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Study sheds new light on the brain's spatial map

An important aspect of human memory is our ability to conjure specific moments from the vast array of experiences that have occurred in any given setting. For example, if asked to recommend a tourist itinerary for a city you have visited many times, your brain somehow enables you to selectively recall and distinguish specific memories from your different trips to provide an answer.

11 Nov 2019

Early intervention in preschool can promote a healthy lifestyle

A unique study conducted in a multi-ethnic, underserved community in New York City shows if young adults are properly taught about heart healthy behaviors and strictly adhere to specific interventions, they may see significant benefits to their cardiovascular health when compared to those who do not have any health education intervention, according to Mount Sinai researchers.

11 Nov 2019

Health education intervention may promote healthier lifestyle in underserved communities

11 Nov 2019

Researchers identify new factors associated with higher mortality rates in Parkinson's patients

By following a group of newly diagnosed patients with Parkinson's disease for a decade or more, researchers have been able to identify several factors never before reported that appear to be associated with higher mortality rates in PD patients compared to the general population.

8 Nov 2019

Researchers determine ways to assess social communication difficulties in children with TBI

Kessler Foundation researchers conducted a pilot study to determine ways to assess social communication difficulties in children with impaired social functioning caused by moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury.

8 Nov 2019

Brain-computer interface can cause changes in the brain after just one hour’s training

The interdisciplinary study examined the influence of two different types of BCI on the brains of test subjects with no prior experience of this technology.

7 Nov 2019

Liposomes cross blood brain barrier, could get healing drugs to stroke-affected brain

A new study from University of Manchester researchers, published in ACS Neuro, shows a high possibility of treating stroke patients using very small cell sacs called liposomes to bypass the blood brain barrier and carry lifesaving drugs to the brain to prevent damage following a stroke.

7 Nov 2019

Insomnia maybe a significant risk factor for heart attacks and strokes

A new study published this week says that persons who suffer from insomnia or sleep difficulties are more likely to suffer from heart disease or get a heart attack or a stroke. Researchers from Peking University in Beijing published their study titled, “Insomnia symptoms and risk of cardiovascular disease among 0.5 million adults: A 10 year cohort” in the latest issue of the journal Neurology.

7 Nov 2019

Study explores neuromarkers for deficits in social functioning after TBI

A recent study of individuals with moderate to severe brain injury yielded new information linking brain connectivity patterns and deficits of emotion recognition and social functioning.

7 Nov 2019

Disturbed breathing during sleep may increase stroke risk in people with spinal cord injury

A new study led by a University of Calgary researcher at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) finds that fatigue and sleep may need more attention in order to prevent issues like stroke after spinal cord injury.

7 Nov 2019

Keck Hospital of USC earns 'A' grade from national patient safety watchdog

Keck Hospital of USC earned an "A" grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, during the Fall 2019 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

7 Nov 2019

People with insomnia symptoms more likely to have a stroke, heart attack

People who have trouble sleeping may be more likely to have a stroke, heart attack or other cerebrovascular or cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published in the November 6, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Nov 2019

Rapamycin prevents age-related brain vascular deterioration, study shows

A just-released study by UT Health San Antonio and collaborating institutions shows age-related decreases in blood flow to the brain and memory loss can be modified with the drug rapamycin.

6 Nov 2019

UM launches CAR-T clinical trial for patients with myasthenia gravis

Neuromuscular experts with the University of Miami Health System and the Miller School of Medicine will launch a Phase 1/2 clinical trial (NCT04146051) using the CAR-T drug, Descartes-08, to treat patients with generalized myasthenia gravis.

5 Nov 2019

Health impact of Daylight Saving Time

Every year people make a change in their daily timetables to make use of what is called “Daylight Saving Time” (DST), and then transition back again to their earlier time clocks. However, new research published in JAMA Neurology shows that this yearly change about may affect health over the long term. The researchers strongly call for stopping this practice, which has no economic benefit, and may have severe and chronic negative health impacts.

5 Nov 2019

HIMC at Mount Sinai to evaluate therapeutic effects of novel cancer immunotherapy

The Human Immune Monitoring Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will apply cutting-edge high-throughput technologies to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc), a PD-1 antibody blockade developed by biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Sanofi.

5 Nov 2019

Eisai transfers rights to Royalty Pharma relating to net sales of EZH2 inhibitor outside of Japan

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to transfer the rights to receive royalties on the sales outside of Japan for an investigational anti-cancer agent tazemetostat (generic name) to Royalty Pharma.

5 Nov 2019

Mount Sinai launches new mobile precision wellness iPhone app

Have you ever wondered whether your double latte really helps you function better in that early-morning meeting? Or if melatonin truly gives you better sleep at night? Now there's a way to find out, thanks to a new mobile precision wellness iPhone app developed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

4 Nov 2019

Latest stroke prevention strategies to be showcased at SVIN 2019 Annual Meeting

The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology is committed to improving stroke prevention strategies as well as expanding access to the most impactful and modern acute stroke treatments to our patients worldwide.

4 Nov 2019

Sleep protects the brain against Alzheimer’s by washing it

Researchers have found that when in deep sleep, the brain waves within can start off a cleaning system within the brain that can protect it against Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative brain diseases. The study titled, “Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep,” was published this week in the latest issue of the journal Science.

31 Oct 2019

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

Study sheds new light on the brain's spatial map

Early intervention in preschool can promote a healthy lifestyle

Health education intervention may promote healthier lifestyle in underserved communities

Researchers identify new factors associated with higher mortality rates in Parkinson's patients

Researchers determine ways to assess social communication difficulties in children with TBI

Brain-computer interface can cause changes in the brain after just one hour’s training

Liposomes cross blood brain barrier, could get healing drugs to stroke-affected brain

Insomnia maybe a significant risk factor for heart attacks and strokes

Study explores neuromarkers for deficits in social functioning after TBI

Disturbed breathing during sleep may increase stroke risk in people with spinal cord injury

Keck Hospital of USC earns 'A' grade from national patient safety watchdog

People with insomnia symptoms more likely to have a stroke, heart attack

Rapamycin prevents age-related brain vascular deterioration, study shows

UM launches CAR-T clinical trial for patients with myasthenia gravis

Health impact of Daylight Saving Time

HIMC at Mount Sinai to evaluate therapeutic effects of novel cancer immunotherapy

Eisai transfers rights to Royalty Pharma relating to net sales of EZH2 inhibitor outside of Japan

Mount Sinai launches new mobile precision wellness iPhone app

Latest stroke prevention strategies to be showcased at SVIN 2019 Annual Meeting

Sleep protects the brain against Alzheimer’s by washing it

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