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Wolters Kluwer Health wins 12 prizes at 2014 BMA Medical Book Awards

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information solutions for the healthcare provider and education markets, today announced that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins textbooks and digital guides were honored with 12 prizes at the 2014 BMA Medical Book Awards.

8 Oct 2014

USC researchers develop new methods to advance study of human brains, epilepsy

USC biomedical engineers, neurologists and neurosurgeons develop new methods to advance the study of human brains and epilepsy. Studying the human brain is logistically complicated. Living samples of the complex and sensitive organ are limited and difficult to preserve, which means that research on them must be conducted quickly before they expire.

8 Oct 2014

Researchers develop potential fast-acting "vaccine" for myasthenia gravis

Nearly 60,000 Americans suffer from myasthenia gravis (MG), a non-inherited autoimmune form of muscle weakness. The disease has no cure, and the primary treatments are nonspecific immunosuppressants and inhibitors of the enzyme cholinesterase.

8 Oct 2014

UA med students to follow patients through health care system as part of TLC2 program

Third-year medical students at The University of Alabama have an opportunity to follow a patient over time through the health care system as part of an innovative new program being piloted this year.

7 Oct 2014

U-M scientists launch $11.5 million effort to better understand cause of Parkinson's disease

Deep in the brains of the million Americans with Parkinson's disease, changes to their brain cells put them at high risk of dangerous falls -- a problem that resists even the most modern treatments.

7 Oct 2014

Damage to right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect

Stroke researchers have confirmed that damage to the right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect. Among individuals with ipsilateral neglect, a much greater proportion had frontal subcortical damage than anticipated by the investigators - 83% vs the expected 27%.

5 Oct 2014

Placenta-derived cells are safe for MS patients

Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) were able to safely tolerate treatment with cells cultured from human placental tissue, according to a study published today in the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

1 Oct 2014

MS patients can benefit from strength training and fitness exercises

A study developed at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spain) has preliminarily concluded that people with multiple sclerosis may reduce perceived fatigue and increase mobility through a series of combined strength training and fitness exercises.

1 Oct 2014

ProMedica and Harbor team up to address growing community need for mental health services

Today ProMedica and Harbor announced plans to form a joint operating company (JOC) to address a growing community need for mental health services in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.

30 Sep 2014

AAN releases new position statement on opioids for chronic non-cancer pain

According to a new position statement from the American Academy of Neurology, the risk of death, overdose, addiction or serious side effects with prescription opioids outweigh the benefits in chronic, non-cancer conditions such as headache, fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain.

30 Sep 2014

Cedars-Sinai experts to present free conference on dystonia for patients, families and caregivers

A multidisciplinary team of experts affiliated with the Cedars-Sinai Movement Disorders Program will present a free conference for patients, families and caregivers on treatment options for dystonia, which causes painful and potentially crippling muscle contractions.

30 Sep 2014

Review article provides novel insight into brain changes in alcohol-related sleep-wake disturbances

A review article published online in Behavioral Brain Research provides novel insight into changes that happen in the brain as a result of chronic alcohol exposure that can lead to disruptions in the sleep cycle.

30 Sep 2014

Bausch + Lomb’s sub-micron loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic gel meets primary endpoint

Bausch + Lomb, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX and TSX: VRX), today announced that its next generation sub-micron gel formulation of loteprednol etabonate was statistically superior to placebo (vehicle gel) in eliminating inflammation and pain following cataract surgery by study day eight, the primary endpoints in the first Phase 3, multi-center, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, parallel-group study.

30 Sep 2014

Neuropsychiatric symptoms variable in early Parkinson’s disease

The prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms is increased in patients with early Parkinson’s disease, although many remain stable over time, shows follow-up of the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative.

29 Sep 2014

EMD Serono declares winners of first Grant for Oncology Innovation

EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced the winners of the first Grant for Oncology Innovation (GOI), who will receive grants totaling $1.3 million.

27 Sep 2014

Cedars-Sinai to participate in a consortium studying motor neuron disorders

Investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to participate in a consortium taking the study of motor neuron disorders - such as Lou Gehrig's disease and spinal muscular atrophy - to a new, comprehensive perspective.

26 Sep 2014

Lya Segall Ovarian Cancer Institute at Mercy opens in Maryland

Mercy Medical Center has announced the opening of The Lya Segall Ovarian Cancer Institute at Mercy, the first center in Maryland specifically designed and dedicated solely for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

26 Sep 2014

Self-reported memory complaints are strong predictors of Alzheimer's later in life

New research by scientists at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging suggests that people who notice their memory is slipping may be on to something.

25 Sep 2014

NCCN ORP awards four research grants to advance development of nintedanib

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Research Program has awarded four grants to investigators to evaluate and define the clinical effectiveness of the investigational compound nintedanib (BIBF 1120) in non-small cell lung, colorectal, and gastrointestinal cancers.

25 Sep 2014

UI study offers good news for care givers, health care providers

A new University of Iowa study further supports an inescapable message: caregivers have a profound influence-good or bad-on the emotional state of individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

25 Sep 2014

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

Wolters Kluwer Health wins 12 prizes at 2014 BMA Medical Book Awards

USC researchers develop new methods to advance study of human brains, epilepsy

Researchers develop potential fast-acting "vaccine" for myasthenia gravis

UA med students to follow patients through health care system as part of TLC2 program

U-M scientists launch $11.5 million effort to better understand cause of Parkinson's disease

Damage to right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect

Placenta-derived cells are safe for MS patients

MS patients can benefit from strength training and fitness exercises

ProMedica and Harbor team up to address growing community need for mental health services

AAN releases new position statement on opioids for chronic non-cancer pain

Cedars-Sinai experts to present free conference on dystonia for patients, families and caregivers

Review article provides novel insight into brain changes in alcohol-related sleep-wake disturbances

Bausch + Lomb’s sub-micron loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic gel meets primary endpoint

Neuropsychiatric symptoms variable in early Parkinson’s disease

EMD Serono declares winners of first Grant for Oncology Innovation

Cedars-Sinai to participate in a consortium studying motor neuron disorders

Lya Segall Ovarian Cancer Institute at Mercy opens in Maryland

Self-reported memory complaints are strong predictors of Alzheimer's later in life

NCCN ORP awards four research grants to advance development of nintedanib

UI study offers good news for care givers, health care providers

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