Study finds early signs of autism in baby brains
LONDON (Reuters) - Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, scientists said on Thursday in a study that may in the future help doctors Continue Reading
Autism Speaks' first Philip and Faith Geier Autism Environmental Sciences Research grant
( Autism Speaks ) The Autism Speaks Philip and Faith Geier Autism Research Grant in Environmental Sciences honors Phil Geier and his late wife, Faith. This first Geier Grant awards $449,998 over Continue Reading
Living with Cerebellar Hypoplasia (Ataxia) – Ethans Story – Video
23-06-2009 17:30 Ethan has cerebellar hypoplasia. He was diagnosed at age of 18 months(yr 2000), the first part of the video was taken when he was 2 years old by his neurolgist. Originally posted Continue Reading
Catholic Church Declares Support For Adult Stem Cell Research
(This is a guest op-ed by Steven Myers,??a director of NeoStem, Inc., a publicly traded biosciences company and co-host of the first international Adult Stem Cell conference held in Vatican City,) By Continue Reading
EU regulator reviews Novartis multiple-sclerosis drug Gilenya
Europe's drug regulator said it is reviewing the "benefits and risks" of Novartis' multiple-sclerosis drug Gilenya and recommended that doctors closely monitor the hearts of patients after Continue Reading
Multiple sclerosis: BIIB’s Tysabri gets FDA O.K. on test, label change
Multiple sclerosis patients using Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) drug Tysabri now have access to the first test that can help determine their risk for developing a rare but potentially fatal brain Continue Reading
University of Kentucky offers stroke stem cell trial
( University of Kentucky ) The University of Kentucky will be the first site in the state and one of a select few in the entire country participating in the first stages of a groundbreaking study to Continue Reading
World-class autism treatment center under construction in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A new autism treatment center is being built in West Michigan, the first of its kind in the state. There are 500 families in Kalamazoo County with children Continue Reading
Results of St. Jude Medical’s First Controlled Study of Deep Brain Stimulation Confirms Benefit of Constant Current …
Results from the first St. Jude Medical, Inc Read more here: Results of St. Jude Medical’s First Controlled Study of Deep Brain Stimulation Confirms Benefit of Constant Current ... Continue Reading
The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital Celebrates First Year of Discoveries
One of the first basic research institutes for pediatric neurological diseases marks year one with research milestones, grants and awards Read the original here: The Jan and Dan Duncan Continue Reading
Autism Speaks, FSU and First Signs launch Autism Video Glossary treatment section
( Autism Speaks ) Autism Speaks, Florida State University's Autism Institute and First Signs introduce a new treatment section in the Autism Video Glossary. The free, online tool provides 100 video Continue Reading
Blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms appear
For the first time, a team from the University of Lancaster have detected a substance which appears in the blood of those suffering from Parkinson's disease. Read the original: Blood test could Continue Reading
NJ reviewing controversial autism therapy
The state health department will decide for the first time in January whether a hospital — Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus — should be allowed to offer an experimental and Continue Reading
Pioneering Stem-Cell Therapy Research Halted
By Monya Baker of Nature magazine The first company to test a human embryonic stem-cell product in patients has become the first big player to bail out of the field. More here: Pioneering Continue Reading
FDA approves EYLEA for treatment of wet Age-related Macular Degeneration
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection, known in the scientific literature as VEGF Trap-Eye, for the Continue Reading
FDA licenses NYBC’s HEMACORD stem cell product
The Food and Drug Administration has licensed HEMACORD for allogeneic hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cell transplantation, the first such approval of a stem cell product in the world. Read the Continue Reading
FDA Approves New York Blood Center’s HEMACORD™ for Stem Cell Transplantation
First FDA-Licensed Stem Cell Product NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Food and Drug Administration has licensed HEMACORD™ (Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells-Cord, HPC-C) for Continue Reading
A*STAR scientists first to identify stem cell key to lung regeneration
( Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore ) Scientists at A*STAR'S Genome Institute of Singapore and Institute of Molecular Biology have made a breakthrough discovery in the Continue Reading
Aggies coach Kennedy has Parkinson’s
share: digg facebook twitter UPDATED: Billy Kennedy worked his way through the coaching ranks to what he’s dubbed a “dream job” at Texas A&M. A week before his first season is set to start with Continue Reading
Paging Dr. Frischer – Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease: Made famous by Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox, the cause of this debilitating disease is generally unknown, and there is no cure. See the original post: Paging Dr. Continue Reading
