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Mood Improves on Low-Fat, but not Low-Carb, Diet Plan
• Dieting • • Neurology • Nov 10 09

After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters’ mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according… Mood Improves on Low-Fat, but not Low-Carb, Diet Plan   

 
 

Reduced Muscle Strength Associated With Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 10 09

Individuals with weaker muscles appear to have a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease and declines in cognitive function over time, according to a… Reduced Muscle Strength Associated With Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

What Celebrity Names Can Reveal about the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 09 09

Research that is targeting the early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease has drawn national attention to the work of Michael Seidenberg, PhD, a faculty… What Celebrity Names Can Reveal about the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

U-M Receives $1.8 Million to Develop Therapy for Neuropathic Pain
• Neurology • • Pain • Nov 09 09

Researchers from the University of Michigan Department of Neurology have received a $1.8 million dollar grant to develop a novel therapy for neuropathic pain,… U-M Receives $1.8 Million to Develop Therapy for Neuropathic Pain   

 
 

Restless legs more common than previously thought
• Neurology • Nov 05 09

New research suggests that 23 percent of people have restless leg syndrome, or RLS, which is much higher than previously reported rates of 3… Restless legs more common than previously thought   

 
 

What is unique in the brain of an Arabic speaker?
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 04 09

Literary Arabic is expressed in the brain of an Arabic speaker as a second language and not as a mother tongue. This has been… What is unique in the brain of an Arabic speaker?   

 
 

Combinatorial therapy elicits spinal cord regeneration more than a year after injury
• Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 29 09

New research finds that adult neurons can still regenerate as long as 15 months after a spinal cord injury. The study, published by Cell… Combinatorial therapy elicits spinal cord regeneration more than a year after injury   

 
 

Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease?
• Brain • • Diabetes • • Neurology • Oct 26 09

Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don’t have Alzheimer’s disease.… Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease?   

 
 

Neurotic? It could lead to asthma
• Asthma • • Neurology • Oct 23 09

People who are neurotic - they tend to worry a lot and to have emotional ups and downs - seem to be at increased… Neurotic? It could lead to asthma   

 
 

Exercise can aid recovery after brain radiation
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 19 09

Exercise is a key factor in improving both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatments in rodents, according to data presented by Duke University… Exercise can aid recovery after brain radiation   

 
 

Gentle touch may aid multiple sclerosis patients
• Neurology • Oct 14 09

While gripping, lifting or manipulating an object such as drinking from a cup or placing a book on a shelf is usually easy for… Gentle touch may aid multiple sclerosis patients   

 
 

Urate in Blood and Spinal Fluid May Predict Slower Decline in Patients With Parkinson’s Diseas
• Neurology • Oct 13 09

Higher concentration of urate (an antioxidant) in the blood and spinal fluid of patients with early Parkinson’s disease is associated with slower rates of… Urate in Blood and Spinal Fluid May Predict Slower Decline in Patients With Parkinson’s Diseas   

 
 

Dyslexia varies across language barriers
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Oct 12 09

Chinese-speaking children with dyslexia have a disorder that is distinctly different, and perhaps more complicated and severe, than that of English speakers. Those differences… Dyslexia varies across language barriers   

 
 

Six steps to diagnosing Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 10 09

If a parent or other family member has started to show signs of dementia or possible Alzheimer’s disease, you may feel overwhelmed and unable… Six steps to diagnosing Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Exercise Training After Stroke Helps Patients Walk Faster, Longer
• Neurology • • Stroke • Oct 07 09

An updated Cochrane review finds that stroke patients who participate in a post-stroke walking program walk faster, longer and more independently than non-exercisers.

… Exercise Training After Stroke Helps Patients Walk Faster, Longer   
 
 

New Findings About Brain Proteins Suggest Possible Way to Fight Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 06 09

The action of a small protein that is a major villain in Alzheimer’s disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein, researchers at UT… New Findings About Brain Proteins Suggest Possible Way to Fight Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Are You at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
• Neurology • • Surgery • Oct 05 09

If you are experiencing pain in your arms, based on individual risk factors, there may be an increased likelihood you are suffering from carpal… Are You at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?   

 
 

Can Strep Throat Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome?
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 01 09

New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published… Can Strep Throat Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome?   

 
 

Severe stress can cause stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Oct 01 09

Many patients urgently admitted to hospital with cerebral infarction state that they were under great stress over a prolonged period prior to suffering their… Severe stress can cause stroke   

 
 

New links between epilepsy and brain lipids
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Sep 17 09

In mice that are missing a protein found only in the brain, neural signals “go crazy,” leaving the animals with epileptic seizures from a… New links between epilepsy and brain lipids   

 
 

Study Examines Stroke Risk Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
• Heart • • Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 15 09

Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, post-operative stroke occurred in approximately 2 percent, was not correlated with significant carotid artery narrowing, but was more common… Study Examines Stroke Risk Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery   

 
 

Guideline: Kids with Small Head Size at Risk of Neurologic Problems, Screening Needed
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Sep 15 09

Kids with Small Head Size at Risk of Neurologic Problems, Screening Needed

A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly… Guideline: Kids with Small Head Size at Risk of Neurologic Problems, Screening Needed   

 
 

Mayo Clinic identifies 2 genes as potential therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosis
• Genetics • • Neurology • Sep 11 09

A Mayo Clinic study has found that two genes in mice were associated with good central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS). These… Mayo Clinic identifies 2 genes as potential therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosis   

 
 

Nicotine creates stronger memories, cues to drug use
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 10 09

Ever wonder why former smokers miss lighting up most when they are in a bar or after a meal with friends?

Researchers at… Nicotine creates stronger memories, cues to drug use   

 
 

Infections may speed Alzheimer’s memory loss
• Neurology • Sep 09 09

Catching a cold or the flu could speed memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported Tuesday.

In a study of patients with… Infections may speed Alzheimer’s memory loss   

 
 
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