News tagged with degenerative brain disorder


Hitting cell hot spot could help thwart Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The latest work to 'turn off the taps' in the brain and stop a chemical being released in excess amounts - which can lead to Parkinson's Disease - will be presented at The British Pharmacological Society's Summer Meeting ...





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Michigan hospital launches gene therapy study for Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A Michigan hospital is embarking on a research study for advanced Parkinson's disease using a state-of-the-art treatment called gene transfer.


Researchers Link Huntington Depression to Genetics

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created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The depression experienced by people with Huntington disease (HD) may have nothing to do with the emotional stress of knowing you have a devastating, incurable disorder, according to a University of British ...


Study uses brain scans to discover how children 'read' faces

Study uses brain scans to discover how children 'read' faces

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford University scientists are using brain-scanning technology to understand how we learn to recognise and 'read' faces as children.


Young adults may outgrow bipolar disorder

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Bipolar disorder, or manic-depression, causes severe and unusual shifts in mood and energy, affecting a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. With symptoms often starting in early adulthood, bipolar disorder has been ...


Deep brain stimulation may be effective treatment for Tourette's syndrome

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology.


Fish oil protects against diseases like Parkinson's, study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Boyd Professor, and Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair of Retinal Degenerative Diseases Research at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, will present ...


Faulty body clock may make kids bipolar

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB that were associated with p ...


Abnormal brain circuits may prevent movement disorder

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Specific changes in brain pathways may counteract genetic mutations for the movement disorder dystonia, according to new research in the August 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Few people who inherit dystonia genes ...


Two brain structures key to emotional balance especially in threatening situations

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered that a primitive region of the brain responsible for sensorimotor control also has an important role in regulating emotional responses to threatening situations. This region appears to work in ...


Fraud exposes British to mad cow disease

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created Nov 20, 2006 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Inspectors in Britain believe widespread fraud at slaughterhouses may be exposing the public to meat contaminated with mad cow disease.



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