NeuroLog in Medical Technology

Shire Reports Positive Results From First of Three Phase III Trials of velaglucerase alfa for Type 1 Gaucher Disease and Provides Important Updates on Interactions With FDA

...r Disease consists of a phenotype, with varying degrees of severity, it has been sub-divided in three subtypes according to the presence or absence of neurological involvement. It is also the most common genetic disease affecting Ashkenazi Jewish people (Eastern, Central and Northern European ancestry), with...

Study Results Show That Minimally Invasive Therapy is Successful for Over Two-Thirds of Stroke Patients Treated Outside the Standard Eight-Hour Window

...symptoms. According to lead author Raul Nogueira, M.D., Assistant in neurology and Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital -- Harvard Medical School...entional practitioners with backgrounds in neuroradiology, neurosurgery and neurology that come together in the shared discipline of neurointerventional surger...

Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Herald New Agreement To Continue Forty-Plus Year Historic Relationship

...al leader in the research and treatment of diabetes, headaches , obesity, cough and sleep disorders , geriatrics and geriatric psychiatry , neurology and neurosurgery , adolescent and family medicine , HIV/AIDS and social and environmental medicine, among many other specialties. For mo...

Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Issues Quarantine for Allegheny County Horse Stable

...fter at least three horses tested positive for the neurologic form of Equine Herpesvirus, or EHV-1, Agricultu...s upper respiratory infection and can cause severe neurological disease in horses," said Wolff. "The quaranti...zed symptoms in several horses consistent with the neurologic form of EHV-1 and alerted the Bureau of Animal ...

Neurointerventionists Expand Research to Quality of Life in Aneurysm Patients Following Minimally Invasive Coiling Treatment

... hemorrhage each year. About SNIS SNIS members are neurointerventional practitioners with backgrounds in neuroradiology, neurosurgery and neurology that come together in the shared discipline of neurointerventional surgery. Our practitioners specialize in minimally invasive and endovascular pro...

Treatment Shows Excellent Results for Providence Tarzana Patients Following Cardiac Arrest

... body-cooling treatment in three cases - and each patient showed remarkable neurologic recovery. Therapeutic hypothermia treatment, where cardiac arrest...week-and-a-half, we've had three patients who have had complete recovery of neurologic function after prolonged cardiac arrest," said G. Scott Brewster, M.D., ...

Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology

...ut mutations has been a major challenge, but the new technique will increase the rat's usefulness in research pertaining to physiology, endocrinology, neurology, metabolism, parasitology, growth and development and cancer. Along with his colleagues, Dr. Jacob's team hopes to use knockout rats to gain a bett...

Takeda Provides Update on the Investigational Fixed-Dose Combination of alogliptin and ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl)

...ring innovative products to patients through a pipeline that includes compounds in development for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology, neurology and other conditions. Takeda is committed to striving toward better health for individuals and progress in medicine by developing superior pharmaceu...

Shire Receives Fast Track Designation for velaglucerase alfa for Gaucher Disease

...r Disease consists of a phenotype, with varying degrees of severity, it has been sub-divided in three subtypes according to the presence or absence of neurological involvement. It is also the most common genetic disease affecting Ashkenazi Jewish people (Eastern, Central and Northern European ancestry), with...

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Earliest Evidence of Memory Decline in Middle-Aged People at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

...hard J. Caselli , M.D., Chair of Mayo Clinic's neurology Department in Arizona and lead author of the r...teUniversity, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Barrow neurological Institute, Sun Health Research Institute, Tra...isit www.banneralz.org . About Barrow neurological Institute Barrow...

Results From Drug Trials and New Risk Factors Announced at International Alzheimer's Conference

...tivity may actually increase risk of cognitive impairment. neurologists Surveyed on Diagnosing and Treating Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) ... these numbers are expected to rise in coming years. Researchers found that neurologists regularly see and treat people with MCI, despite the fact that the med...

Fruitfly Model of a Neuropathic Disease Demonstrates Novel Role for Proteins in the Family of aTyr Pharma's Product Class

...ie-Tooth (CMT) is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, with typical symptoms usually emer...uced into the Drosophila genome, the flies develop neurological defects that correspond to CMT in humans. Wh... mutations in the tRNA synthetase gene disrupt the neurological system of a complex organism, this study show...

PTSD Associated With Higher Alzheimer's/Dementia Risk; Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Lower it

... investigated if PTSD increases the risk of developing dementia. To address this emerging issue, Kristine Yaffe, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, neurology and Epidemiology and Associate Chair of Research for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and Chief of Geria...

