Use of surgical implants providing electrical stimulation to the brain reduces tremor and other symptoms in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor patients, according to several studies presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting.
New treatments for Alzheimer's disease may help patients perform their daily activities and relieve stress for their caregivers, according to several studies on two new drugs.
Epilepsy patients with an implanted device that electrically stimulates the left vagus nerve in the neck continue to have fewer seizures after three years with few side effects, according to a new study.
A new study shows how the brain works to repair and reorganize itself to recover lost speech capabilities after a stroke.
For some people, suffering a severe stroke would be worse than dying, according to a survey of 1,261 people at high risk for stroke.
Use of the first treatment for acute stroke is effective in a community setting, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting April 25-May 2 in Minneapolis, MN.
A rare form of dementia brings out artistic talents in people who never had them before, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting.
Regular exercise may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
Women in the early stages of Parkinson's disease may find some relief with estrogen replacement therapy.
A new test can help scuba divers determine their risk of developing brain injury from diving.
By treating children's sleep disorders, parents may find that their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improves as well, according to a new study.
Think you might be paid less than your co-workers who do the same job? Looking for a new job on account of it? In situations such as these, says a management expert at the University of Illinois at Chicago, race and sex matter. Studies by Maryann Albrecht found that men of color and women of all races perceive they are paid less than people who do the same work at the same company.
The biotechnology revolution in medicine has gained remarkable momentum with pharmaceutical companies discovering and developing new therapies that were unimaginable just 20 years ago. The first biotechnology drug was introduced in 1981 and now there are 54 approved medicines helping 60 million patients. But that is just the beginning. A newly-released survey highlights 350 more biotechnology medicines in testing for a host of diseases including cancer, AIDS, heart disease and more, according to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
University of Pittsburgh researchers have made the unprecedented and totally unexpected finding that localized gene therapy for arthritis produces healing effects on distant joints affected with the disease. Results of this landmark study, conducted in a rabbit model of rheumatoid arthritis, appear in the April 15 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is a major advance in the quest to bring arthritis gene therapy into widespread clinical use.
Although President Clinton proudly proclaimed the recent federal welfare reform effort "an end to welfare as we know it," political scientist Gwendolyn Mink writes in her new book "Welfare's End" that the demise of welfare can be traced back almost to its origins.
In Western Massachusetts from April 29 through May 3, Vanessa Redgrave and her mother, Lady Rachel Kempson Redgrave, will step on stage in two different venues to pursue interests in Chekhov and women. Their first stop will be Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley where the pair will hold a master class on April 29.
Cancer biologists working at Cornell University with forms of leukemia are demonstrating how retinoic acid alters the chemical signals from oncogenes, halting the uncontrolled cell division that produces cancer. It could lead to enhanced therapies for leukemia and also highlights the cancer-prevention role of carotenes.
On Sunday, May 24, Johnnetta B. Cole, the former president of Spelman College and its first African American woman president, will deliver Mount Holyoke College's 161st commencement address.
Purdue University scientists have unlocked the secrets of a receptor that the common cold virus uses as an entryway to infect human cells. Their findings, detailed in the April 14 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help slam the door on one of the most troublesome and universal pathogens known to man.
Using a key protein that governs the release of virulent toxins in bacteria, researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center have successfully vaccinated and treated mice, preventing infection in up to 90 percent of animals studied.
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