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Preventing chronic pain with stress management
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 25 13
For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key…
Intense acupuncture can improve muscle recovery in patients with Bell palsy
• Alternative Medicine • • Neurology • Feb 25 13
Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and…
Brain prostheses create a sense of touch
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 17 13
Rats can’t usually see infrared light, but they have “touched” it in a Duke University lab.
The rats sensed the light as a sensation…
Teaching the brain to speak again
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 17 13
Cynthia Thompson, a world-renowned researcher on stroke and brain damage, will discuss her groundbreaking research on aphasia and the neurolinguistic systems it affects Feb.…
When good habits go bad
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 16 13
Learning, memory and habits are encoded in the strength of connections between neurons in the brain, the synapses. These connections aren’t meant to be…
Vitamin C is beneficial against the common cold
• Neurology • Feb 13 13
Vitamin C seems to be particularly beneficial for people under heavy physical stress. In five randomized trials of participants with heavy short-term physical stress,…
Early music lessons boost brain development
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 12 13
If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded –…
New brain-test app
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 09 13
Two years ago, researcher Josef Bless was listening to music on his phone when he suddenly had an idea.
“I noticed that the sounds…
Stress at work very unlikely to cause cancer
• Cancer • • Neurology • Feb 08 13
Work-related stress is not linked to the development of colorectal, lung, breast or prostate cancers, a study published today on bmj.com suggests.
Around 90%…
In-brain monitoring shows memory network
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 30 13
Working with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers at the University of California, Davis, and The University of Texas Health Science Center…
Eating bright-colored fruits and vegetables may prevent or delay ALS
• Dieting • • Neurology • Jan 29 13
New research suggests that increased consumption of foods containing colorful carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lutein, may prevent or delay the onset of amyotrophic lateral…
Heart Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Women
• Brain • • Heart • • Neurology • Jan 29 13
Heart disease in older women tripled their likelihood of mild cognitive impairment, data from a large cohort study showed.
The association between heart disease…
Poor sleep in old age prevents the brain from storing memories
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 28 13
The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at…
Viral Reactivation a Likely Link Between Stress and Heart Disease
• Heart • • Neurology • Jan 22 13
A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a…
Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators
• Neurology • Jan 13 13
Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, findings…
The Benefits of Being Bilingual
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 10 13
Some grow up speaking one language at home with their family and another at school and with their friends. Being bilingual can help these…
Second impact syndrome: A devastating injury to the young brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 02 13
Physicians at Indiana University School of Medicine and the Northwest Radiology Network (Indianapolis, Indiana) report the case of a 17-year-old high school football player…
Simple eye scan can predict how quickly Multiple Sclerosis patients will decline
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • Dec 26 12
A quick and easy eye test could offer an effective way of measuring how fast multiple sclerosis is progressing in someone with the disease.
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Gene therapy cocktail shows promise in long-term clinical trial for rare fatal brain disorder
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Dec 19 12
Results of a clinical trial that began in 2001 show that a gene therapy cocktail conveyed into the brain by a molecular special delivery…
Brake on nerve cell activity after seizures discovered
• Neurology • Dec 19 12
Given that epilepsy impacts more than 2 million Americans, there is a pressing need for new therapies to prevent this disabling neurological disorder. New…
Hybrid tunnel may help guide severed nerves back to health
• Neurology • Dec 17 12
Building a tunnel made up of both hard and soft materials to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may be the first step…
Fatal Strokes Strike Distressed Seniors
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 15 12
Depression, stress, and a negative outlook on life among older individuals appears to predict their risk of dying from a stroke, a longitudinal study…
Distress Tied to Higher Risk of Stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 14 12
Older adults with high levels of distress are more likely to have certain kinds of strokes than those who aren’t as troubled, a new…
NIH-funded researchers show possible trigger for MS nerve damage
• Neurology • Nov 27 12
High-resolution real-time images show in mice how nerves may be damaged during the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis. The results suggest that the critical…
The hidden disorder: Unique treatment proposed for children’s neurological disorder
• Neurology • Nov 26 12
An Indiana University study in the Journal of Child Neurology proposes an innovative treatment for developmental coordination disorder, a potentially debilitating neurological disorder in…