Results From Trials of DHA in Alzheimer's Disease and Age-Related Cognitive Decline

...ers from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-supported Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS), led by Joseph Quinn, MD, Associate Professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Sciences University, conducted a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial comparing DHA and placebo in 402 p...

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Sign Licensing Agreement for Urocidin(TM)

...(R) LA for the treatment of early onset puberty in children. The company markets its branded pharmaceutical products to physicians in pain management, neurology, surgery, oncology, endocrinology and primary care. More information, including this and past press releases of Endo Pharmaceuticals, is available a...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: A Comprehensive Review of Addiction to Prescription Painkillers Among Patients and Physicians

...and Short-Acting Opioids for the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain," Charles Argoff, M.D., and Daniel Silvershein, M.D., both from the Department of neurology, Albany Medical College , N.Y., write that management of chronic non-cancer pain, for example, requires comprehensive assessment of each patient; t...

Shire has Filed a Treatment Protocol for Velaglucerase Alfa for Gaucher Disease

...r Disease consists of a phenotype, with varying degrees of severity, it has been sub-divided in three subtypes according to the presence or absence of neurological involvement. It is also the most common genetic disease affecting Ashkenazi Jewish people (Eastern, Central and Northern European ancestry), with...

UNT Health Science Center's Groundbreaking Research Applied to Protecting Brain After Traumatic Injury

...o nerve cells and subsequently has demonstrated that, if administered soon after brain injury in animals, estrogens can protect nerve cells and reduce neurological deficits. Application of these discoveries to human subjects awaited the interactions of Simpkins with the pioneering clinical research of Wiggin...

Pangu BioPharma, aTyr Pharma's Subsidiary in Hong Kong, Files Three Patent Applications

...ental components of aTyr Pharma's portfolio of biotherapeutic candidates that can be used to treat a wide variety of diseases, such as cardiovascular, neurological and metabolic disorders. Pangu BioPharma is the result of an innovative partnership between aTyr Pharma and the Hong Kong University of S...

Data Demonstrates Long-Term Reduction In Seizure Frequency With Novel Once Daily Anti-Epileptic Zebinix(R)

...ontrol." Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, affecting approximately one in 100 ...reatment Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, affecting approximately 1 in 100 people(6). Epilepsy is a chronic neurolog ical disease characterised by abnormal discharges ...

Takeda Receives FDA Complete Response Letter for Alogliptin, an Investigational Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

...ring innovative products to patients through a pipeline that includes compounds in development for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology, neurology and other conditions. To learn more about these Takeda companies, visit www.tpna.com . ...

More Gene Mutations Linked to Autism Risk

...function, which can disrupt the production of proteins necessary for normal neurological development. "We focused on changes in the exons of DNA--protein...nd, BZRAP1 and MDGA2 - thought to be important in synaptic function and neurological development, respectively. Interestingly, key variants of these genes ...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals and UCB Announce Second Phase III Study of Sodium Oxybate in Patients With Fibromyalgia Meets Primary Endpoints

...yalgia is believed to be a central nervous system condition, resulting from neurological changes in how the brain perceives and responds to pain. In addition t... commercializes innovative treatments for important, underserved markets in neurology and psychiatry. For further information see www.JazzPharmaceuticals.com...

ADHD Genes Found; Known to Play Roles in Neurodevelopment

... also altered genes important in psychological and neurological functions such as learning, behavior, synapti...hways involved in ADHD may also be common to other neurological conditions, say the researchers. Likewise, th...that also occur in autism, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders. This overlap was not surprising, s...

Neurocrine Biosciences Presents Elagolix Data

... Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on neurological and endocrine related diseases and disorders. Our product candidates a...y, depression, pain, diabetes, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and other neurological and endocrine related diseases and disorders. Neurocrine Biosciences, ...

Data Suggest Sodium Oxybate Significantly Improves Pain and the Core Symptoms of Fibromyalgia

...n Sleep Center and Assistant Clinical Professor of neurology at the University of Texas-Houston School of M...a central nervous system condition, resulting from neurological changes in how the brain perceives and respon...e treatments for important, underserved markets in neurology and psychiatry. For further information see ...

Merz Pharmaceuticals Announce Three Studies of NT-201 - (Botulinum neurotoxin type A Free From Complexing Proteins)

...or medical professionals and consumers in 90 countries. Globally, Merz is a leader in research and development of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological and psychological disorders as well as for aesthetic dermatology, including products for the treatment of wrinkles and aging skin, hair loss and ...

