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Organ removal surgery through body's orifices, without any visible incisions

The Chicago Park District physical instructor needed a way to get the surgery performed without being laid up for weeks so she opted for an innovative minimally invasive procedure called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) that would allow surgeons to perform organ removal surgery without any visible incisions and have her back on her feet the same day.

11 Mar 2011

Study sheds light on how signals from CSF help drive neural development

Cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid found in and around the brain and spinal cord, may play a larger role in the developing brain than previously thought, according to researchers at Children's Hospital Boston.

11 Mar 2011

State roundup: Concerns about pay for Mass. health executives, board members

Health insurers Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan said yesterday that their board members will meet later this month to discuss whether to bow to state Attorney General Martha Coakley's wishes and stop taking five-figure annual payments.

11 Mar 2011

Preliminary phase I trial results show safety of bone marrow stem cells in children with TBI

Stem cells derived from a patient's own bone marrow were safely used in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury, according to results of a Phase I clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

10 Mar 2011

Scientists develop new model for neurodegenerative disease

A team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has developed a new model for how inherited genes contribute to a common but untreatable and incurable neurodegenerative disease.

10 Mar 2011

International panel revises, simplifies 'McDonald Criteria' for diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

International Panel Revises "McDonald Criteria" for Diagnosing MS -- Use of new data should speed diagnosis -- Publication coincides with MS Awareness Week

10 Mar 2011

Vascular disorder of the brain most frequently misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis

A devastating vascular disorder of the brain called CADASIL, which strikes young adults and leads to early dementia, often is misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis, Loyola University Health System researchers report.

10 Mar 2011

ImpactRx adds pulmonologists to physician specialty panels network

ImpactRx, the pioneer in measuring the impact of promotion on physician prescribing behavior announced today that it is expanding its nationwide network of longitudinal panels of iPhone-connected physicians with the addition of the pulmonologist specialty.

9 Mar 2011

FDA approves Ipsen's application for Extended Dosing Interval of Somatuline Depot for acromegaly

Ipsen announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ipsen's Prior Approval Supplement application for the Extended Dosing Interval of Somatuline® Depot for patients suffering from acromegaly.

9 Mar 2011

Brain implant surgery can improve life for people with cervical dystonia

Implanting electrodes into a pea-sized part of the brain can dramatically improve life for people with severe cervical dystonia - a rare but extremely debilitating condition that causes painful, twisting neck muscle spasms - according to the results of a pilot study led by Jill Ostrem, MD and Philip Starr, MD PhD at the University of California, San Francisco.

9 Mar 2011

Patients with epilepsy-linked memory loss worry more than their physicians

Patients with epilepsy worry more than their physicians do about the patients' potential memory loss accompanying their seizure disorder, according to a recent study.

9 Mar 2011

Stroke survivors with atrial fibrillation may be at greater risk of developing Dementia

Stroke survivors who have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation may be at higher risk of developing dementia than stroke survivors who do not have the heart condition, according to research published in the March 8, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

8 Mar 2011

Fumaric acid salts may protect against Multiple Sclerosis

Fumaric acid salts have been in use against severe psoriasis for a long time. About ten years ago, researchers in Bochum speculated that they may also have a favourable effect on Multiple Sclerosis as a result of their TH2 polarizing mechanisms.

8 Mar 2011

First western U.S. hand transplant surgery performed at UCLA Medical Center

Surgeons at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center performed the first hand transplant in the western United States in an operation that began one minute before midnight on Friday, March 4, and was completed 14-and-a-half hours later, on Saturday, March 5.

8 Mar 2011

Top-line results from Repligen RG2417 Phase 2b trial results in patients with bipolar depression

Repligen Corporation announced today results of a Phase 2b clinical trial of RG2417, an oral formulation of uridine, in patients with bipolar depression.

8 Mar 2011

Down’s syndrome could be detected in mother’s blood test

European researchers have devised a blood test that could help pregnant women avoid the invasive procedures now used to diagnose Down syndrome prenatally and make the diagnosis with 100% accuracy. The study report was published this Sunday in Nature Medicine.

7 Mar 2011

Pending merger transaction between Grifols, Talecris has been extended

Grifols S.A. and Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. today announced that the outside date under their merger agreement for closing their pending merger transaction has been extended to June 30, 2011 (from March 6, 2011).

5 Mar 2011

Topamax medication during pregnancy can lead to increased risk of oral birth defects in babies

New data suggest that the drug Topamax and its generic versions increase the risk for the birth defects cleft lip and cleft palate in babies born to women who use the medication during pregnancy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today.

5 Mar 2011

Researchers transform human embryonic stem cell into neuron that dies early in Alzheimer's disease

Northwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neuron that dies early in Alzheimer's disease and is a major cause of memory loss.

4 Mar 2011

Talecris granted EU orphan drug designation for Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. (TLCR) announced today that it has been granted orphan drug designation by the European Commission for the development of Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion (aPAO). Talecris is currently investigating Plasmin in a phase II clinical trial designed to assess its ability to treat aPAO, a condition in which arterial blood flow to the extremities, usually the legs, is blocked by a clot.

4 Mar 2011

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

Organ removal surgery through body's orifices, without any visible incisions

Study sheds light on how signals from CSF help drive neural development

State roundup: Concerns about pay for Mass. health executives, board members

Preliminary phase I trial results show safety of bone marrow stem cells in children with TBI

Scientists develop new model for neurodegenerative disease

International panel revises, simplifies 'McDonald Criteria' for diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

Vascular disorder of the brain most frequently misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis

ImpactRx adds pulmonologists to physician specialty panels network

FDA approves Ipsen's application for Extended Dosing Interval of Somatuline Depot for acromegaly

Brain implant surgery can improve life for people with cervical dystonia

Patients with epilepsy-linked memory loss worry more than their physicians

Stroke survivors with atrial fibrillation may be at greater risk of developing Dementia

Fumaric acid salts may protect against Multiple Sclerosis

First western U.S. hand transplant surgery performed at UCLA Medical Center

Top-line results from Repligen RG2417 Phase 2b trial results in patients with bipolar depression

Down’s syndrome could be detected in mother’s blood test

Pending merger transaction between Grifols, Talecris has been extended

Topamax medication during pregnancy can lead to increased risk of oral birth defects in babies

Researchers transform human embryonic stem cell into neuron that dies early in Alzheimer's disease

Talecris granted EU orphan drug designation for Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion

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Neurology News and Research

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