Scripps research scientists create novel RNA repair technology
Scientists from the Florida campus of the Scripps Research Institute have identified a compound that can help repair a specific type of defect in RNA, a type of genetic material. Read the original Continue Reading
Todd Drezner: Nickels, Dimes and 'High-Functioning' Autism
Why does the autism community continue to obsess over categorizing people as high or low functioning? Originally posted here: Todd Drezner: Nickels, Dimes and 'High-Functioning' Autism 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
From the Outside In: Mayo Clinic Collaboration Finds Multiple Sclerosis Often Starts in Brain’s Outer Layers
ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Multiple sclerosis (MS) may progress from the outermost layers of the brain to its deep parts, and isn’t always an “inside-out” process as previously thought, Continue Reading
Test for Alzheimer’s disease predicts cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease
( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, Continue Reading
Multiple sclerosis often starts in brain’s outer layers: study
Multiple sclerosis (MS) may progress from the outermost layers of the brain to its deep parts, and isn't always an "inside-out" process as previously thought, reported a new collaborative study from Continue Reading
Human skin yields stem cell-like cells
Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry investigating how stem cells can be used to regenerate dental tissue have discovered a way to produce cells with stem cell-like characteristics from the Continue Reading
Dementia Risk Higher Among Older Women With Sleep-disordered Breathing
Sleep-disordered breathing among older women that leads to deficient oxygenation of the blood (hypoxemia) raises the risk of their developing dementia or cognitive impairment, compared with other Continue Reading
UM-Flint group seeks study participants
FLINT — Faculty from the University of Michigan-Flint Physical Therapy Department are seeking volunteers to help with multiple sclerosis research. Follow this link: UM-Flint group seeks study Continue Reading
Stimulating the Senses of Dementia Patients
Choosing a nursing home for a love one with diagnosed dementia adds additional stress to an already stressful situation. Not only are you likely worried that your loved one will receive proper Continue Reading
Teva Parkinson’s Drug May Not Slow Disease Progression, FDA Finds
Teva Pharmaceuticals' Parkinson's disease drug Azilect may not win approval from the Food and Drug Administration, after the agency expressed doubts Thursday about its effectiveness, The Associated Continue Reading
Ataxia – The Sides (Music Video)
Ataxia - The Sides Amateur music video by me, using footage from Skateboard Kings. Originally posted here: Ataxia - The Sides (Music Video) Continue Reading
Early, Intensive Therapy Better for Kids With Autism, Study Finds
MONDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with an autism spectrum disorder appear to benefit from early, intensive therapy to improve their social and communication skills, according to a new study Continue Reading
Paralyzed patient in major Geron stem cell study
A Bay Area patient who recently suffered a serious spinal cord injury and is now paralyzed from the waist down joined the world's first-ever embryonic stem cell study in humans last week, when Continue Reading
Joseph, Friedreich’s Ataxia, before stem cell treatment at Tiantan Puhua Hospital Beijing
Joseph Pomykal is 23 years, suffers from Friedreichs Ataxia and is from the USA Joseph got treated in February 2009, he got 4 times NSC/MSC lumbar puncture. See more here: Joseph, Friedreich's Continue Reading
Extra weight linked to dementia risk: Study
The research was not set up to prove that dementia was caused by the added weight, but Dr. Weili Xu, the study's lead author from the Karolinksa Institutet in Stockholm, said that the evidence is Continue Reading
Autism, One Parent to Another
A response to a reader's question, from the author of "Following Ezra." View original post here: Autism, One Parent to Another Continue Reading
More News About Autism
Fresh off the press, we’ve received news that doctors from the University of California Davis have identified two biologically different subtypes of autism in a breakthrough study. See original Continue Reading
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Announces Q2 2011 Financial Results, Election of Board of Directors and Management …
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 25, 2011) - Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp Read the original post: Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Announces Q2 2011 Financial Results, Election of Board of Continue Reading
Multiple Sclerosis can’t stop Alpha resident Ed Johns from spreading cheer at nursing homes
Ed Johns In 2005, Ed Johns traveled from his home in Alpha to the Sanctuary of Our Lady Lourdes in France to see if he could heal his multiple sclerosis. The spring water from the grotto in the Continue Reading
