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Minimally invasive focused ultrasound treatment improves symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

Patients with Parkinson's disease achieved a significant improvement in their tremors, mobility, and other physical symptoms after having a minimally invasive procedure involving focused ultrasound, according to a new study today published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

23 Feb 2023

Clinical practice guidelines to aid in diagnosis, treatment of spinal cord damage caused by nitrous oxide abuse

Recommendations from research published today on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord damage caused by nitrous oxide abuse have been simultaneously adopted as official clinical practice guidelines by the Association of British Neurologists.

23 Feb 2023

Being physically active at any time in adulthood linked to later life cognitive performance

Any regular leisure time physical activity at any age is linked to better brain function in later life, but maintaining an exercise routine throughout adulthood seems to be best for preserving mental acuity and memory, suggests a long term study published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

22 Feb 2023

Study links obesity with 21 Alzheimer's disease-related genes

In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) link obesity with 21 Alzheimer's disease-related genes, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for why Alzheimer's is sometimes more frequent among adults who experienced obesity in midlife.

22 Feb 2023

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

The oil washed ashore every day, globs of tarlike ooze blighting sugar-white sand beaches. Rodney Boblitt's job was to report it.

21 Feb 2023

UTHSC researchers secure $308,000 grant from Department of Defense for dementia study

Repeated traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in soldiers and military personnel can cause behavioral, neurological, and cognitive effects and lead to dementia.

19 Feb 2023

FAU collaborates with Delray Medical Center, Insightec to fight against Alzheimer's disease

Delray Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to treat an Alzheimer's disease patient using non-invasive focused ultrasound technology as part of a groundbreaking study being conducted in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health).

17 Feb 2023

Mongolian gerbil with an ear structure could help better understand a type of “third window syndrome”

To patients of P. Ashley Wackym, a surgical otologist-neurotologist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a diagnosis of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) can feel like a death sentence.

17 Feb 2023

One-third of stroke survivors experience depression

According the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, depression is a common experience for stroke survivors.

17 Feb 2023

Elevated level of α-synuclein aggregates in stool samples can indicate early form of Parkinson’s

The so-called isolated REM-sleep behavior disorder is a condition that can provide an indication of Parkinson's disease well in advance.

16 Feb 2023

Variations in long COVID symptoms and diagnostic experiences among racial, ethnic groups

Black and Hispanic Americans appear to experience more symptoms and health problems related to long COVID, a lay term that captures an array of symptoms and health problems, than white people, but are not as likely to be diagnosed with the condition, according to new research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

16 Feb 2023

Novel experimental platform optically records neuronal activity during brain-wide fMRI in rodents

When we daydream or revisit memories, a large group of regions within our brain "lights up," or becomes more active.

16 Feb 2023

A call to action proposed for health providers to ensure widest distribution, easy availability of naloxone

In 2021, 100,306 Americans died from drug overdoses – a 28.5 percent increase from the prior year – with 75,673 attributed to opioids.

16 Feb 2023

Social and economic disadvantage may explain the higher risk of dementia in women

A large international study of dementia risk involving almost 30,000 people from 18 countries covering all six continents suggests that social and economic disadvantage may explain the higher risk of the condition in women.

15 Feb 2023

Stroke patients with cognitive and emotional problems have higher risk of being more fatigued

Some people feel worse than others after a stroke. Stroke patients with cognitive and emotional problems tend to experience fatigue more often and sleep more during the day, according to recent research.

14 Feb 2023

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.

13 Feb 2023

Using blood pressure medications after endovascular treatment for stroke may not be safe or effective

Using blood pressure medications to lower the top number of blood pressure reading (systolic blood pressure) may not be safe or effective among people who have an acute ischemic stroke and undergo a successful mechanical clot removal — endovascular therapy, according to a phase-2 late-breaking clinical trial presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023.

13 Feb 2023

About 1 in 5 stroke survivors found to have irregular heart rhythms

Irregular heart rhythms were detected in about 1 in 5 people who survived an ischemic stroke due to atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty substances in the arteries) after being continuously monitored for three years with an insertable cardiac device, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023.

13 Feb 2023

Fructose may be fueling the formation of Alzheimer’s disease

An ancient human foraging instinct, fueled by fructose production in the brain, may hold clues to the development and possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

13 Feb 2023

Study provides insight into the neural mechanisms of motor skill learning

A new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators identified a marker in the brain that controls the ability to reach and grasp, a fundamental fine motor skill that is often impaired in motor or neural injuries such as a stroke.

13 Feb 2023

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

Minimally invasive focused ultrasound treatment improves symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

Clinical practice guidelines to aid in diagnosis, treatment of spinal cord damage caused by nitrous oxide abuse

Being physically active at any time in adulthood linked to later life cognitive performance

Study links obesity with 21 Alzheimer's disease-related genes

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

UTHSC researchers secure $308,000 grant from Department of Defense for dementia study

FAU collaborates with Delray Medical Center, Insightec to fight against Alzheimer's disease

Mongolian gerbil with an ear structure could help better understand a type of “third window syndrome”

One-third of stroke survivors experience depression

Elevated level of α-synuclein aggregates in stool samples can indicate early form of Parkinson’s

Variations in long COVID symptoms and diagnostic experiences among racial, ethnic groups

Novel experimental platform optically records neuronal activity during brain-wide fMRI in rodents

A call to action proposed for health providers to ensure widest distribution, easy availability of naloxone

Social and economic disadvantage may explain the higher risk of dementia in women

Stroke patients with cognitive and emotional problems have higher risk of being more fatigued

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

Using blood pressure medications after endovascular treatment for stroke may not be safe or effective

About 1 in 5 stroke survivors found to have irregular heart rhythms

Fructose may be fueling the formation of Alzheimer’s disease

Study provides insight into the neural mechanisms of motor skill learning

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