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Novel Gene Therapy Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Shows Promise
• Genetics • • Neurology • Apr 16 07
It is estimated that 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are diagnosed each year, adding to the estimated one to 1.5 million…
Type 2 diabetes may raise Parkinson’s risk
• Diabetes • • Neurology • Mar 29 07
Patients with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, although the reasons are unclear, Finnish researchers reported on Wednesday.
They found…
Energy supplement under study for Parkinson’s disease
• Neurology • Mar 23 07
Whether a supplement used by athletes to boost energy levels and build muscle can slow progression of Parkinson’s disease is the focus of a…
Smoking lowers Parkinson’s disease risk
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 20 07
A new study adds to the previously reported evidence that cigarette smoking protects against Parkinson’s disease. Specifically, the new research shows a temporal relationship…
Link found between teens’ stress levels and acne severity
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Neurology • Mar 05 07
The largest study ever conducted on acne and stress reveals that teenagers who were under high levels of stress were 23 percent more likely…
Study examines genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 05 07
Cardiff University researchers have found evidence for new genes involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study, to be published in the next…
New insight into brain disorders
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 28 07
New findings will help in the understanding of how memories are laid down and what goes wrong in brain disorders
The function of an…
Smoking produces changes in human brain like those in animals using illicit drugs
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 21 07
New research shows for the first time that smoking produces long-lasting biochemical changes in the human brain similar to those changes previously seen in…
Do you hear what i see?
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • Feb 21 07
New research pinpoints specific areas in sound processing centers in the brains of macaque monkeys that shows enhanced activity when the animals watch…
Pregnancy hormone key to repairing nerve cell damage
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • • Pregnancy • Feb 21 07
The mystery of why multiple sclerosis (MS) tends to go into remission while women are pregnant may be the secret to overcoming the devastating…
Keppra promising for newly diagnosed epilepsy
• Drug News • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Feb 07 07
Treatment with low doses of levetiracetam, the active ingredient in the drug Keppra, appears to be effective by itself for controlling newly diagnosed epilepsy,…
Find Yields Further Insight Into Causes of Parkinson’s Disease
• Neurology • Feb 01 07
In humans, a dearth of the neurotransmitter dopamine has long been known to play a role in Parkinson’s disease. It is also known that…
Neurological disease common, survey finds
• Neurology • Jan 30 07
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and other neurological diseases may be far more common than most people believe, according to new estimates published on Monday.
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Updated Rates of Common U.S. Neurological Disorders
• Neurology • Jan 30 07
In an up-to-date review of most of the common neurological disorders in the United States published in the January 30, 2007, issue of Neurology®,…
Emergency care key for high pressure in brain
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 29 07
People who experience severe, rapidly progressing loss of vision should seek immediate medical attention, because this may signal elevated pressure in the brain…
New tool improves prediction of stroke risk
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 26 07
A new simple scoring system for use by physicians predicts early risk of stroke following a serious condition named transient ischemic attack, known as…
A Second Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Jan 15 07
Researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar Peter St George-Hyslop have identified a new genetic risk factor associated with the…
Multiple sclerosis risk linked to mononucleosis
• Neurology • Jan 10 07
Individuals who have had infectious mononucleosis have an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), even 30 years after infection, according to findings published…
Alzheimer gene kicks in only in old age
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jan 08 07
A gene that predisposes its carriers to Alzheimer’s disease - APOE4 - appears to be active only in old age and has nothing to…
Being overweight ups risk of Parkinson’s disease
• Neurology • Dec 21 06
Middle-aged men and women who are overweight may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a progressive, irreversible neurodegenerative disease, study shows.
In…
Androgen therapy may slow progress of Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurology • Dec 20 06
Experiments on mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggest that treatment with male sex hormones might slow its progression. The findings, published in the…
High Levels of Vitamin D In the Body May Decrease the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurology • Dec 20 06
The possibility that vitamin D could help protect people from developing multiple sclerosis (MS) has been posited by researchers in recent decades, but evidence…
Parkinson Disease Can Lead to Errors on Driving Test
• Neurology • Nov 28 06
People with Parkinson disease were more likely to make more safety mistakes during a driving test than people with no neurological disorders, according to…
The Role of Metals in Alzheimer’s Disease Explored
• Neurology • Nov 17 06
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating condition and its causes are still largely unknown. Various metals have been implicated as possible contributors to the…
Alzheimer’s alarm over anesthetics
• Neurology • Oct 25 06
Giving elderly patients certain general anaesthetics could increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other memory and attention problems.
The suggestion arises from…