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Monday, July 9, 2012
Scientists Identify Smoking, Head Injury, Pesticide as Risk Factors for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
A new study says that smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, farming and less education may be risk factors for a rare sleep disorder that causes people to kick or punch during sleep. The results appear in the June 27, 2012, online issue of Neurology …
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Study Reveals Source of Inherited Form of Epilepsy
Researchers in McGill University's Department of Biology have unveiled the cause of an inherited form of epilepsy. The disease, called double-cortex syndrome, primarily affects females and comes from mutations to a gene located on the X chromosome, which …
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Dietary Variety Good for Brain’s Blood Vessels
The brain preserves its functions over time in a number of ways. Brain cells turn out many homegrown neurotrophic factors in order to maintain integrity. Behavioral actions such as intellectual challenges and physical activity keep the brain humming, …
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
New Brain Scan Diagnoses Alzheimer’s Disease More Accurately
The University of Arizona Medical Center has a new brain scan that can detect Alzheimer's disease. It is one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to use a new brain-imaging drug that will lead to more accurate diagnoses of the illness. The positron emission …
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
TV Reporter Suffers Stroke-like Bell’s Palsy Attack
Mary King was sitting on the runway in Charlotte, NC -- her plane bound for Baltimore, where she planned to be wed -- when the 25-year-old TV reporter discovered that she couldn't rub her lips together. Next, she couldn't move the right side of her face …
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Research Links Cat Litter Box to Suicide in Women
It’s common knowledge that pregnant women infected with the toxoplasma gondii parasite – which is spread through cat feces, undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables – could risk still birth or brain damage if transmitted to an unborn infant. But …
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Most Commonly Mutated Cancer Gene May Play Role in Stroke
The gene p53 is the most commonly mutated gene in cancer, dubbed the “guardian of the genome” because it blocks cells with damaged DNA from propagating and eventually becoming cancerous. However, new research led by Ute M. Moll, MD, professor of …
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Diabetes Prevention and Management May Prevent Cognitive Decline
Preventing diabetes or delaying its onset has been thought to stave off cognitive decline. This connection is strongly supported by the results of a nine-year study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the San …
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Motocross Rider Makes Return from Spine Injury
Riders such as Demetrius undergo a significant amount of bodily stress and strain as they attempt to negotiate 200-pound bikes around hairpin turns. As such, the competitor began experiencing chronic and debilitating pain in his lower back and hips. …
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Health-care Law Taxation
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to uphold the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care law, ruling that the government may impose tax penalties on those without health insurance starting in 2014. For more information, click here to read …
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