http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. By examining data from a 20-year-old clinical trial, a research team based at the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (MGH-MIND) and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), has found evidence supporting the findings of their 2008 study - that elevated levels of the antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. The report - which will appear in the December 2009 Archives of Neurology and has been released online - analyzed blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples from participants in a 1980s trail of potential Parkinson's medications, confirming the previous study's findings in a totally different group of patients. http://www.physorg.com/news174584895.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:02 EST news174584895 Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment -a stage between normal aging and dementia -or of transitioning from mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news153419152.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:28:54 EST news153419152 Patients who develop multiple sclerosis before age 18 appear to experience more relapses of symptoms than those diagnosed with the disease as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news151001543.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:52:23 EST news151001543 Patients with dementia and diabetes appear to display a different pattern of injuries in their brains than patients with dementia but without diabetes, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the March print issue of Archives of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news151001042.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:44:02 EST news151001042