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Vitamin D in brain function
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 21 08
In a definitive critical review, scientists at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland ask whether there is convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin…
People become happier with age, survey finds
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 17 08
Happiness increases along with age, according to findings from a three-decade-long U.S. survey released on Wednesday.
Between 15 percent and 33 percent of 18-year-old…
Prolonged fasting increases risk of rare type of stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 16 08
Fasting during the month of Ramadan raises the risk of a rare type of stroke, according to research that will be presented at the…
Parkinson’s Drugs Tradeoff: Better Muscle Control, Worse Side Effects
• Drug News • • Neurology • Apr 16 08
Compared to older drugs for Parkinson disease, a newer class of medications called dopamine agonists might be better at preventing some of the disabling…
Unconscious decisions in the brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 14 08
Already several seconds before we consciously make a decision its outcome can be predicted from unconscious activity in the brain. This is shown in…
Two Stroke-prevention Procedures are Neck-and-Neck
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 10 08
Like horses running down the long stretch of a race track, two different artery-opening treatments appear to be running neck-and-neck when it comes to…
Depression Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Depression • • Neurology • Apr 08 08
People who have had depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than people who have never had depression, according to a study published…
More Genes for Lou Gehrig’s Disease Identified
• Genetics • • Neurology • Apr 08 08
In recent months a spate of mutations have been found in a disease protein called TDP-43 that is implicated in two neurodegenerative disorders: amyotrophic…
First diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease on the horizon
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • Apr 07 08
A new blood test that can give an early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease and distinguish between Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease could be launched this…
Walking speed may predict stroke risk
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 05 08
An older woman’s walking speed may help predict her risk of suffering stroke, over and above traditional risk factors, a new study suggests.
Researchers…
A coffee with your doughnut could protect against Alzheimer’s disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Apr 03 08
A daily dose of caffeine blocks the disruptive effects of high cholesterol that scientists have linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A study in the open…
Epilepsy advocates propose strategies to heighten treatment expectations
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • • Public Health • Mar 29 08
On the heels of the nation’s largest event dedicated to the epilepsy community, the National Walk for Epilepsy, advocates today announced their recommendations in…
Therapeutic Cloning Treats Parkinson’s Disease in Mice
• Neurology • Mar 24 08
Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has shown that therapeutic cloning, also known as somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), can be…
Eye test peers into heat-related multiple sclerosis symptoms
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • Mar 20 08
A bodysuit that heats or cools a patient, combined with painless measurements of eye movements, is providing multiple sclerosis researchers at UT Southwestern Medical…
Smokers treated for brain aneurysm with coils at higher risk of recurrence
• Neurology • • Stroke • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 20 08
Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm,…
Researchers Use Light to Detect Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Mar 19 08
A team of researchers in Bedford, Mass. has developed a way of examining brain tissue with near-infrared light to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
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More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s: report
• Neurology • Mar 19 08
An estimated 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and it could steal the minds of one out of eight baby boomers, according to a…
First Early-Detection Blood Test for Parkinson’s Shows Promise
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • Mar 12 08
A test that profiles molecular biomarkers in blood could become the first accurate diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease, new research shows.
The screen relies…
Genetic analysis reveals range of Rett syndrome
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 11 08
The first comprehensive analysis of the clinical effects of genetic mutations involved in Rett syndrome will enable affected families to receive a more accurate…
Blueberry and green tea containing supplement protects against stroke damage
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Stroke • Mar 04 08
A unique dietary supplement called NutraStem ® has been shown to have beneficial effects following experimental stroke. A nutritional supplement product, NutraStem also known…
Potential Risk Factor Identified for Parkinson’s
• Neurology • Feb 20 08
A new study demonstrates that high levels of MAO-B, an enzyme that regulates nerve activity in the brain, cause Parkinson’s-like symptoms in mice genetically…
Smoking Marijuana Impairs Cognitive Function in MS Patients
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 14 08
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who smoke marijuana are more likely to have emotional and memory problems, according to research published February 13, 2008,…
Vaccine for Stomach Flu May be Possible
• Bowel Problems • • Drug News • • Neurology • Feb 14 08
Every year, millions of people are infected with noroviruses - commonly called “stomach flu” – often resulting in up to 72 hours of…
One Drink of Red Wine Or Alcohol Is Relaxing to Circulation, but Two Drinks Are Stressful
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Neurology • Feb 13 08
One drink of either red wine or alcohol slightly benefits the heart and blood vessels, but the positive effects on specific biological markers disappear…
Research May Explain Why Some Stroke Patients Recover Language Skills
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 13 08
New research suggests that when one part of our language network breaks down, the system has the ability to reroute itself.
Applying tools from…