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New compound restores learning, memory and other symptoms of AD in mice

A molecular compound developed by Saint Louis University scientists restored learning, memory and appropriate behavior in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, according to findings in the May issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

21 May 2014

Serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare

Expectant mothers concerned about receiving an epidural, spinal or general anesthesia during childbirth can breathe a little easier. According to a study published in the June issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare, occurring in one out of every 3,000 deliveries.

21 May 2014

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

Edison Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Orphan Designation to EPI-743 for the treatment of Leigh syndrome.

21 May 2014

FDA approves Takeda's Entyvio for severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., has announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) simultaneously approved a new biologic therapy, Entyvio™ (vedolizumab), for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).

21 May 2014

Study investigates whether use of mobile phones affects children's cognitive development

A new study launching today will investigate whether the use of mobile phones and other wireless technologies might affect children's cognitive development.

21 May 2014

HAL robot suit helps paraplegics

For most paraplegic patients, being able to walk again remains a dream. The HAL robot suit can help them regain a certain degree of mobility and activity. An expert team at the Centre for Neurorobotic Movement Training (ZNB) in Bochum has been testing the exoskeleton that was originally developed in Japan since 2011. With excellent results.

20 May 2014

Researchers develop imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout brains of living animals

Researchers at MIT and the University of Vienna have created an imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout the brains of living animals.

19 May 2014

Abbott signs definitive agreement to acquire CFR Pharmaceuticals

Abbott today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Latin American pharmaceutical company CFR Pharmaceuticals, more than doubling its Latin American branded generics pharmaceutical presence and further expanding Abbott's presence in fast-growing markets.

16 May 2014

Researchers develop potential route to new therapies for treatment of Parkinson's disease

A biologist and a psychologist at the University of York have joined forces with a drug discovery group at Lundbeck in Denmark to develop a potential route to new therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease (PD).

16 May 2014

CHOP oncologist receives Lifetime Achievement Award at ANRA association's international meeting

The Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Association (ANRA) is conferring its highest honor on pediatric oncologist Garrett M. Brodeur, M.D., of the Cancer Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

16 May 2014

Researchers show how cone snails venom inhibits neuronal calcium channels to reduce neuropathic pain

The venom from marine cone snails, used to immobilize prey, contains numerous peptides called conotoxins, some of which can act as painkillers in mammals. A recent study in The Journal of General Physiology provides new insight into the mechanisms by which one conotoxin, Vc1.1, inhibits pain.

15 May 2014

Smart drugs have lasting side-effects on young people's brain

Over a million American students misuse prescription drugs or take illegal stimulants to increase their attention span, memory, and capacity to stay awake. Such "smart drugs" become more and more popular due to peer pressure, stricter academic requirements, and the tight job market. But young people who misuse them risk long-term impairments to brain function, warn Kimberly Urban at the University of Delaware and Wen-Jun Gao at Drexel University College of Medicine, USA, in a NIH-funded review published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience.

14 May 2014

New study sheds light on why athletes are more likely to have abnormal heart rhythms

A new study by The University of Manchester has shed light on why athletes are more likely to have abnormal heart rhythms.

From The University of Manchester 14 May 2014

CNS stimulant no more effective than placebo for alleviating lung cancer fatigue

Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer who received the central nervous system stimulant modafinil reported no greater reduction in fatigue than patients given placebo, show study results.

13 May 2014

Prolong exposure to paint, glue is detrimental for brain

People who are exposed to paint, glue or degreaser fumes at work may experience memory and thinking problems in retirement, decades after their exposure, according to a study published in the May 13, 2014, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 May 2014

Nervous System News and Research

Latest Nervous System News and Research

New compound restores learning, memory and other symptoms of AD in mice

Serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

FDA approves Takeda's Entyvio for severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Study investigates whether use of mobile phones affects children's cognitive development

HAL robot suit helps paraplegics

Researchers develop imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout brains of living animals

Abbott signs definitive agreement to acquire CFR Pharmaceuticals

Researchers develop potential route to new therapies for treatment of Parkinson's disease

CHOP oncologist receives Lifetime Achievement Award at ANRA association's international meeting

Researchers show how cone snails venom inhibits neuronal calcium channels to reduce neuropathic pain

Smart drugs have lasting side-effects on young people's brain

New study sheds light on why athletes are more likely to have abnormal heart rhythms

CNS stimulant no more effective than placebo for alleviating lung cancer fatigue

Prolong exposure to paint, glue is detrimental for brain

Perrigo receives final approval from FDA for azelastine hydrochloride nasal spray ANDA

Biochemists identify protein that can slow down growth of brain tumors in mice

Corneal nerve fiber assessment has potential to monitor peripheral neuropathy induced by HIV

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