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Portable MRI can help identify intracranial hemorrhages in stroke patients

When patients exhibit stroke symptoms, doctors must quickly make a life or death determination: Are their symptoms caused by a clot that can be treated with blood thinners or by bleeding in the brain, which may require surgery?

25 Aug 2021

Study finds a new line of drugs to stimulate myelin repair in multiple sclerosis

In the nearly 1 million Americans living with multiple sclerosis, the fatty substance that insulates the nerves of the central nervous system—called myelin—is damaged.

24 Aug 2021

Researchers develop brain organoids that show neural activity similar to living human brains

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed brain organoids - 3D, brain-like structures grown from human stem cells - that show organized waves of activity similar to those found in living human brains.

24 Aug 2021

Northwestern scientists discover remarkable longevity in a subset of mitochondrial proteins

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a subset of proteins in mitochondria of brain and heart cells are long-lived, supporting the long-term stability of mitochondrial complex architecture.

20 Aug 2021

Study in dogs may lead to better understanding of how gliomas affect the immune system

A new study reveals that high-grade gliomas, or brain tumors, in dogs contained more immune cells associated with suppressing immune response than low-grade gliomas.

20 Aug 2021

Cognitive rehabilitation found to be effective in treating multiple sclerosis-related cognitive dysfunction

In a review of recent literature, a team of researchers from Kessler Foundation conclude that cognitive rehabilitation programs are efficacious in treating multiple sclerosis-related cognitive dysfunction, and urge clinicians to consider this low-cost, low-risk, yet effective treatment approach for their patients.

19 Aug 2021

Scientists use mathematical concepts to analyze fMRI data

Research led by a Wayne State University Department of Mathematics professor is aiding researchers in Wayne State's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences in analyzing fMRI data. fMRI is the preeminent class of signals collected from the brain in vivo and is irreplaceable in the study of brain dysfunction in many medical fields, including psychiatry, neurology, and pediatrics.

19 Aug 2021

Genomic surveillance is vital to combat COVID-19

Although the development and increasingly widespread availability of effective and safe vaccines provides the greatest hope for the future recovery from the increasingly devastating COVID-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance is emerging as a vital necessity to achieve effective mitigation and containment.

18 Aug 2021

Study finds a lower rate of stroke among immigrants to Canada than long-term residents

Immigrants to Canada have a 33% lower rate of stroke than long-term residents, according to a study published in the August 18, 2021, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

18 Aug 2021

Protein implicated in tumor growth may protect against neurodegenerative diseases

Cells translate their genetic material at rapid rates with exquisite precision to reproduce, repair damage or even combat disease.

17 Aug 2021

Having a good listener is associated with greater cognitive resilience

Supportive social interactions in adulthood are important for your ability to stave off cognitive decline despite brain aging or neuropathological changes such as those present in Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.

16 Aug 2021

One type of cardiac assist device presents greater stroke risk for patients, finds study

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 10 percent of the more than 6 million Americans living with heart failure have the advanced form of the disease — where conventional heart therapies and symptom management strategies are no longer effective.

11 Aug 2021

Mount Sinai awarded more than $4 million to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million by the National Cancer Institute for a large-scale study to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women who have been previously diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

10 Aug 2021

Study explores ‘brain fog’ following COVID-19

A recent survey conducted in the United Kingdom revealed that approximately one in every five experiences prolonged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms five weeks post-infection. Also, one in seven people reported persistent symptoms even after twelve weeks.

10 Aug 2021

Young, healthy adult infected by COVID-19 suffers CNS lymphocytic vasculitis

Although COVID-19 is primarily treated as a respiratory disease, patients often experience neurological problems, such as headaches, anxiety, depression and cognitive issues, which can persist long after other symptoms have resolved.

9 Aug 2021

New regional policy to guide EMS response could improve stroke care

Patients with a suspected acute ischemic stroke who are taken by emergency medical services (EMS) directly to comprehensive stroke centers rather than the nearest stroke center for care are more likely to receive endovascular therapy, according to research led by investigators at the University of Chicago Medicine, in collaboration with local healthcare and emergency response groups.

9 Aug 2021

Researchers uncover new mitochondrial recycling pathway that may be linked to Parkinson’s disease

Scientists have long known that living cells are master recyclers, constantly breaking down old parts and building them back up into new molecular machines.

6 Aug 2021

Mobile interventional stroke team travels to patients for providing faster access to surgical treatment

Stroke patients were almost twice as likely to be functionally independent - mobile and able to perform daily tasks - at 90 days post-stroke if they were treated by a specialized mobile stroke team that traveled to them to perform mechanical clot removal, compared to those who were transferred to a thrombectomy stroke center, according to research conducted within the Mount Sinai Health System and published today in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

5 Aug 2021

Research reveals undertreatment of headaches in racial and socioeconomic groups

Significant disparities exist in diagnosing and treating headaches by race, socioeconomic level, and insurance status, despite the fact that headaches afflict nearly all racial and ethnic groups at the same rate, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center faculty.

5 Aug 2021

Newborn screening and early treatment for spinal muscular atrophy can save both lives and money

Gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy might have a high up-front price tag. But by screening and treating infants early, the therapy can save both lives and money in the long term.

4 Aug 2021

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Latest Neurology News and Research

Portable MRI can help identify intracranial hemorrhages in stroke patients

Study finds a new line of drugs to stimulate myelin repair in multiple sclerosis

Researchers develop brain organoids that show neural activity similar to living human brains

Northwestern scientists discover remarkable longevity in a subset of mitochondrial proteins

Study in dogs may lead to better understanding of how gliomas affect the immune system

Cognitive rehabilitation found to be effective in treating multiple sclerosis-related cognitive dysfunction

Scientists use mathematical concepts to analyze fMRI data

Genomic surveillance is vital to combat COVID-19

Study finds a lower rate of stroke among immigrants to Canada than long-term residents

Protein implicated in tumor growth may protect against neurodegenerative diseases

Having a good listener is associated with greater cognitive resilience

One type of cardiac assist device presents greater stroke risk for patients, finds study

Mount Sinai awarded more than $4 million to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women

Study explores ‘brain fog’ following COVID-19

Young, healthy adult infected by COVID-19 suffers CNS lymphocytic vasculitis

New regional policy to guide EMS response could improve stroke care

Researchers uncover new mitochondrial recycling pathway that may be linked to Parkinson’s disease

Mobile interventional stroke team travels to patients for providing faster access to surgical treatment

Research reveals undertreatment of headaches in racial and socioeconomic groups

Newborn screening and early treatment for spinal muscular atrophy can save both lives and money

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