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The elderly can sleep better now!

...cupuncture, which is intended to stimulate certain nerve endings, particularly in the ear. The treatment is done by placing magnetic pearls on various points on the ear.// One hundred and twenty individuals over age 60, who were having trouble sleeping, were involved in the study in which researchers had ...

Biosensor chip to help drug development

...ew insights into the biologic function of neurons, nerve tissue and organic neural networks. Infineon's Neu...demonstrated the chip by connecting it with living nerve cells and reading electrical signals produced by the cells. The Neuro-Chip, in the field of drug dev...

New hope for spinal cord injury victims

...orm a sheath around the axons of the first cranial nerve (the nerve leading directly from the brain to the nasal cavity). Researchers have created a 'cell line' of OEC...

Relief from cancer pain with anticonvulsants

... of seven patients between 39 and 67 who hadsevere nerve pain related to cancer, which is caused by the tumor pressing onthe nerve, analgesic drugs were not effective in relieving the pain. For thestudy, they were given along with injected narcotics, varying doses oflevetiracetam over periods// ranging fro...

Adult stem cells in treatment for Multiple sclerosis (MS)

...es 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. Researchers stress that the outcome should not used as ...

Lithium May help in Alzheimer's Disease

...brain of one protein, called amyloid beta, outside nerve cells and a second, called tau, that forms tangles in the cells. Many scientists believe that the accumulation of amyloid beta causes the debilitating effects of the memory-robbing disease. The recent issue of the journal Nature has reported that...

Study casts doubt on keyboard ills

...lm of the hand and fingers, occurs when the median nerve gets squeezed at the wrist. Computer use does not pose a severe occupational hazard for developing the symptoms....

Epilepsy Drug Helps Diabetic Nerve Damage

...c drug topiramate improves diabetic neuropathy, or nerve damage.Topiramate (Topamax) has long been used to ...s of neuropathy -- dendrite length, intraepidermal nerve fiber density and peroneal nerve amplitude -- all increased in the patients. What that means, explai...

Babies Brains Are more Fragile

...ch can damage tissue and alter brain function, and nerve cell damage, which can impair thinking, sensation and other mental functions. "We found that when the head contacted a firm surface before the body, significant rotational motions were produced," researcher Susan Margulies says in a news statement. ...

Alcohol Dependence Gene Identified

...cal in the central nervous system, to move between nerve cells. Other studies suggest alcohol abuse and dependence might be related to an overactive central nervous system. Alcohol may calm this over activity, leading people who have inherited the condition to develop alcohol dependence. The investigator...

New Drug Combination Found To Improve Memory in Alzheimer’s Patient

...lutamate, a brain chemical that is associated with nerve cell death when produced in high quantities. The Food and Drug Administration approved memantine in October 2003. Researchers found patients who took memantine and donepezil experienced significant improvement in cognition, memory, and overall dail...

New Treatment For Headache

... 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 nerves. In patients who are good responders, this is a lifesaver. “It’s given me a whole new life," Eric says. "I feel like I start...

A Solution For Patients Suffering From Shingles

... people // over age 60 develop shingles, a painful nerve disease that comes from the chicken pox virus. A new study shows tai chi -- slow exercise and intense meditation -- protects seniors against the shingles virus. Each tai chi class is about 45 minutes long. Tai chi has also been shown to help illness...

New Treatment For Tendonitis

...pecialists say the shock waves inhibit pain in the nerve endings and increase blood flow, promoting healing. Specialists also say It's a safe non-invasive procedure and is comfortable for the patient, and is also well-tolerated....

New Findings Could Reduce The Extent Of Spinal Cord Injuries

...wed that up to 50 percent of the motor and sensory nerve cell death could be prevented in mice with sciatic nerve injury and researchers feel they are on their way to developing a treatment that is effective in pre...

New Drug For Parkinson’s Disease With Less Side Effect

...d studies have shown rasagiline appears to protect nerve cells affected by Parkinson’s from apoptosis, or programmed cell death....

A Drug That Might Relieve Chronic Cough

...rug traditionally used to prevent seizures or stop nerve pain. Twenty-eight patients suspected to have sensory neuropathy of the larynx were instructed to begin with 100 milligrams of the anti-seizure drug gabapentin (Neurontin) per day and to increase to 900 milligrams a day over four weeks. Treatment le...

Bone Marrow Cells Could Yield A New Lease of Life

...nsplant, evidence of the male cells was present in nerve cells as well. While emphasizing that much more wo... readily harvestable cells for the regeneration of nerve cells, with the potential application to various neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic central ne...

New Treatment For Patients With Paralysis

...wann cells, which is a type of cell that insulates nerve cells, a cell messenger molecule called cyclic AMP...ypically does not provide a proper environment for nerve regeneration. However, with the new combination, nerve cells actually reconnected, so healing of the...

Early Screening Required for Glaucoma

...laucoma. Researchers say examination of the optic nerve is the most effective way to determine whether or ...say instead of doctors just looking at the retinal nerve fiber layer and visual functioning when making a diagnosis of glaucoma they can also use new imaging...

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