Merz Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Clinical Trials with NT-201(Botulinum neurotoxin type A free from complexing proteins) at Annual Movement Disorders Society Meeting

...or medical professionals and consumers in 90 countries. Globally, Merz is a leader in research and development of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological and psychological disorders as well as for aesthetic dermatology, including products for the treatment of wrinkles and aging skin, hair loss and ...

Three Surgeons in East Texas Are Successfully Integrating a Novel Stem Cell Procedure for Spine Surgeries

...ie Contreras, and Dr. J. Brett Dietze of Texarkana neurological Associates are utilizing the new procedure th...is also an expectation held unanimous by Texarkana neurological Associates. This surgical approach is without...ithout adding time to the surgery." Texarkana neurological Associates are establishing themselves as the...

Neurobiological Technologies' Partner, Celtic Pharma, Announces Results of XERECEPT(R) Phase 3 Clinical Program

...rtant goal," said Lawrence Recht, MD, Professor of neurology and neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Cente... performance status and stable or improved 10-item neurological Examination Scores. On the primary endpoint ...

AMT Receives EMEA Orphan Drug Designation for Acute Intermittent Porphyria

...ads to an accumulation of toxic intermediate metabolites resulting in a wide variety of problems including acute, severe abdominal pains, psychiatric, neurologic illnesses, and muscular weakness. Long-term consequences may be irreversible nerve damage, liver cancer and kidney failure. Acute porphyric attacks...

Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute and Inverness Medical Innovations to Develop Commercial Test to Detect Early Alzheimer's Disease

...nd diseases of memory. Its primary mission is to accelerate the transfer of neurological discoveries from the lab to the doctor's office where it can benefit patients who suffer from neurological and psychiatric diseases. BRNI is operated in alliance with West...

Video: UCB Launches Vimpat(R) in the U.S. for Add-On Treatment of Epilepsy in Adults

..., Director of Clinical Epilepsy Research at Barrow neurological Institute in Phoenix. "Vimpat(R) can help pat... The unmet medical need Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that can be life long, and is diffic...own. About Epilepsy Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting approximately 50 million p...

Boston Scientific Welcomes Results of Brain Aneurysm Clinical Trial

...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today welcomed publication of results from the ISAT clinical trial in The Lancet neurology showing patients with a ruptured intracranial aneurysm treated with endovascular coil embolization are 23 percent less likely to die within five yea...

Study Confirms Effectiveness of Innovative Prism Glasses For Hemianopia Patients

...ished in the May 2009 issue of Optometry and Vision Science, not only reaffirms previous clinical studies, but also adds a deeper understanding of the neurological processes at play when a patient uses prisms for this purpose, adds Peli. More than a million Americans suffer from hemianopia, which blinds...

Encorium Group Provides Update to LOI with Respect to the Sale of its U.S. Business

...ety of therapeutic areas such as infectious diseases, cardiovascular, vaccines, oncology, diabetes endocrinology/metabolism, gene therapy, immunology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, hepatology, women's health and respiratory medicine. Encorium believes that its expertise in the design of complex ...

Boehringer Ingelheim to Present New Phase II Clinical Data on Two Lead Oncology Compounds at ASCO 2009

...er Ingelheim in Oncology Building on scientific expertise and excellence in the fields of pulmonary and cardiovascular medicine, metabolic disease, neurology, virology and immunology, Boehringer Ingelheim has embarked on a major research program to develop innovative cancer drugs. Working in close collabo...

Video: Partnership Unites UCB with Consumer Product Innovator OXO(R)

...been associated with rare cases of new onset or exacerbation of clinical symptoms and/or radiographic evidence of demyelinating disease. Rare cases of neurological disorders, including seizure disorder, optic neuritis, and peripheral neuropathy have been reported in patients treated with CIMZIA; the causal r...

Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Expands Product Pipeline by Licensing New Drug to Treat Narcolepsy

...on with the signing of an agreement to license a new drug for the treatment of narcolepsy, a chronic and debilitating sleep disorder, as well as other neurologic and psychiatric conditions. The agreement to license ADX-N05 gives Addrenex the worldwide rights (excluding East Asia) to develop, manufacture...

VIDEO from Medialink and the Epilepsy Foundation: New Study Suggests Different Versions of the Same Epilepsy Medication Can Be Harmful

...a seizure while driving on the freeway," said Dr. Brien Smith, Senior Staff neurologist and Medical Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Henry For... Foundation is filing a Citizen's Petition with the FDA, has sent alerts to neurologists and pharmacists across the country, and developed a Web site ( www.epi...