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Possible target for future therapies aimed at delaying or stopping Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurology • May 02 06
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Neurological Sciences Institute (NSI) have located a possible target for future therapies aimed at delaying or stopping…
Dietary items may lower risk of Lou Gehrig disease
• Neurology • May 01 06
A diet high in polyunsaturated fat and vitamin E is associated with a decreased likelihood of developing Lou Gehrig disease, or ALS (amyotrophic lateral…
Amyloid protein content in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk
• Neurology • May 01 06
Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to the University of Antwerp are the first to show that the quantity of…
Working nights may lower Parkinson’s disease risk
• Neurology • Apr 25 06
People who work rotating night shifts appear to have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease, the results of a study published in the American…
Genetic clue found to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Neurology • Apr 24 06
According to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States, there may well be a genetic reason why…
Less chance of Alzheimer’s when you follow a Mediterranean diet
• Neurology • Apr 18 06
Researchers in the U.S. say that eating a typical Mediterranean diet with lots of fruit, vegetables, legumes, cereals, some fish and alcohol, and little…
Students Step Closer to Technological Breakthrough in Paralysis Treatment
• Neurology • Apr 14 06
After his spinal cord injury, the late actor Christopher Reeve committed his life to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by injuries and…
Computer program lets people with Trigeminal neuralgia diagnose themselves
• Neurology • Apr 13 06
Trigeminal neuralgia, or TN, is a disorder affecting the areas of the face where the trigeminal nerve’s branches are distributed, including the lips, eyes,…
Thalidomide may slow Lou Gehrig’s disease
• Neurology • Apr 13 06
Treatment with thalidomide or its analog lenalidomide prolongs life in mice with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), scientists report.
Lead investigator Dr. Mahmoud Kiaei told…
Head injuries do not lead to multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Apr 13 06
Head injuries do not seem to trigger the development of the degenerative neurological disease multiple sclerosis, according to a report by researchers from the…
Diagnosis Can Help Hurt Runners Get Back On Their Feet Faster
• Neurology • Apr 12 06
Spring is here and runners, tennis players, golfers, roller bladers and other fitness fanatics will be out in full force. Unfortunately, many will likely…
People with Near Death Experiences Can Differ in Sleep
• Neurology • Apr 11 06
People who have had near death experiences often have different arousal systems controlling the sleep-wake states than people who have not had a near…
Epstein-Barr Virus May Be Associated with Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurology • Apr 11 06
Young adults with high levels of antibodies against the Epstein-Barr virus, the virus that most often causes mononucleosis, may be more likely to…
Men with MS may benefit from testosterone
• Neurology • Apr 06 06
Daily testosterone treatment of men with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) - the most common form of the disease in which symptoms wax and…
Study finds that high dose of MS drug works better
• Neurology • Apr 06 06
A high dose of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.‘s multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone is more effective at limiting relapses and brain lesions than the standard…
Early Treatment Delays Multiple Sclerosis Progression
• Neurology • Apr 05 06
Early treatment significantly delays the initial progression of multiple sclerosis, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 58th…
Men With Multiple Sclerosis May Benefit From Testosterone Treatment
• Neurology • Apr 05 06
Men with multiple sclerosis may experience improvements in cognitive function and a slowing of brain atrophy with testosterone therapy, according to research that will…
New guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease
• Neurology • Apr 03 06
New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology aim to educate physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease and provide people…
Mononucleosis increases risk of multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Mar 28 06
Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), resulting in infectious mononucleosis, which primarily effects adolescents and young adults, more than doubles the risk of developing multiple…
Study shows patients regain hand function when given cortical stimulation with rehab
• Neurology • Mar 28 06
Sending tiny electric pulses to a part of the brain controlling motor function helps ischemic stroke survivors regain partial use of a weakened hand,…
Stigma, denial delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis: survey
• Neurology • Mar 21 06
Concern over stigma and denial can delay the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease for years, which means that patients do not receive treatment that could…
Blood pressure drugs may combat Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Mar 14 06
Medications used to combat high blood pressure appear to be linked to a lower incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published on…
Major biomarker candidates for Alzheimer’s disease explored
• Neurology • Mar 08 06
Alzheimer’s disease - specific biomarkers clearly are needed for the differential diagnosis of cognitive impairment in the elderly.
What sets age-related disorders like hypertension,…
Potential new treatment for Huntington and Parkinson patients
• Neurology • Mar 07 06
A potential new treatment for neurodegenerative disorders, which seems to be able to reduce the toxic protein aggregates characteristic of many of these diseases,…
Cognitive decline predicted by brain scans
• Neurology • Mar 02 06
Among normal, health elderly people, brain imaging can spot changes that suggest an impending decline in cognitive function, California-based researchers report.
This is important,…