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Protein Test is First to Predict Rate of Progression in Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• Neurology • Nov 19 12
A novel test that measures proteins from nerve damage that are deposited in blood and spinal fluid reveals the rate of progression of amyotrophic…
Decreased kidney function leads to decreased cognitive functioning
• Brain • • Neurology • • Urine Problems • Nov 19 12
Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a…
A new way of looking at Prader-Willi Syndrome
• Genetics • • Neurology • Nov 16 12
An Australian study reveals that people with the rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome may have an impaired autonomic nervous system. This discovery…
Guideline: Use Steroids for Bell Palsy
• Neurology • Nov 09 12
Patients with new-onset Bell palsy have a high likelihood of recovering facial nerve function with steroids alone, according to a clinical guideline update from…
Gene required for nerve regeneration identified
• Genetics • • Neurology • Nov 02 12
A gene that is associated with regeneration of injured nerve cells has been identified by scientists at Penn State University and Duke University. The…
Exercise boosts satisfaction with life, researchers find
• Neurology • • Public Health • Oct 26 12
Had a bad day? Extending your normal exercise routine by a few minutes may be the solution, according to Penn State researchers, who found…
New treatments for epilepsy, behavioral disorders could result from Wayne State studies
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Oct 12 12
Three studies conducted as part of Wayne State University’s Systems Biology of Epilepsy Project (SBEP) could result in new types of treatment for the…
Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms
• Neurology • Oct 02 12
Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in…
When your eyes tell your hands what to think
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 29 12
You’ve probably never given much thought to the fact that picking up your cup of morning coffee presents your brain with a set of…
Study points to potential for improvement in the care, quality of life of epilepsy patients
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Sep 29 12
Routine screening for psychiatric, cognitive and social problems could enhance the quality of care and quality of life for children and adults with epilepsy,…
Learning requires rhythmical activity of neurons
• Neurology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 26 12
The hippocampus represents an important brain structure for learning. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich discovered how it filters electrical…
Study examines delayed, misdiagnosis of sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 24 12
A medical record review study of 97 patients with the fatal, degenerative brain disorder sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (sCJD) suggests that a correct diagnosis of…
Weight gain worry for stressed black girls
• Neurology • • Weight Loss • Sep 20 12
Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? According to Dr. Tomiyama…
Added benefit of Cannabis sativa for spasticity due to multiple sclerosis is not proven
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 17 12
An extract from the plant Cannabis sativa (trade name Sativex®) was approved in May 2011 for patients suffering from moderate to severe spastic paralysis…
Work stress ‘raises heart risk’
• Heart • • Neurology • Sep 16 12
Having a highly demanding job, but little control over it, could be a deadly combination, UK researchers say.
They analysed 13 existing European studies…
Pre-marriage doubts signal unhappy unions, divorce
• Neurology • • Public Health • Sep 16 12
Those wedding cold feet are a real signal of trouble ahead, according to a study that shows premarital jitters can predict splitsville later.
Researchers…
Passive smoking also affects neurodevelopment in babies
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 16 12
A new study shows that newborns that have been exposed to nicotine from both active and passive smoking mothers show poor physiological, sensory, motor…
Research team analyzes stress biology in babies
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Aug 28 12
After waking up, the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva rises considerably; this is true not only for grown-ups but for babies…
MRI findings shed light on multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Aug 22 12
New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research shows that changes in brain blood flow associated with vein abnormalities are not specific for multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Research identifies mechanism responsible for eye movement disorder
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • Aug 22 12
Discovery could lead to therapies for this condition, and a better understanding of how genetic mutations in the nervous system cause movement disorders in…
Yoga reduces stress; now it’s known why
• Alternative Medicine • • Neurology • Jul 24 12
Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily…
Botox may help multiple sclerosis tremors
• Neurology • Jul 02 12
Botox injections may provide some relief from arm tremors caused by multiple sclerosis, according to a small study published Monday. Botulinum toxin type A…
Weight Loss May Change Brain
• Brain • • Neurology • • Weight Loss • Jun 23 12
MRI scans done after bariatric surgery reveal different patterns of brain activation in response to food cues according to a study reported here.
Resistance…
Parents’ work-life stress hinders healthy eating
• Neurology • Jun 22 12
In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that…
Study reports seizure-freedom in 68 percent of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy patients
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Jun 05 12
A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug…