nerves

Naked DNA Vaccination May Conquer Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis

... causing inflammation. In MS, the myelin sheath of nerves falls victim, while in RA, it is the joints and cartilage that are attacked. The damage is done by small proinflammatory peptides called proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. One way these diseases could be controlled is by immunizing patients wi...

'Sweaty palms syndrome' can be cured by surgery

...the signal from the brain to the hands. Since the nerves to the feet take a different route, the feet often continue to sweat after surgery.The side effects of such surgery are compensatory sweating on the abdomen, back or thighs, but this sweating is often not nearly as severe as was experienced on the ha...

Acupuncture provides relief

...he laser substitute might still be stimulating the nerves and so not controlling properly for the effect of needle insertion....

Pressure on spine cause problems

...ors say that even small amounts of pressure on the nerves exiting the spine may lead to long-term health iss...ays that misalignments can lead to pressure on the nerves that exit the spine. And this pressure could be the cause of chronic problems.// The chiropractors...

Over-The-Counter Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer's

...ts in the brain and interferes with the ability of nerves to communicate with each other. The study showed that ibuprofen, indomethacin and sulindac sulphide lowered the production of the amyloid-beta 42 (AB42) protein, which helps to form the plaque believed to cause Alzheimer's. The three drugs reduced ...

Drug Combinations May Boost Stroke Risk

...smitter that is released onto blood vessels by the nerves and can cause the vessels to contract. Other types of medications also increase serotonin levels, although they act through different mechanisms. When combined, these effects could be dangerous. Patients who have migraines may need to exercise parti...

Clotting Protein plays a role in nerve repair

...ess, impaired vision and coordination problems. In nerves outside the brain or spinal cord, loss of myelin c...eath as the nerve grows. Schwann cells help repair nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, while a second type of cell has at least "limited capacity" to...

Useful device makes spinal surgery safer

...ky, because the surgeon might separate some of the nerves that are needed to allow movement in the limbs. Researchers at the State University of New York, have been testing a device developed in England that aims to monitor the nervous system during surgery. The device is called a multipulse cortical stim...

Gene variant foretells diabetic neuropathy

...cretion of the growth factors which the peripheral nerves need to be healthy....

Artificial discs available as replacements for damaged discs

...elasticity. Pain is often intense, especially when nerves get caught between degenerating components. While fusion may relieve the pain, it prevents natural, independent motion. The artificial disc being studied would be inserted by surgeons through the the abdomen, just below the navel, sparing the large ...

Protein in diabetic neuropathy treatment

...hy is also one. Neuropathy is the deterioration of nerves in the body. A diabetic patient with neuropathy has a 15 percent chance of undergoing one or more amputations. It has been found that more than half of all patients with diabetes will develop// neuropathy. A study by researchers at the University of...

Adult stem cells in treatment for Multiple sclerosis (MS)

...migrated to and then repaired damaged areas of the nerves and brain. In particular, the myelin sheaths of nerve cells were restored// after having been worn away. Demonstrating that stem cells can locate and repair a multitude of damaged sites by themselves is highly significant for the treatment of MS. R...

Gene Therapy could treat Impotence

...s have found that gene therapy can help repair key nerves that are involved in erections. Research was condu...veness of genes in curing impotence. The cavernous nerves were injured in the rats to mimic the damage that can occur when men undergo prostate-removal. Docto...

Epilepsy Drug Helps Diabetic Nerve Damage

...rkers of neuropathy.// Neuropathy is damage to the nerves that produces pain, impaired heat and pain percept.... What that means, explains Dr. Vinik, is that the nerves were healing. Patients also experienced increased sensitivity to touch and a significant reduction i...

Sage Improves Memory

...bout sage's ability to heal memory and quicken the nerves and senses. "This proves how valuable the work by the old herbalists is, and that they shouldn't just be ignored because they were writing centuries ago," say researchers. These findings, coupled with earlier sage research, are encouraging scientis...

New Treatment For Headache

... To relieve the pain, electrodes were connected to nerves that exit the brain. An implanted battery then sends signals through the neck to turn off the pain. Specialists say , each nerve has a positive and negative charge to it, and by stimulating those nerves, you can kind of reverse the polarity of the ne...

A New Option for Patients Suffering From QT Syndrome

...sympathetic nervous system by removing part of the nerves leading to the heart. The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for involuntary biological functions such as breathing and heart rate. Based of the study results,of 147 patients, researchers found surgery reduced fainting and cardiac arrest by ...

New Findings Could Reduce The Extent Of Spinal Cord Injuries

...the study, the researchers treated injured sciatic nerves in mice with Hsc70 and Hsp70. In mice treated with the proteins, cell death was reduced by up to 50 percent compared to mice that weren't treated. "We don't know whether the protein is functioning in the same way as when it's made in the cells, but...

Exercising regularly can reduce the risk of Parkinson’s diseas

...sease.// Parkinson’s disease is a disease of the nerves that affect people in their middle ages. Some symptoms of the condition are muscle tremor, muscle rigidity and inability to maintain a posture. The disease affects the brain cells that produce a neural substance called dopamine.According to the scien...

Epidural can affect the fetal head position

...the vertebrae. This relaxes the pelvic muscles and nerves get the anesthetic medication. The lady in labor will still feel the contractions but will no longer be in pain. A study was conducted on 1562 women to determine the effect of epidural analgesic on labor and fetal positions during labor using ultra...

In Search Of A New Drug To Target Cholesterol

...sterol may be actually needed to help insulate the nerves and keep cells healthy , however researchers also say that too much of it could end up in // it being warehoused inside the arteries, where it builds up as plaque and can cause heart attacks and strokes. Researchers suggest an enzyme called ACAT2 m...

In Search Of A New Drug To Target Cholesterol

...sterol may be actually needed to help insulate the nerves and keep cells healthy , however researchers also say that too much of it could end up in // it being warehoused inside the arteries, where it builds up as plaque and can cause heart attacks and strokes. Researchers suggest an enzyme called ACAT2 m...

Toxin from the sea to relieve pain

...n killing properties, it can also heal injuries to nerves and other painful conditions. Neuropathetic pain is the pain that arise from inside the body, like those arising from the nervous system, as opposed to nociceptive pain, which comes from outside the body, like burn or injury. Neuropathetic pain is di...

Elderly people are more at risk from eye damage

...tself, like the damage to the internal muscles and nerves of the eye that can resulting in breaking down of the internal structures of the eye and bleeding. The computer model devised by the researchers can not only predict situations where eye can get hurt, but can also demonstrate exactly what can happen...

Researchers Identify Key Gene That May Help Brain Treatment

...e growth of myelin, the fatty sheath that protects nerves in the brain and spinal cord. "This one special gene has a clear function," The Straits Times quoted Assistant Professor Liang Fengyi as saying. He is the lead researcher in the group, which has been working on the project for three years. "Sin...

Larynx transplant restores patient's voice after 20 years

...t swallow. But he began to regain sensation as the nerves grew together, and within another month he could e...ecause it could be difficult to locate the ends of nerves that were cut during the cancer surgery....

Chicken pox beholds brain tumour risk

...use shingles, a painful condition that affects the nerves and skin. Dr. Margaret Wrensch of the University of California, San Francisco,the study's lead author in his study which involved 134 glioma patients found that 60% less likely than similarly aged, healthy participants to have antibodies to varicell...

A man who lost both of his arms in an accident

...ulder onto the pectoral muscle on his chest. Those nerves grew into the muscle after about six months. Elect...h these new prostheses, patients can now use their nerves in the natural way to control their artificial hand so that you have a more natural feel to its use....

A Diet High In Fat Could Lead To An Over Indulgence In Snacks

...ce of fat or protein, triggering the activation of nerves to send ‘stop eating’ signals to the brain. Over a 20-day period, one group was fed a long-term high-fat diet, and the other a long-term low-fat diet with an equivalent calorie loads. For three hours a day, both groups were given access to a high-cal...

Diabetics increases likelihood of falling and associated accidental injury in elders

... risk. It has been speculated that with peripheral nerves that can affect the sensation in diabetic people's feet, known as peripheral neuropathy, could be the mechanism at fault for the higher fall rate in diabetic patients. Following the finding, it has been indicated that nursing homes, assisted living...

Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Helps In Removing Thyroid Cysts

...to the other side while bleeding and injury to the nerves of the voice box (larynx) are operative hazards. "The advantage of this approach is the total invisibility of the scars and the clear magnified images seen during the endoscopic operation. The safety of the operation rested largely on the superb qua...

