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Botulinum toxin may offer relief from chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis

Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist (or recur) following surgical and hormonal interventions.

11 Jul 2019

Neuroscientists control visual behavior of a mouse with single-cell precision

For the first time, a team of neuroscientists from Columbia University have controlled a visual behavior of a mouse by activating a few neurons in its visual cortex.

4 Jul 2019

Use of statins linked to reduction of mortality risk in dementia patients

The use of statins is significantly associated with a reduction in the risk of mortality in dementia patients, new research presented today at the 5th European Academy of Neurology Congress has shown.

1 Jul 2019

New strategies for preventing and coping with rising burden of brain diseases

New strategies for preventing and coping with the growing burden of brain diseases were outlined today at the 5th European Academy of Neurology Congress in Oslo, Norway.

1 Jul 2019

Multiple Sclerosis patients may have greater risk of developing cancer

New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with Multiple Sclerosis suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general population, with an especially high risk of cancer in respiratory organs, urinary organs and the central nervous system.

1 Jul 2019

Scientists identify early signs of Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms develop

Scientists have identified the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain up to 20 years before patients present with any symptoms.

20 Jun 2019

New radiation technique shows promise for treating patients with essential tremor

Tyrus Agee thought his promising new career was doomed. He had only one year left to finish his Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry.

16 Jun 2019

NHSA signs MoU with Canadian experts to drive forward innovation in healthy aging

The Northern Health Science Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Canadian healthy aging experts to drive knowledge exchange, innovation and support research collaboration between Canada and the North of England.

6 Jun 2019

Georgetown University Medical Center announces launch of clinical trial for Lewy body dementia

Georgetown University Medical Center announces the launch of the only known therapeutic (disease modifying) clinical trial for Lewy body dementia, a neurological disorder that affects a million people in the United States for which there are no approved medications that modify the disease.

3 Jun 2019

Could deep brain stimulation help resolve the opioid epidemic?

Researchers have developed an implant that has shown promise for reducing addiction rates. However, there are major ethical and financial concerns, which we have tried to cover in this news story.

9 May 2019

Researchers develop multimodal system for personalized post-stroke rehabilitation

Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology, the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and Italian high-tech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania are developing innovative technology for the personalized care of the patients who have experienced a stroke.

29 Apr 2019

A new role for sensory signals in the brain discovered

Learning how to tie a shoe or shoot a basketball isn't easy, but the brain somehow integrates sensory signals that are critical to coordinating movements so you can get it right.

12 Apr 2019

Study unravels how cancer medication works in brains of Parkinson's patients

Laboratory analysis from the first arm of a phase II clinical trial testing the use of nilotinib in patients with Parkinson's disease demonstrates precisely how the agent increases levels of dopamine in the brains of study participants, says a research team at Georgetown University Medical Center. Symptoms of Parkinson's, such as motor dysfunction, are a result of a dopamine loss.

13 Mar 2019

New strategy may alleviate motor disorders in Parkinson's patients

Scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the University Medical Center Goettingen have been able to alleviate motor disorders in mice that resemble those seen in Parkinson's patients.

28 Feb 2019

Pioneering trial offers hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease

In a pioneering new clinical trial, researchers have succeeded in delivering a cell-restoring drug directly to the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.

27 Feb 2019

Movement impairments in autism can be reversed through behavioral training

Researchers from Cardiff University have established a link between a genetic mutation and developmental movement impairments in autism.

13 Feb 2019

Study suggests key role for glial cells in Parkinson's disease

A team of scientists led by Prof. Antonella Consiglio from the IDIBELL and the University of Barcelona, and Prof. Angel Raya from the Center of Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona have discovered that defective versions of human brain cells called astrocytes are linked to the buildup of a toxic protein that is one the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease.

16 Jan 2019