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11/19/2009
Residential Design For Persons With Neurological Disability
Amsterdam, November 18, 2009 – IOS Press announces the November 2009 publication of a special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal devoted to residential design for persons with neur...
Source: IOS Press |
11/19/2009
FDA to Review Actelion's Zavesca for Additional Use
Actelion Ltd, Europe's largest biotech company, said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would review use of its drug Zavesca to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease early next y...
Source: Reuters |
11/19/2009
Examining Mathematical Abilities In Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a number of cognitive deficits, but mathematical ability seems particularly damaged. Little is known about the brain structures related to mat...
Source: Emory University School of Medicine |
11/18/2009
Merz Pharmaceuticals Announces Approval of Post-stroke Upper Limb Spasticity Indication for Xeomin® in the EU
Today, Merz Pharmaceuticals announced Xeomin®, the first botulinum toxin type A free from complexing proteins has been granted an extension of indication for post-stroke spasticity of the upper limb p...
Source: Merz Pharmaceuticals |
11/18/2009
Analyzing Structural Brain Changes In Alzheimer’s Disease
In a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying sub...
Source: University of California - San Diego |
11/18/2009
World's First Delivery Of Intra-Arterial Avastin Directly Into Brain Tumor
Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin (bevacizumab) directly into a patient's malignant...
Source: New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College |
11/18/2009
New Neuroimaging Analysis Technique Identifies Impact Of Alzheimer's Disease Gene In Healthy Brains
Amsterdam, November 17, 2009 – Brain imaging can offer a window into risk for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). A study conducted at the University of Kansas School of Medicine demonstrated t...
Source: IOS Press |
11/18/2009
Good News On Multiple Sclerosis And Pregnancy
There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A new study shows that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more lik...
Source: American Academy of Neurology |
11/17/2009
NeurogesX To Hold Conference Call To Discuss FDA Approval Of Qutenza? (capsaicin) 8% Patch For Treatment Of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)
NeurogesX, Inc. announces that it will hold a conference call today at 8:30a.m. ET (5:30a.m. PT) to discuss the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Qutenza? (capsaicin) 8% patch, the...
Source: NeurogesX |
11/17/2009
Drag Racing Champion and NASCAR Legend Team Up at Fishing Tournament for Prevention, Awareness of Spinal Cord Injuries
What does drag racing champion Darrell Gwynn have in common with NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip? Aside from having the same first name, they're teaming up with Rejuvenate Auto® to provide custom wheel...
Source: The Darrell Gwynn Foundation |
11/17/2009
Migraine Raises Risk Of Most Common Form Of Stroke
Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most co...
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
11/17/2009
Smoking May Now Be Considered An Established Risk Factor For ALS, Also Known As Lou Gehrig's Disease
SPRINGFIELD, MA – While previous studies have indicated a "probable" connection between smoking and ALS, a new study published in the Nov. 17, 2009 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the Amer...
Source: Baystate Medical Center |
11/17/2009
Analyzing Structural Brain Changes In Alzheimer's Disease
In a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying sub...
Source: University of California - San Diego |
11/16/2009
NeurogesX Receives FDA Approval of Qutenza? (capsaicin) 8% Patch for Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)
NeurogesX, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qutenza? (capsaicin) 8% patch, the first and only product containing prescription strength capsaicin, for...
Source: NeurogesX, Inc. |
11/16/2009
Brain Injured Athletes May Benefit From Hypothermia Research
NFL players and other athletes who suffer serious or multiple concussions may benefit from ground-breaking research being conducted by scientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospi...
Source: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center |
11/16/2009
Protein Changes in Heart Strengthen Link Between Alzheimer's Disease and Chronic Heart Failure
A team of U.S., Canadian and Italian scientists led by researchers at Johns Hopkins report evidence from studies in animals and humans supporting a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart f...
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
11/16/2009
Early Cooling in Cardiac Arrest May Improve Survival
Rapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve their chance of survival without brain damage, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009....
Source: American Heart Association |
11/16/2009
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
The anti-clotting drug dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) may be more effective and safer than warfarin at preventing clots and stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, a new Swedish study has found....
Source: HealthDay News |
11/15/2009
New Intra-Arrest Cooling Method May Save More Brains During Cardiac Arrest
The first randomized intra-arrest cooling study performed using a novel intra-nasal cooling method showed much faster and earlier cooling in treated patients and significantly higher neurologically in...
Source: BeneChill |
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