Implantable devices to be powered by organosilicon compounds in the future

...than a pencil lead and can be injected near target nerves to help overcome the faulty nervous system wiring at the heart of Parkinson's, epilepsy and incontinence. They're very flexible, stable, nonflammable, non-toxic and do not pose a threat to the environment, according to the researchers. The average ...

Complete Robotic Surgery To Revolutionize Surgical Treatment of Prostate Cancer

...e visualization of the prostate and the network of nerves and tissue surrounding it. Robotic technology also deserves special credit in the post surgical phase marked by a speedy recovery and reduced hospital stay. The surgery being minimally invasive eliminates the need for larger incisions, thereby ensu...

Ambiguous Efficacy Of Opioid Drugs In Chronic Inflammatory Joint Pain Relief

...ect on reducing the sensitivity of arthritic joint nerves in the long run. The analgesic effect of endomorphin 1 is lost during chronic inflammation due to down-regulation of -opioid receptor expression in afferent nerve cell bodies. The therapy did, however, provoke a dramatic reduction in short-term joint...

Novel drug holds promise for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

...n also affect the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, blood, nerves or kidneys. It is an incurable disease, with most therapies focusing on symptom relief. Current medications for treating RA range from anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, to corticosteroids and medicines that alleviate symptoms by suppressing ...

FDA Approved Nerve-Stimulation Therapy Now Available In New York

...d wire. The vagus nerve is one of the 12 cranial nerves and serves as the body’s information highway connecting the brain to many major organs. Several studies have shown that VNS Therapy may modulate neurotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine thought to be involved in mood regulation. Major ...

LINK Applied Genomics Programme Promises To Revolutionize Healthcare Systems

...rking on ways to understand why injured or severed nerves fail to regrow. This is especially important in spinal cord injuries where nerve connections are severed leading to paralysis. Scientists hope to find the gene responsible for stimulating nerve regrowth, which could be a huge boon to affected patie...

Doctors Finish Mother-To-Son Nerve Surgery

...nger has an elbow joint, and two of the three main nerves have been severed. Living donations of nerves are rare, with cadavers used more often. However, such surgeries are increasing, and raising hopes o...

High Decibel Noise May Lead To Tumor

...ought. The tumor, most often is attached to facial nerves or nerves in charge of balance and hearing that may cause serious repercussions post surgery. Unilateral Ac...

Does Magnet Therapy Posses Healing Powers?

...ase of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in which the nerves start to degenerate. He studied 375 patients suffering from this disorder and provided magnetic therapy. The results how that they were al benefited from the treatment. He points to the statement in Finegold-Flamm editorial that said that MRI devi...

Therapy inducing self-repair of nerves to help Alzheimer’

.... Glutamate, which acts as a neurotransmitter that nerves use to communicate at normal concentrations, becomes toxic at excessive levels, resulting in over stimulation of nerve cells, known as excitotoxicity, and causing excessive stress on the nerve cells eventually ending in cell death. However, Lipton...

India Targets Eliminating Leprosy

... affects the skin, mucous membranes and peripheral nerves causing deformities. India is reported to be close to eliminating leprosy altogether. There is also a need to create social awareness to ensure that the patients who have been cured are free of any social stigma. So far, 17 states and union territ...

Handy Touch - A Wand to Bust Stressful Situations

... a comforting touch from a loved one calmed frayed nerves putting things back into perspective. Extremely close couples could also reduce physical pain by a simple comforting touch. Dr Ronald Glaser, Director of the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research at Ohio State University, has expressed amazemen...

Just Had Bowel Surgery? Chew Gum For A Speedy Recovery

...eneficial effects may be due to the stimulation of nerves associated with eating and the subsequent release of hormones that cause gastrointestinal activation. Bowel function may be compromised following any kind of abdominal surgery. This condition is commonly referred to as ileus, can cause increased post...

Researchers Aim To Develop Next Generation Of Surgical Robots

... fine dexterity. In prostate cancer surgeries some nerves are inadvertently damaged causing incontinence and impotence, "The robot can reach into the area very precisely and avoid those nerves," Peine said....

