Neurology

Prana's Compound Featured in Annals of Neurology

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Prana Biotechnology Limited , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that a...

Does Growth Hormone Drug Slow Alzheimer's Disease?

A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in humans. The new research is published in the November 18, 2008, print issue of...

An Industry Profile of France's Neurology Devices Market: Discover Investment Opportunities, a...

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DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "France Neurology Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012" to their offering.

Study bolsters link between Parkinson's, pesticide

Fungicide widely used in Valley found as a common factor in patients with disease. By Barbara Anderson / The Fresno Bee For years, researchers have suspected commercial pesticides put people at risk for Parkinson's disease. The...

'Super' aged brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age

Report: EurekAlert CHICAGO --- Researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine wondered if the brains of the elderly with still laser sharp memory -- called "super aged" -- were somehow different than...

Nerve disease expert comes to university

Published Date: 17 November 2008 A CONSULTANT neurologist has been appointed to head an Edinburgh University centre investigating Motor Neurone Disease. Siddharthan Chandran, currently at Cambridge University, will head the...

Awareness programme on epilepsy

Kochi: Stigma around epilepsy and the lack of awareness continue to be major hurdles in making modern treatment available to all those afflicted with this neurological disorder. According to experts, about one in every 200...

Toehold behind HIV``s brain assault identified!

Toehold behind HIV''s brain assault identified Washington, November 15: Scientists have uncovered a number of events that take place after brain cells are infected by HIV, a virus whose assault on the nervous system continues...

Epilepsy Day

KOCHI: The regional branch of the Indian Epilepsy Association will mark the National Epilepsy Day on Monday with a public awareness programme at Hotel Aiswarya near Durbar Hall Ground at 4.30 p.m. Former mayor and Corporation...

Diagnosis of parkinsonian syndrome often changes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The cause of a parkinsonian syndrome is not always clear when the symptoms first appear, and the diagnosis often changes over time, according to a paper in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and...

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