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Inability to Recognize Familiar Smells Could Signal Alzheimers

...entists already know that the first lesions of the degenerative brain disease tend to show up in an area of the brain that is home to olfactory senses. Doctors at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago tested 589 people aged between 54 to 90, and asked them to identify 12 common odors such as lemon, choc...

Lab Tests Throw Up New Path for Parkinson's

...hose death causes Parkinson's disease , the tragic degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The new molecule, called conserved dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF), prevents the degeneration of cells that produce the key brain chemical dopamine and can even help damaged cells to recover. Tested on ...

Dietary Counseling Leads to Weight Loss

...isease, high blood pressure, stroke, hypertension, degenerative joint disease of the knees and hips, and some forms of cancer, among other conditions. Dietary and lifestyle modifications are the primary methods for treating and preventing obesity but the net effect of dietary counseling for weight loss had not ...

Parkinson's Targets Two Distinct Brain Networks, Finds Study

...e two brain networks, could be used to measure the degenerative disease process and the person's response to treatments. The study also shows that the standard drugs used to treat Parkinson's modify the areas that are involved in movement but not those that regulate cognition. The network that grows abnormal ov...

Simple Blood Test May Predict Alzheimers Disease

...ts.The early stages are difficult to diagnose. The degenerative disease affects brain cells, which leads to memory loss and mood changes. Meanwhile, the blood test is still to be put through rigorous trials and accordingly, it would not be available in GP surgeries for five to ten years. Says Dr. Madhav Tham...

Poor Short Term Recovery from Knee Surgery in Women

...besity, age, gender, amount of tissue removed, and degenerative joint changes on short-term recovery. They found that being female and the extent of osteoarthritis were associated with a less-than-optimal first-year recovery. Other studies have shown that advanced age, obesity, and the amount of meniscal tissu...

FDA Approves First Artificial Cervical Disc

...cervical (neck) disc for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease , one of the most common causes of ne...is artificial disc means that people with cervical degenerative disc disease now will have another surgical option for treating this condition," said Daniel Schultz...

Parkinsons Disease Protein Pathway Identified

...ies to treat the disease. Parkinson disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system resulting from the loss of neurons in the brain that produce dopamine. This lowering of dopamine leads to decreased stimulation of the brain's motor cortex. Although scientists have not known the exact cause o...

Protein Pathway Involved in Parkinson Disease Development Identified

...son disease development . Parkinson disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system resulting from the loss of neurons in the brain that produce dopamine. This lowering of dopamine leads to decreased stimulation of the brain's motor cortex. Although scientists have not known the exact cause o...

Genetic Cause of Inherited Eye Diseases Identified

...ions. He says that about half of his patients with degenerative eye diseases have a type of disease that can be identified according to its genetic mutation. He believes that this research will help identify the genetic causes behind the other half of his patients conditions. Were narrowing the field, says Pier...

Obesity is Related to Lower Tuberculosis Risk

...em that is associated with a wide range of chronic degenerative conditions, notably, diabetes mellitus, a well-reported predisposing factor for active tuberculosis, according to background information in the article. Few studies have systematically examined the effect of obesity and overweight on tuberculosis, ...

Surgery- Very Effective for Common Back Pain

...orting to surgery. But a new study shows that for degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis, surgery pr...ix times as many women as men. The management of degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis is controversial, says James N. Weinstein, D.O., M.Sc., lead ...

Osteoarthritis Facts and Causes

...nduce FAI, which suggests that FAI might not cause degenerative change in the hips. The researchers speculate that this may be related to soft tissue laxity around the hip, citing reports that joint laxity or range of motion differ by race. In addition, they note that impingement did not appear to be associated...

A Blood Test Developed in Australia to Repair DNA Damage

...n's DNA and can point to the likelihood of certain degenerative conditions, including cancer, developing later in ... Fenech said the evidence linking genome damage to degenerative diseases was mounting. "As we age, our bodies produce poorer copies of DNA," he said. "It is som...

Insulin Therapy Shown to Treat Early Experimental Diabetic Retinopathy

...at subconjunctivally delivered insulin ameliorates degenerative and inflammatory responses in diabetic rat retinas at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2007 Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The presentation will take place on Thursday, May 10 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in ...

First Ever Patch Drug To Treat Parkinsons Symptoms Approved

... the United States. Parkinsons disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills and speech. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement and, in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. In a healthy brain...

Holy Grail Of Dermatologists On The Verge Of Discovery

...re new treatments for hair loss, wounds, and other degenerative skin disorders, write the researchers. "We've found that we can influence wound healing with wnts or other proteins that allow the skin to heal in a way that has less scarring and includes all the normal structures of the skin, such as hair follicl...

Natural Pine Bark Extract Reduces Heart Failure Risk

...enol administers a therapeutic effect to limit the degenerative process in patients predisposed to congestive heart failure, such as the aged," he added. Dr Watson presented the new research earlier this month at the SupplySide East Educational Conference and Trade Show in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA....

Lipoic Acid may Help to Live Long, Free of Degenerative Disease

...ith comparatively good health and vigour, free of degenerative disease, until very near death. Lipoic acid has ...anti-inflammatory agent, which is relevant to many degenerative diseases," he added. The researchers say that lipoic acid seems to be one of the most promising m...

Researchers Use Gene Therapy to Restore Eyesight in Blind Mice

...ts kind and has great implications for a number of degenerative diseases. "This is the first to my knowledge of ..., and that is incredibly important for a number of degenerative diseases," he added. The findings of the study were published in the online edition of Nature Medi...

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