Doctors Protest Against Allowing Nurses To Perform Minor Surgeries

...l tunnel syndrome, (a condition in which the wrist nerves get entangled), he/she would not be able to manage any complication related to the same. A lot of practical and professional training is being imparted before one can be qualified as a surgeon. It would therefore not be appropriate to allow a nurse t...

New Device Developed For Treating Cervical Spondylitis

... compression of the disk that leads to pressure on nerves or the spinal cord and hence causes pain to the patient. This new technique will help to clear that compression without wide incisions or deep invasion." The procedure is a major step forward from the Cloward technique developed by German scientis...

A New Focus For The Mechanism Of Nerve Growth

... with particular interest in repair of spinal cord nerves after injury. Yale co-authors on the paper are Nelson A. Medeiros and Dylan T. Burnett. Support for the project was from the National Institutes of Health grant and the Nikon Partners-in-Research Program. Citation: Nature Cell Biology: March 2006 ...

Researchers Create Bladder In The Lab

... fused after birth. This meant that the protruding nerves used to impinge on the bladder thus weakening it and leading to incontinence. The usual treatment in such cases in reconstructive surgery using tissue grafts from the patients' intestines. But this could expose patients to risk of kidney stones or ev...

University Envisages Improvements in Artificial Arm

...vice// that would transmit the nerve impulses from nerves in the residual limb to a small computer worn on a...interface device, which would relay the signals to nerves in the remainder of the amputated arm and then to the brain, allowing the person using it to sense t...

Mirapexin to Treat Restless Leg Syndrome

...g to be sold to treat the disorder. It affects the nerves and causes aches and pains. Statistics show that about 10% of the people are affected by this disorder. The license was given by the European Medicines Agency. As of now it is used to treat mild to moderate or severe cases of RLS. But British autho...

Burn Away Calories In Your Garden

...e to Mother Nature acts as a soothing balm on your nerves and is good for mental health. "You're out in nature, which is a very soothing location. You can turn on whatever music you want. It's a good way to break away from the daily rigor we all go through," Roth said. Relf said that a recent study from M...

Importance of Gene in Eye Development

...n it results in the formation of neurons and optic nerves in the adult eye. Led by Dr. Larysa H. Pevny, an assistant professor of genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, researchers discovered that expression levels of a particular neural stem cell gene, SOX2, are a critical factor that regulates the differ...

Study Finds That Migraine Drug Can Ease The Severest Of Facial Pain

...rienced with trigeminal neuralgia that affects the nerves in the face, sometimes known as tic douloureux, co...t pains. Compression of the root of the trigeminal nerves by an artery is thought to cause trigeminal neuralgia. Dr Akifumi Kanai and colleagues from Kitasa...

Study Offers Hope In Prevention Of Facial Paralysis

...middle ear landmark), with 80 percent of dehiscent nerves involving this area. Patients age 18 and under were less likely to have facial nerve dehiscence than older patients. Also, dehiscence of the facial nerve was also found to be associated with inner ear fistulae. Both of these observations were shown t...

New Gene Therapy Treats Diabetic Neuropathy

...researchers investigating the effect of glucose on nerves believe it is likely to be a combination of factors. Sorce: Eurekalert...

Third Arm Removed Successfully

...ft arm is further up his shoulder. ‘We found the nerves and blood vessels for the arm were formed just as they would be for a normal arm,’ said Dr Chen Bochang, chief surgeon at Shanghai Children's Medical Centre. The baby’s parents are poor farmers from rural Anhui province. Although the surgery went o...

Transport of Proteins Unravels the Mystery behind Neurodegenerative Diseases

...which occur due to progressive degeneration of the nerves across the body. Some of the important and fatal diseases are Huntington's, ALS and Kennedy disease. // Researchers have found that the main causes for such diseases are the blockage of the transport of proteins within cells. Hence they feel that on...

High Fiber Diet to Fight Colon Cancer

...the colon walls keeping them clean and causing the nerves to activate peristaltic action. It gives food for the good bacteria which maintains the colon pH in a slightly acidic manner which prevents constipation....

Growth Factors Help Neurons to Reach Their Correct Destination

...ons. These are called axons which finally help the nerves reach their destination. They guide the nerve cells through a series of attractive and repulsive chemical. While several recent studies discovered molecules that repel motor neuron axons from incorrect targets in the limb, scientists at the Salk Inst...