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Early abuse may lead to migraine, depression
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Neurology • Sep 06 07
Stressful early life events such as child abuse may make women more susceptible to migraine and depression as adults, survey findings suggest.
“This study…
Children stressed six months before starting school
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Sep 05 07
The first few days at school can be an anxious time as children face the challenge of a new environment and making new friends…
Patients who stop using statins after stroke increase risk of death
• Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 31 07
Patients who stop taking cholesterol-lowering drugs within a year of surviving a stroke had a two-fold increased risk of death, researchers reported in Stroke:…
60 second test could help early diagnosis of common brain diseases
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 22 07
Until recently physicians have had to rely on time-consuming and uncertain behavioural examinations to diagnose the onset of brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis,…
Fish Oil Could Provide Measure of Relief for Some MS Patients
• Dieting • • Neurology • Aug 22 07
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease found in one in 700 Americans. It affects women more often than men, and generally begins to show…
High alcohol consumption increases stroke risk among Chinese men
• Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 21 07
Heavy drinking may increase the risk of stroke in Chinese men and should be targeted for prevention strategies, according to a new study to…
How Air Force Women Are Handling the Stress
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • Aug 19 07
About 20 percent of Air Force women deployed during the Iraq war report that they are experiencing at least one major symptom of post-traumatic…
The Memories You Want to Forget Are the Hardest Ones to Lose
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 15 07
Painful, emotional memories that people would most like to forget may be the toughest to leave behind, especially when memories are created through…
Stress may leave your mouth a mess
• Dental Health • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 08 07
A literature review published in the August issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) saw a strong relationship between stress and periodontal diseases;…
Preventing Another Stroke: What You Should Know
• Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 07 07
What is a stroke?
A stroke happens when an area of the brain is damaged, this usually happens when blood does not reach…
Multiple Sclerosis Gene Uncovered After 30-year Search
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jul 30 07
For the first time in more than three decades, a multi-center team of researchers has uncovered a gene linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) that…
Childhood Sun Exposure May Lower Risk of MS
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Jul 24 07
People who spent more time in the sun as children may have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than people who…
Nicotine Rush Hinges on Sugar in Neurons
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 22 07
When nicotine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smoker’s high?
As with other questions…
Investigating the causes of Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 20 07
A University of Nottingham researcher has been awarded more than £440,000 by the Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) to investigate the causes of the condition.
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“Preconditioning” Helps Protect Brain’s Blood Vessels from Stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jul 19 07
Challenging brain tissue with a small noxious stimulus beforehand gives it a resilience that can lessen damage to blood vessels during a stroke, report…
New Risk Factors Discovered for Alzheimer’s Disease
• Neurology • Jul 06 07
A recent study in Journal of Neuroimaging suggests that cognitively normal adults exhibiting atrophy of their temporal lobe or damage to blood vessels in…
Men and women equally transmit genetic risk of MS to their children
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Neurology • Jun 28 07
Men and women with multiple sclerosis (MS) equally transmit the genetic risk of the disease to their children, according to a study published June…
Gene Discovery Aids Understanding of Neurological Disorder
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jun 21 07
Scientists have identified the gene responsible for one type of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder, a common inherited neurological disease, thanks to the chance appearance of a…
Keep a Cool Head on Hot, Humid Days to Avoid Heat Stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 19 07
Keeping cool on hot, humid summer days is good advice for more reasons than sheer comfort. It’s vital for good health - even staying…
Stroke study sheds light on left-right brain divide
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 11 07
Research into the effects of strokes has furthered our understanding of the different roles of the left and right sides of our brains. A…
Link Between Gastric Bypass Surgery and Neurological Conditions
• Bowel Problems • • Neurology • May 23 07
A decade-long study by neurologists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock has found a link between the increasingly…
Lowering Body Temperature Could Aid Standard Stroke Treatment
• Neurology • • Stroke • May 17 07
University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists have developed a model that could help physicians combine current clot-busting medication with below-normal body temperatures (hypothermia) to improve…
Teens with migraine at greater risk of suicide
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 30 07
Teens who have chronic daily headache, especially those with migraine headaches, are at greater risk for suicide than teens who don’t have migraines, according…
Commonly Used Pain Medications Do Not Prevent Alzheimers Disease
• Drug News • • Neurology • • Pain • Apr 25 07
Over-the-counter pain medication naproxen and prescription pain reliever celecoxib do not prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published April 25, 2007, in the…
MS Drug Helps Reduce Vision Loss
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • Apr 16 07
A drug that slows disability and reduces relapse rates in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been found to also reduce vision loss in patients with…