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Monday, April 29, 2013
How Useful is Bone Morphogenic Protein in Spinal Fusion Surgery?
With some recent studies questioning the use of bone morphogenic protein (BMP) in spinal fusions to prevent nonunions and reduce re-operations, researchers have found that that after studying a large cohort of spinal fusions at all spinal levels with …
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Clinical Trial for Stem Cell-Based ALS Treatment Shows Promise
Researchers who completed the first American clinical trial involving stem cell-based treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) were encouraged by the trial study’s results, noting that this delivery approach could be a helpful therapeutic approach …
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Study: Need For Neurologists Outweighs Supply in the U.S.
A study has found that those suffering with neurological ailments may face longer wait times to see a neurologist, if they can find a neurologist in the first place. The study, published in Neurology, was released as nearly 150 neurologists converged …
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Safety, Concussion Awareness the Focuses of National Neurosurgery Awareness Week
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) will commemorate National Neurosurgery Awareness Week (NNAW) April 28-May 4, 2013, in conjunction with its 81st Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, which takes place April 27-May 1, 2013. …
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Promise for MS, Cerebral Palsy: Skin Cells Morphed into Healthy Brain Cells
As reported by Nature Biotechnonlogy, researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a method to convert skin cells to the type of cells destroyed in patients with disorders like multiple sclerosis (MS) and cerebral palsy …
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Using Lasers to Kill Brain Tumors
Researchers have tested a new device said to destroy brain tumors with a laser system. The Neuroblate device, as it is known, is guided by an MRI and then uses a laser to heat and kill the brain tumor at its exact location. Study participants saw longer …
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Extracellular Vesicles May Open Doors for Brain Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment
Noted in an article in the April 2013 edition of Neurosurgery, the recent discovery of circulating "nano-sized extracellular vesicles" (EVs) that carry proteins and nucleic acid derived from brain tumors may open new doors for brain cancer diagnosis, …
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
New Treatment Guidelines for Seizure-Causing Tapeworm
There is a new evidence-based treatment guideline for a tapeworm infection that causes seizures. The guideline, published in Neurology, has been issued by the American Academy of Neurology. Neurocysticercosis, as the infection is known, is common in …
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
New Findings Unlock Clues to Alzheimer’s
Findings reported in the journal Neuron have shed light on one of the major toxic elements of Alzheimer's disease. Brain damage in Alzheimer's disease is linked to the overactivation of an enzyme known as AMPK. In mouse models of the disease, scientists …
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Stem Cells Are Doing a Little Spring Cleaning, Too
New findings from a team of scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have determined that stem cells undergo a type of "spring cleaning" that readies them for replacing aging or damaged nerves cells. Without a protein that governs the …
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