News tagged with neurological conditions
Tourette's most common in white kids, boys
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tourette syndrome occurs in 3 out of every 1,000 school-aged children, and is more than twice as common in white kids as in blacks or Hispanics, according to the largest U.S. study to estimate how many have the disorder.
New research reclaims the power of speech
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A UQ researcher has revealed a new treatment for a speech disorder that commonly affects those who have suffered a stroke or brain injury.
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Good long-term prognosis after West Nile virus infection
Aug 18, 2008 |
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The long-term prognosis of patients infected with West Nile virus is good, according to a new study appearing in the August 19, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians' flagship journa ...
No drop in IQ seen after bypass for child heart surgery
Nov 10, 2008 |
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The use of cardiopulmonary bypass does not cause short-term neurological problems in children and teenagers after surgery for less complex heart defects, according to pediatric researchers. The new finding contrasts favorably ...
Memory study on mice offers new insights into understanding autism
Dec 10, 2008 |
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Researchers at New York University's Center for Neural Science and the Baylor College of Medicine have identified a protein that when removed from mice results in behaviors that are akin to those with autism and obsessive-compulsive ...
Patients recover from West Nile virus after one year
Aug 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People infected with West Nile virus seem to return to normal within one year of experiencing symptoms, a new McMaster study has found. The study, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is the ...
Cell's split personality is a major discovery into neurological diseases
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 07, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Université de Montreal (UdeM) and the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University have discovered that cells which normally support nerve cell (neuron) survival also play an active and ...
Obesity, other health problems delay MS diagnosis
Oct 29, 2008 |
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People with pre-existing medical conditions, such as obesity, and vascular problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, may experience a delay in being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), or experience ...
Finding clues for nerve cell repair
Jun 03, 2008 |
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A new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University identifies a key mechanism for the normal development of motor nerve cells (motor neurons) - cells that control muscles. This finding is crucial to understanding ...
Motor skill learning may be enhanced by mild brain stimulation
Jan 19, 2009 |
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People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups. The findings could hold promise for ...
Fatal protein interactions may explain neurological diseases
Sep 04, 2008 |
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In a collaborative study at the University of California, San Diego, investigators from neurosciences, chemistry and medicine, as well as the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have investigated how proteins ...
New risk factors discovered for Alzheimer's disease
Jul 06, 2007 |
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A recent study in Journal of Neuroimaging suggests that cognitively normal adults exhibiting atrophy of their temporal lobe or damage to blood vessels in the brain are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Older adults ...
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