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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Study Links Steroid-dependent Asthma to Depression
A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the Institute of Psychiatry at Leiden University found that people suffering from severe asthma who rely on prednisone are more than three times likely to be depressed than …
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
High-intensity Strength Training Shows Benefit for Parkinson’s Patients
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found in a recent study that high-intensity strength training produced significant improvements in quality of life, mood, and motor function in older patients with Parkinson’s disease. During …
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Stroke Prevention Guidelines Issued Specifically For Women
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association recent issued guidelines to help doctors and patients recognize stroke risk factors that put women at particular risk for the condition. The author of the statement published in the American …
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Toxin from Brain Cells Triggers Neuron Loss in Human ALS Model
Researchers from Columbia University reported in a recent study that toxins released by cells that normally nurture neurons in the brain and spinal cord can trigger loss of nerve cells that are affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The toxin …
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Overactive Immune System in Pregnant Women Puts Male Offspring at Risk
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University recently found that neurological diseases could be rooted in prenatal inflammatory immune responses due to serious infection or illness. In the mouse-model study, male mice showed signs of brain damage lasting …
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Protein Controlling Blood Pressure May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found in a recent study that by genetically targeting certain immune blood cells to overproduce the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), defective proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease …
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Study Finds Connection in Pathogenesis of Neurological Diseases, HIV
A recent study conducted by George Washington University found similarities in the pathogenesis of prion disease (misfolded proteins that can lead to neurological diseases and the HIV virus). The research looks at the relationship between cholesterol …
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Adding Chemotherapy to Radiation Treatment Improves Adult Survival of Slow Growing Brain Tumor
A long-term analysis conducted by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group found significantly longer survival rates for adults with low-grade gliomas (a slow-growing glioblastoma) who underwent a chemotherapy regimen following completion of radiation therapy …
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Simulated Blindness Can Help Revive Hearing
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland have found in a recent study that minimizing a person’s sight for as little as one week may help improve the brain’s ability to process hearing. Using mouse-model experiments, …
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Brain Scans Show We Take Risks Due to Underactive Self-control Systems
A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin correlated brain activity with how people make decisions and found that when individuals engage in risky behavior, such as drunk driving, it’s due to underactive self-control …
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