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Diabetes & Elevated Cholesterol Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Neurology • Mar 10 09
A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according…
Researcher Collaborates to Identify New Gene Associated with ALS
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 05 09
A collaborative research effort spanning nearly a decade between researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT, the Broad Institute, King’s College London (KCL) and…
Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccine Reduces Meningitis Rates in Canada
• Brain • • Infections • • Neurology • Mar 03 09
Rates of meningitis have decreased in Canadian provinces introducing routine immunization of children and adolescents against one specific strain of meningococcal bacteria, reports…
Research reveals some of Alzheimer’s secrets
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 27 09
Scientists are unraveling some of the mechanisms behind the plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, offering new leads for…
Predicting risk of stroke from one’s genetic blueprint
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 25 09
A new statistical model could be used to predict an individual’s lifetime risk of stroke, finds a study from the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program…
Yale researchers find new piece in Alzheimer’s puzzle
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 25 09
Yale researchers have filled in a missing gap on the molecular road map of Alzheimer’s disease.
In the Feb. 26 issue of the journal…
Women often delay seeking care for stroke symptoms
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • Feb 25 09
Women take longer than men to get to the hospital when they experience stroke symptoms and they have worse neurological deficits, investigators reported here…
Young Smokers Increase Risk for Multiple Sclerosis
• Children's Health • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 23 09
People who start smoking before age 17 may increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released today that will…
Alzheimer’s may hijack chemical mechanism
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 19 09
U.S. scientists proposed a new theory on Wednesday of how Alzheimer’s disease kills brain cells they said opens new avenues of research into…
Patients Reaching Hospital within ‘Golden Hour’ More Likely to Get Stroke Drug
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within an hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who…
Soybean Product Fights Abnormal Protein Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 18 09
A vegan food renowned in Asia for its ability to protect against heart attacks also shows a powerful ability in lab experiments to…
Study takes step toward erasing bad memories
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 17 09
A widely available blood pressure pill could one day help people erase bad memories, perhaps treating some anxiety disorders and phobias, according to…
Parents of Children With Disabilities Face More Daily Stress
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Feb 17 09
Raising a child with a disability can cause more daily stress and long-range health problems than parenting a child without disabilities, according to a…
Researchers shed new light on connection between brain and loneliness
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 16 09
Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
The research, presented…
Estrogen tied to restless legs during pregnancy
• Neurology • • Pregnancy • Feb 14 09
A study indicates that estrogen plays an important role in triggering restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy, researchers from Germany report in the journal…
X-ray eyes bring us closer to early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 14 09
It is estimated that 4 million people world-wide are suffering from Parkinson’s, a complex disease that varies greatly among affected individuals. Understanding the brain…
Guillain-Barré Syndrome After HPV Vaccine Needs Monitoring
• Neurology • Feb 14 09
The HPV vaccine does not increase the risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to a study released today that will be presented at the…
Stroke awareness campaign aims to halve deaths
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 09 09
Deaths from strokes can be halved if people recognize the signs of an attack and call an ambulance immediately, the National Health Service…
Tests May Predict Driving Safety in People with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 09 09
Doctors may be able to use certain cognitive tests to help determine whether a person with Alzheimer’s disease can safely get behind the…
Study Suggests Possible Treatment for Neurological Disorder Rett Syndrome
• Neurology • Feb 09 09
Using injections of a small derivate of the protein insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), scientists at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and MIT’s Picower Institute…
Vitamin D deficiency may harm brain function: study
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 05 09
Low levels of vitamin D increase the risk of cognitive impairment in the elderly, according to findings from the nationally representative, population-based Health…
Coffee drinkers show lower dementia risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 03 09
In more good news for coffee lovers, a new study suggests that middle-aged adults who regularly drink a cup of java may have…
Apple juice slows buildup of Alzheimer’s protein
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Feb 03 09
Drinking apple juice helps slow the accumulation of the protein fragments that damage the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, new research in mice shows.
The…
Physically able stroke patients often sedentary
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 19 09
Many people who have survived a stroke have the ability to be physically active but aren’t, according to research published in the journal Stroke.
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Fish oil may prevent Alzheimer’s weight loss
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Weight Loss • Jan 18 09
Fish oil supplements could help Alzheimer’s patients maintain a healthy weight, a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows.
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