News tagged with dyskinesias

Researchers discover cause of rare disease

A large, international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has identified the gene that causes a rare childhood neurological disorder called PKD/IC, or "paroxysmal kinesigenic ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene hunters find cause of rare movement disorder

(Medical Xpress) -- After a challenging two-decade hunt, scientists have pinpointed the gene responsible for a rare disease that causes seizures in infancy and sudden, uncontrollable movements in adolescence and early adulthood.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In the genome, an answer to a mysterious movement disorder

Children with a rather mysterious movement disorder can have hundreds of attacks every day in which they inexplicably make sudden movements or sudden changes in the speed of their movements. New evidence reported in an early ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No state lawsuits on generic drugs: US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court narrowly ruled on Thursday that people may not sue generic drug makers under state laws if they believe a generic drug label failed to adequately warn of side effects.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Man's best friend helps to solve puzzle of a genetic disorder

(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations in purebred dogs led an international team of scientists from Duke University Medical Center and other institutions to make an important gene discovery in a devastating human genetic condition ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What causes motor complications of Parkinson's treatment?

People with Parkinson's disease commonly suffer a slowing or freezing of movement caused by the death of neurons that make dopamine, a key chemical that allows brain cells to send and receive messages essential ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0