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Canadian Institutes of Health Research and partners fund CCNA's second phase

Thanks to a $46-million investment from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other funding partners, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) will be renewed for a second phase, announced today.

17 Jun 2019

Factors influencing critical care doctors to withdraw life support for patients with brain injury

Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many factors, and are usually made by critical care physicians and families in the intensive care unit.

17 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

New machine-learning method more precisely quantifies a known indicator for psychosis

A machine-learning method discovered a hidden clue in people's language predictive of the later emergence of psychosis -- the frequent use of words associated with sound.

14 Jun 2019

Mount Sinai researchers win a contract from DARPA to develop technology that measures threat exposures

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a research agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, to find molecular signatures in blood that identify previous exposures and time of exposure to materials that could be associated with weapons of mass destruction (including infectious agents, chemicals, and radiation).

13 Jun 2019

'Food for special medical purposes' can benefit patients with earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease

Study supports the hypothesis that a food for special medical purposes containing Fortasyn Connect can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment who are at high risk of progression to the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports.

13 Jun 2019

Drink containing multinutrient combination can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment

Study supports the hypothesis that a food for special medical purposes containing Fortasyn Connect® can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment who are at high risk of progression to the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports

13 Jun 2019

Scientists identify potential target for Parkinson's treatment

An international research team led by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has identified a potential target for therapeutics that might help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.

12 Jun 2019

Post-stroke headache in children may be a risk factor for stroke recurrence

A new study has found a high incidence of headaches in pediatric stroke survivors and identified a possible association between post-stroke headache and stroke recurrence.

12 Jun 2019

Stimulated seizures help treat epilepsy faster, better

The use of cortical stimulation to induce artificial seizures in epileptic patients waiting for surgery could greatly speed up their assessment while improving surgical outcome, according to a new study published on June 10, 2019, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

12 Jun 2019

Smarter, more educated people get a cognitive 'head start', but aren't protected from Alzheimer's

In a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that smarter, more educated people aren't protected from the disease, but do get a cognitive "head start" that may keep their minds functioning better temporarily.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 11 Jun 2019

URMC biotech start-up receives funding to develop cell-based therapies for neurological disorders

Oscine Therapeutics, a new biotechnology company based on discoveries made and developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received a significant multi-year investment to support both research and development of cell-based therapies for neurological disorders.

11 Jun 2019

CBT for insomnia delivered via telemedicine is as effective as face-to-face delivery

Preliminary findings from two analyses of an ongoing study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered by telemedicine is as effective as face-to-face delivery.

10 Jun 2019

Minimally invasive treatment fixes hole in the heart

Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso now performs a safe and minimally invasive treatment for a heart birth defect that affects up to 25% of people.

7 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

Chemical changes in the brain may be associated with unexplained motor symptoms

A new study finds that people who have movement problems, symptoms that cannot be explained by an underlying disease, may have chemical changes in specific areas of the brain.

6 Jun 2019

Obesity linked with greater symptomatic severity of multiple sclerosis

Obesity is an aggravating factor in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, the most common form of the disease.

6 Jun 2019

Simple speech-to-touch sensory substitution device can improve hearing

A novel study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience provides the first evidence that a simple and inexpensive non-invasive speech-to-touch sensory substitution device has the potential to improve hearing in hearing-impaired cochlear implant patients, as well as individuals with normal hearing, to better discern speech in various situations like learning a second language or trying to deal with the "cocktail party effect."

4 Jun 2019

Targeting immune cells could potentially treat some kinds of brain tumor, study suggests

Tumors arise when cells shake off their restraints and start to multiply out of control. But how fast a tumor grows does not depend solely on how quickly the cancer cells can divide, a new study has found.

4 Jun 2019

Researchers identify previously unknown autoimmune disease involving muscle pain, weakness

A previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain and weakness has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

3 Jun 2019

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Latest Neurology News and Research

Canadian Institutes of Health Research and partners fund CCNA's second phase

Factors influencing critical care doctors to withdraw life support for patients with brain injury

New radiation technique shows promise for treating patients with essential tremor

New machine-learning method more precisely quantifies a known indicator for psychosis

Mount Sinai researchers win a contract from DARPA to develop technology that measures threat exposures

'Food for special medical purposes' can benefit patients with earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease

Drink containing multinutrient combination can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment

Scientists identify potential target for Parkinson's treatment

Post-stroke headache in children may be a risk factor for stroke recurrence

Stimulated seizures help treat epilepsy faster, better

Smarter, more educated people get a cognitive 'head start', but aren't protected from Alzheimer's

URMC biotech start-up receives funding to develop cell-based therapies for neurological disorders

CBT for insomnia delivered via telemedicine is as effective as face-to-face delivery

Minimally invasive treatment fixes hole in the heart

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

Chemical changes in the brain may be associated with unexplained motor symptoms

Obesity linked with greater symptomatic severity of multiple sclerosis

Simple speech-to-touch sensory substitution device can improve hearing

Targeting immune cells could potentially treat some kinds of brain tumor, study suggests

Researchers identify previously unknown autoimmune disease involving muscle pain, weakness

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