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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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Parkinson's and Movement disorders. Breakthrough in understanding Parkinson's disease. Research from The University of Queensland could lead to a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, with future potential applications to nearly 50 other disorders. Parkinson's study could pave way for early detection test. A test that can detect Parkinson's disease in the early stages of the illness has moved a step closer. Tunneling nanotubes between neurons enable the spread of Parkinson's disease via lysosomes. Bioma...
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Medical Xpress: Expert offers school bus safety tips
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Expert offers school bus safety tips. August 10, 2015. Many injuries occur getting on and off the bus. HealthDay) School bus safety is one of the many things parents need to review with their children before the start of the new school year, an expert says. Between 2004 and 2013, school transportation-related crashes in the United States claimed more than 1,300 lives. That's an average of 134 deaths a year, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Can see them," Gardner said.
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Autism spectrum disorders
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Research using game technology to improve social communications in autistic teens. Aug 25, 2016. The eyes play a vital role in communication and are thought to influence social behavior. But for children diagnosed with autism, interpreting eye contact is one of the most difficult challenges in social communications. Study shows diabetes treatment helps reduce weight in children with autism. Aug 24, 2016. Chemicals banned decades ago linked to increased autism risk today. Aug 23, 2016. Aug 18, 2016. Timin...
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Medical Xpress: NYC mayor: Legionnaires' outbreak has claimed 12 lives
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NYC mayor: Legionnaires' outbreak has claimed 12 lives. August 10, 2015. Two more people in the Bronx have died of Legionnaires' disease, bringing the total of fatalities to 12 in the largest outbreak of the disease in New York City history, officials said Monday. We are dealing with a new set of realities we have never experienced that we have never encountered before in this city," said de Blasio, who added that the nation's largest city has had to create "a playbook" on the fly as to how to handle the...
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Sleep Apnea - Symptoms, Treatments, Causes, and Cures
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Researchers release global sleep apnoea study. The largest sleep study ever undertaken has found that the leading therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), does not reduce recurrent strokes and heart attacks in people with . Link between schizophrenia and sleep apnoea. Aug 24, 2016. When you don't feel valued in a relationship, sleep suffers. Aug 17, 2016. Study suggests ways to block hypertension in those with sleep apnea. Aug 16, 2016. Aug 08, 2016. A simple...
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Medical Xpress: Doctors treat deep brain tumor with novel MRI-guided laser technology
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Doctors treat deep brain tumor with novel MRI-guided laser technology. February 25, 2014 by Jackie Carr. With MRI guidance, Chen can safely destroy tumors seated deep in the patient’s brain. Using a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided laser technology, neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Health System have successfully treated a malignant tumor deep inside a patient's brain. This is the first time that this FDA-approved laser-based treatment has been performed in California. The patient's brain tumor.
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Pediatrics news
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Playing with sports concussion doubles recovery time: study. Continuing to play despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action, a study found. Breast milk sugar may protect babies against deadly infection. Aug 26, 2016. Intussusception hospitalization rate up at age 8 to 11 weeks. Aug 26, 2016. New study finds low transfer rates of pediatric burn patients in the US. Aug 25, 2016. Aug 25, 2016. Health...
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Medical Xpress: Continuous exercise training after MI beneficial in mice
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Continuous exercise training after MI beneficial in mice. August 10, 2015. HealthDay) Continuous exercise training before and after myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with improved adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling in mice, according to a study published in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6, as well as reduced activation of matrix metalloproteinase 9. In sedentary or exercised mice. Mar 06, 2014. Exercis...
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Inflammatory disorders news
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Asthma care costs UK at least GBP1.1 billion each year, study shows. Asthma costs the UK health service at least 1.1 billion each year, researchers have estimated. Research opens up new treatment route for inflammatory rheumatism. Aug 23, 2016. Enthesitis, inflammation of tendons where they attach to the bone, is a common medical problem which underlies various forms of inflammatory rheumatism. Although around 1% of the population is affected, the mechanisms driving . Aug 12, 2016. Aug 05, 2016. An enzym...
