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New hope for treatment of neurodegenerative disorder

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Southern California have taken an important first step toward protecting against Huntington disease using gene therapy.





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U of T research finds glycine could be key to REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 27, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

There is new promise on the horizon for those who suffer from REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD) according to researchers at the University of Toronto.


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.


Fraud exposes British to mad cow disease

Medicine & Health / Health

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.


Cambridge: Stephen Hawking on 'road to recovery'

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cambridge University says physicist Stephen Hawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest infection.


Researchers find differences in swallowing mechanism of Rett syndrome patients

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created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have found that the reflux and swallowing problems that are common symptoms in patients with Rett syndrome and other neurological impairments, may be caused by ...


Family study bolsters link between pesticides and Parkinson's

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 28, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 1

For the first time, the association between Parkinson’s disease and exposure to pesticides has been shown in patients with the neurological disorder compared with their unaffected relatives, according to a study in the online ...


Adults with genetic disorder PKU need to get back to the clinic

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic researchers at Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, are aggressively identifying adult patients who suffer from the genetic disorder, Phenylketonuria (PKU), and are presenting those findings at the 11th International ...


Researchers find gene that contributes to two common neurological movement disorders

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida and their collaborators worldwide have discovered that a single gene promotes development of essential tremor in some patients and Parkinson's disease in others. These are ...


Researchers Link Huntington Depression to Genetics

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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 ...


Discovery of genetic mutation in Leigh syndrome

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created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University have discovered a genetic mutation underlying late-onset Leigh syndrome, a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by ...



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