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Molecular Basis Of ALS Found

...e and Han-Xiang Deng, M.D., associate professor of neurology at the Feinberg School, started to develop and analyze various SOD1 transgenic mouse models and found, as they report in the first of the two PNAS papers, that aggregated and insoluble SOD1 is the pathogenic form that causes disease. The aggregation ...

Link Between Solar Flares And Strokes Under Study

... human health. Michal Kovac and a colleague at a neurology clinic in the city of Nove Zamky, southwest Slovakia, found that the number of strokes among local residents rose significantly every 10.5 years and 7.04 years - time periods that correspond to solar-flare cycles that impact on Earth. Their report,...

Premier Army Hospital Acquires PET-CT Scanner

...ications in the fields of oncology, cardiology and neurology and would help not only in early diagnosis but also in staging, follow up and treatment planning of patients and will revolutionize patient management in years to come, the statement said. The other hospitals with this facility are at the Bhabha At...

Researchers Have Found New Methods To Treat Parkinson’s Diseas

...rst report Dr. Ming Guo, an assistant professor of neurology at UCLA. "In addition, we found that Parkin and PINK 1 function in the same pathway," she added. In the second report, Korean researchers had similar findings. "Our study, using Drosophila [fruit fly] model, revealed that two distinct gene produc...

Alzheimer's-linked apolipoprotein E produced by neurons, Gladstone study

...hor Huang, an assistant professor of pathology and neurology at UCSF. ‘Our study proves clearly that neurons produce apoE in response to injury. They support the notion that an understanding of how apoE expression is regulated in neurons is important for unraveling the mechanisms underlying apoE4-related neuro...

PI-103 Effective against Brain Cancer

...ew tool, William Weiss, MD, associate professor of neurology at UCSF and an investigator in UCSF's Comprehensive Cancer Center, developed the strategy to treat gliomas. These cancers are the most common solid tumor of childhood, and about half of the people diagnosed with gliomas die within a year of diagnosis...

Renowned Doctor Passes Away

...including that of Terri Schiavo. As a professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota he had examined Ms....iversity of Illinois and as assistant professor of neurology at Minnesota in 1971. From 1987 to 1988, he was president of the American Society of Law, Medicine...

Rare Nerve Disease Causing Gene Identified

...of molecular and medical genetics, paediatrics and neurology in the Oregon Health and Science School of Medicine, and the study leader Professor said: ‘There are families who literally are waiting to have this test. To have the option of bringing a child into this world you know won't have to suffer like this ...

Minor Fire At AIIMS In The Wee Hours Today

.../ The blaze broke out in the X-ray department of neurology section due to a suspected short circuit shortly after 1 a.M., they said. Fifteen fire tenders were rushed to the hospital and the blaze was brought under control after around two hours. The X-ray wing was functioning in four rooms on the ground fl...

Good Sleep Habits Could Reduce the Intensity of Migraines

...ys a study. Anne Calhoun, associate professor of neurology //at the University of North Carolina Medical School, studied over 100 women migraine sufferers and found those who improved their sleep habits had reduced headache frequencies. Those who improved their act reduced their headache frequency by 29 pe...

Cancer Causing Protein May Heal Alzheimers

...dy author Antonio Iavarone, associate professor of neurology and pathology at Columbia University Medical Center's Institute for Cancer Genetics. The proteins known as Id proteins are abundant in the cells of different types of cancer, including brain, breast cancer and pediatric tumors and were known to prom...

GE Healthcare to Conduct Clinical Trials in India

...o address serious unmet medical needs in oncology, neurology and cardiology," Peters said. The collaboration envisages Manipal physicians to act as study investigators of GE Healthcare for providing clinical and imaging services and administration. The alliance will benefit local patients in having access to...

Transgender Experience - A Tool to Analyze Gender Difference By Stanford Scientist

...f neurobiology and of developmental biology and of neurology and neurological sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, referring to the gang of male academics and pundits who have attacked women scientists critical of arguments about their alleged biological inferiority. Where Summers sees inn...

BPO Companies are Blamed for Spoiling the Health of Asian Youth

...r health. Echoeing her views, Dr Prithakachari, a neurology specialist, says such youths have a tendency to become unsociable. 'Youths working in BPOs lose their ablity to enjoy and become irritable and unsociable.' Dr N Ramakrishnan, director, Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences here, points out that sleep d...

Sleep Deprived BPO Employees Could Suffer From Premature Ageing

...ment with what she had stated, Dr Prithakachari, a neurology specialist, said, "Youths working in BPOs lose their ability to enjoy and become irritable and unsociable." Dr N Ramakrishnan, director, Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences here, pointed out that sleep deprivation led to accidents when affected people...

Inculcating Positive Thoughts Could Eliminate Depressive Mood

...r from depression. D.V. Pasupuleti, director of neurology at the Hurley Medical Centre and a clinical profes...cal guidance is rooted in his study of psychiatry, neurology and various world religions. Through these experiences, he has found that people who keep an open ...

SNM recognizes exemplary contributors in nuclear medicine

..., coronary artery stenosis, coronary angiography); neurology (Alzheimer’s, obesity, dementia, ADHD, anorexia nervosa); oncology (pancreas, breast and lung cancers, leukemia, chemotherapy response); pediatrics (Hodgkin’s disease, lymphoma); infectious disease (fever of unknown origin); computers and instrumenta...

Stroke Rehab Programs Should Be Generalized

... the rehabilitation program," said Raymond Cheung, neurology specialist at the Queen Mary Hospital, which is attached to the University of Hong Kong. "So patients of advanced age should not be excluded from rehab programs. In fact, they should be encouraged to participate in order to achieve better results,"...

Alternative to the Conventional Seizure Treatment

...eGiorgio, vice chair and professor in residence of neurology at UCLA, and co-developer of TNS and lead author of the study. In addition, anti-seizure drugs can have significant side effects on behavior, thinking and alertness. Women taking anti-seizure drugs and their unborn children are at special risk beca...

Center Launches New International Stem Cell Research Institute

...tudies involving adult stem cells in areas such as neurology and neurosurgery, cardiology and connective tissues. Adult stem cells are rare, however, and are difficult to grow and study in the lab. They are used primarily to treat blood and skin diseases, or injuries such as tissue burns. In contrast, embryo...

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