brain, spinal cord, optic nerves
An international panel led by a pediatric neuroimmune expert and co-director of the Neuroscience Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has established new criteria for properly diagnosing myelin oligodendrocyte ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Surgery
Pain disruption therapy treats source of chronic back pain
People with treatment-resistant back pain may get significant and lasting relief with dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation therapy, an innovative treatment that short-circuits pain, suggests a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ...
Oct 15, 2018
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Neuroscience
Electricity—the new medicine
When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. This saying is particularly apt in medicine where doctors treat nearly every condition – from depression to hypertension – with a pill. If your doctor ...
Nov 1, 2018
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Neuroscience
Electrical stimulation improves paralyzed patients' function
Nearly 282,000 people in the U.S. live with paralysis following a spinal cord injury (SCI). A review of more than 90 studies found that electrical stimulation may help restore function in those paralyzed after SCI. The article ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Surgery
Children and teens getting spinal surgery don't need so many opioids, study suggests
A Michigan Medicine study finds that children and teens with scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion can be prescribed fewer opioids while still receiving adequate pain control after surgery.
Aug 3, 2022
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