Multiple sclerosis (MS) – Video
11-03-2009 10:25 Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common neurological conditions among young adults. Original post: Multiple sclerosis (MS) - Video Continue Reading
PET effectively detects dementia, decade of research shows
Scientists find that a method of positron emission tomography safely and accurately detects dementia, including the most common and devastating form among the elderly, Alzheimer's disease. Read Continue Reading
A decade of research proves PET effectively detects dementia
( Society of Nuclear Medicine ) Scientists find that a method of positron emission tomography safely and accurately detects dementia, including the most common and devastating form among the elderly, 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
New Autism Treatment Appears Promising
Neuroscientists have homed in on potential differences in the brain cells of autistic people by studying brainlike spheres grown in an elaborate process from skin cells. The scientists from Stanford Continue Reading
Controlling blood sugar may lower dementia risk – Tue, 22 Nov 2011 PST
Two of the most worrisome trends in health care – the soaring rates of Type 2 diabetes and dementia – have biological factors in common. And scientists are beginning to think that is more than Continue Reading
Fulfilling stem-cell promise
A new study apparently demonstrating that stem cells can repair a damaged heart may prove to be one of the most significant medical breakthroughs in recent memory, and underscores the potential Continue Reading
Show Me One Year With Severe Autism – Video
One of the most well- documented cases of severe autism with self-injurious behavior and seizure issues--presented for public awareness, advocacy and education. . Read more here: Show Me One Year Continue Reading
Future ‘bleak’ for dementia care
DEMENTIA describes different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function – the most common being Alzheimer’s. More: Future ‘bleak’ for dementia care Continue Reading
Managing blood sugar well may stave off dementia
Two of the most worrisome trends in healthcare - the soaring rates of Type 2 diabetes and dementia - have biological factors in common. And scientists are beginning to think that is more than just a Continue Reading
Platform approach to chemically incorporate homing receptors onto surface of cells
Stem cell therapies hold enormous potential to address some of the most tragic illnesses, diseases, and tissue defects world-wide. However, the inability to target cells to tissues of interest poses Continue Reading
Autism awareness plays major role in search for Robert Wood, Jr.
One of the most moving sights on the scene of the search for Robert Wood, Jr. is the number of volunteers who have come to help. Read more: Autism awareness plays major role in search for Robert Continue Reading
Programming cells to home to specific tissues may enable more effective cell-based therapies
Stem cell therapies hold enormous potential to address some of the most tragic illnesses, diseases, and tissue defects world-wide. However, the inability to target cells to tissues of interest poses Continue Reading
Advance toward a breath test to diagnose multiple sclerosis
Scientists are reporting the development and successful tests in humans of a sensor array that can diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) from exhaled breath, an advance that they describe as a landmark in Continue Reading
Evidence Found For Genetic Basis Of Autism
Models of autism show that gene copy number controls brain structure and behavior Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that one of the most common genetic alterations Continue Reading
Researchers reveal genetics behind autism
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): One of the most common genetic alterations in autism-deletion of a 27-gene cluster on chromosome 16 -- causes autism-like features, according to scientists at Cold Spring Continue Reading
The differences between dementia and depression
Dementia and depression are two of the most common psychiatric conditions among older adults and telling the difference can be difficult for most people. Continue reading here: The differences Continue Reading
New Piece Found in Parkinson’s Genetic Puzzle
New research continues to fill in the picture of Parkinson’s disease as a complex disorder influenced by multiple genes — the most recent finding being a genetic mutation that may be the result Continue Reading
Virus Destroys Parkinson’s Symptoms
DETROIT, MI (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurological disorders with as many as 60-thousand Americans diagnosed every year. Patients may have tremors, Continue Reading
Virus Destroys Parkinson’s Symptoms – Research Summary
BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. It develops gradually, often starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. While Continue Reading
