August 11, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
There is a high suicide rate associated with schizophrenia. A recent study showed that 30 percent of patients diagnosed with the condition had attempted suicide at least once during their lifetime. Another study suggested that 10 percent of persons with schizophrenia die by suicide.
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antipsychotic drugs, psychological interventions, suicide rate
August 10, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
Cardiology has advanced considerably in the past few decades, but there is a downside — extending those advances further in treatment becomes more difficult. At the European Society of Cardiology meeting, many clinical trial results were reported but few of those “Hot Line” studies had positive results.
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cardiac ischemic events, fatty acid supplements, heart failure patients
August 9, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
At the Loyola University Hospital in Chicago, incising a big portion of the human skull or face and likewise exposing a big area of the brain have been replaced by less-invasive brain surgery techniques.
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brain aneurysms, brain tissue, invasive brain surgery, types of seizures
August 8, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
A collaborative study investigated how neuronal proteins involved in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, interact and lead to the development of unique complexes. The study, which was performed by investigators from the Univeristy of California, San Diego and San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC).
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nanopore, neurodegenerative disorders, neurological diseases, synuclein
August 7, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
Too much use of denture cream can lead to nerve damage, a recent study reveals. Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas reported on four patients who habitually used “extremely large amounts”of dental cream and were found to develop neurological problems later on. All patients were found to have abnormally high zinc levels in their blood, along with abnormally low copper levels. Symptoms seen among patients included weakness in the hands, arms, and legs, poor balance, cognitive decline, and urinary incontinence.
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fitting dentures, nerve damage, neurologic improvement, zinc blood levels
August 6, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
Traditionally used for intractable childhood epilepsy, the high fat, low carbohydrate ketogenic diet was found by a study to be an effective first-line treatment for spasms among four to eight-month old infants with epilepsy.
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infantile spasms, ketogenic diet, low-carbohydrate, pediatric neurologist
August 5, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
Xenazine (tetrabenazine) has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) as the first drug for the treatment of chorea among patients with Huntington’s disease. “Xenazine represents hope for patients and families dealing with this difficult disease,” said Dr. Timothy Cote, director of FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development. “For the first time, there is a treatment that can help patients with this disease gain some quality of life.”
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abnormal movement, double blind placebo, nerve cells, orphan products development, xenazine
August 4, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
A certain kind of MRI scanning can now identify if brain tumors respond to treatment even before the onset of symptoms, according to a pilot study. Participated by researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Montreal Neurological Institute, the study was conducted among patients with recurring malignant tumors who were undergoing chemotherapy.
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abnormal movement, barrow neurological institute, malignant tumors, nerve cells
August 3, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
A neuroimaging study,”Prefontal Hypoactivation and Recovery in Insomnia,” has found that cognitive abnormalities caused by insomnia can be reversed through the non-pharmacologic approach of sleep therapy.
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brain activation, fluency tasks, sleep therapy
June 15, 2019 Category :Health Watch 0
Methylene blue, a century-old drug, is found to address mitochondrial dysfunction—a common condition in age-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
A paper on methylene blue study, conducted by researchers from Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland, shows that methylene blue, when used at a very low concentration, slows cellular aging and enhances mitochondrial function, which potentially allows those with Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s to live longer, healthier lives.
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Alzheimer, blood disorder, cellular aging, methylene blue