News tagged with neurological impairments
Researchers find differences in swallowing mechanism of Rett syndrome patients
Aug 04, 2008 |
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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 ...
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HIV-related memory loss linked to Alzheimer's protein
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 07, 2009 |
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More than half of HIV patients experience memory problems and other cognitive impairments as they age, and doctors know little about the underlying causes. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
Specific genetic cause of fetal alcohol-related developmental disorders found
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study found.
PET scans may improve accuracy of dementia diagnosis
Jun 15, 2009 |
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A new study shows that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans may improve the accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset for more than one out of four patients.
Scientists uncover potential mechanism of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease
Sep 05, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a mechanism by which the protein Amyloid-beta(AB) may impair neurological functions in Alzheimer's disease.
Scientists identify role of fatty acids in Alzheimer's disease
Oct 19, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and the University of California have found that complete or partial removal of an enzyme that regulates fatty acid levels improves cognitive deficits in ...
First Gene Discovered for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
Jan 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of researchers, led by investigators at Columbia University Medical Center, has uncovered the first gene linked to the most common type of epilepsy, called Rolandic epilepsy. ...
Inflammation may be common thread behind nervous and heart rhythm problems in cirrhosis
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Liver cirrhosis is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, taking 25,000 lives per year. It is often the result of alcohol over-consumption or exposure to hepatitis C, either of which can damage the liver ...
Lithium may help radiation target cancer, spare healthy tissue
May 04, 2009 |
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have uncovered a mechanism that helps explain how lithium, a drug widely used to treat bipolar mood disorder, also protects the brain from damage that occurs during radiation ...
HIV subtype linked to increased likelihood for dementia
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Patients infected with a particular subtype of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are more likely to develop dementia than patients with other subtypes, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows. The finding, reported ...
Alzheimer's art creates lasting memories
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Nine paintings created through an Alzheimer's Association program called Memories in the Making are on display at UCI MIND.
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