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Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

Doctors from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System have completed a clinical trial that demonstrates how osteoid osteoma, a benign but painful bone tumor that commonly occurs in children and young adults, can be safely and successfully treated using an incisionless surgery method called magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU).

24 Aug 2017

London Freemasons award grant to medical charity to support scientists looking to cure brain tumors

Pioneering charity Brain Tumour Research has been awarded a £150,000 grant over three years by London Freemasons.

24 Aug 2017

Study: Tired family caregivers linked to greater ER visits, higher health care costs for disabled elders

Emergency room staff call it a "pop drop" - when a disabled older person comes in for medical attention, but it seems like the person who takes care of them at home is also seeking a break from the demands of caregiving.

24 Aug 2017

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

Research led by the University of Birmingham, published today in Science Translational Medicine, has discovered that a drug commonly used to treat patients with either obesity or Type II diabetes could be used as a novel new way to lower brain pressure.

23 Aug 2017

Less REM sleep connected to greater risk for dementia

According to new research, persons getting less amounts of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be at greater risks of developing dementia. The study entitled “Sleep architecture and the risk of incident dementia in the community” was published yesterday in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23 Aug 2017

Quanterix announces launch of new SR-Plex benchtop instrument for high sensitivity biomarker analysis

Quanterix Corporation, a company dedicated to digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, today announced it will be expanding its single molecule array, or Simoa, technology platform portfolio to include the new Quanterix SR-Plex benchtop instrument.

23 Aug 2017

New trial plans to use text messages for identifying, reducing high blood pressure in at-risk patients

Most primary care doctors will measure a patient's blood pressure during an appointment. Emergency department physicians do, too.

22 Aug 2017

Artificial intelligence technique recognizes signatures of dementia two years before onset

Imagine if doctors could determine, many years in advance, who is likely to develop dementia. Such prognostic capabilities would give patients and their families time to plan and manage treatment and care.

22 Aug 2017

Study documents brain function differences linked to higher and lower levels of moral reasoning

Individuals who have a high level of moral reasoning show increased activity in the brain's frontostriatal reward system, both during periods of rest and while performing a sequential risk taking and decision making task according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai, China and Charité Universitätsmediz in Berlin, Germany.

22 Aug 2017

Nearly 50% of parents against later school start times, despite health and learning benefits

Leading pediatrics and sleep associations agree: Teens shouldn't start school so early. Yet University of Michigan research finds parents are split almost down the middle on whether they support delays in school start times that might permit their 13- to 17-year-olds to sleep later on school days.

18 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover brain mechanism that makes high risk people resilient to bipolar disorder

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a brain mechanism in siblings of bipolar patients that makes them resilient to bipolar disorder.

18 Aug 2017

Drug blocked by regulators found to improve quality of life for MS patients

A drug that is blocked by the EU regulatory system has now been found to improve the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study by Queen Mary University of London.

18 Aug 2017

Study: Telemedicine may be as effective as in-person care for people with Parkinson's disease

For people with Parkinson's disease, seeing a neurologist by video conference from their homes may be as effective as their usual in-person care with their local physician, according to a new study published in the August 16, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Aug 2017

Simple odor identification tests may help track progression of Alzheimer's disease

By the time you start losing your memory, it`s almost too late. That`s because the damage to your brain associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) may already have been going on for as long as twenty years.

16 Aug 2017

Mobile health app helps improve concussion symptoms in teenagers

Generally, after suffering a concussion, patients are encouraged to avoid reading, watching TV and using mobile devices to help their brains heal.

16 Aug 2017

Emory scientists use new tools to detect granulins for the first time inside cells

Emory University School of Medicine researchers have developed tools that enable them to detect small proteins called granulins for the first time inside cells.

14 Aug 2017

Mount Sinai experts offer tips on knowing risks and detecting symptoms of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in American women and according to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 22,000 women will be diagnosed with the disease and 14,000 will die from it.

11 Aug 2017

Study finds decline in stroke rates for men but not women

The overall rate of stroke in the United States has been declining in recent years and while that has been good news, a new study suggests it may be primarily good news for men.

10 Aug 2017

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center named one of nation's best hospitals for 2017–18

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center once again has been recognized as one of the nation's best hospitals for 2017–18 by U.S. News & World Report.

8 Aug 2017

Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents deposit in the brain

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine has provided new guidance in the use of contrast agents during MRI scans. Emerging research suggests gadolinium-based contrast agents, injected in a patient's veins to brighten tissues in MRI images, accumulate in the brain.

7 Aug 2017

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

London Freemasons award grant to medical charity to support scientists looking to cure brain tumors

Study: Tired family caregivers linked to greater ER visits, higher health care costs for disabled elders

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

Less REM sleep connected to greater risk for dementia

Quanterix announces launch of new SR-Plex benchtop instrument for high sensitivity biomarker analysis

New trial plans to use text messages for identifying, reducing high blood pressure in at-risk patients

Artificial intelligence technique recognizes signatures of dementia two years before onset

Study documents brain function differences linked to higher and lower levels of moral reasoning

Nearly 50% of parents against later school start times, despite health and learning benefits

Researchers uncover brain mechanism that makes high risk people resilient to bipolar disorder

Drug blocked by regulators found to improve quality of life for MS patients

Study: Telemedicine may be as effective as in-person care for people with Parkinson's disease

Simple odor identification tests may help track progression of Alzheimer's disease

Mobile health app helps improve concussion symptoms in teenagers

Emory scientists use new tools to detect granulins for the first time inside cells

Mount Sinai experts offer tips on knowing risks and detecting symptoms of ovarian cancer

Study finds decline in stroke rates for men but not women

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center named one of nation's best hospitals for 2017–18

Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents deposit in the brain

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