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Carmustine Decreases Amyloid Beta Plaques
March 25, 2013 — Long term treatment by carmustine, a chemical relative of mustard gas and already used to treat some types of brain cancer, can decrease the amount of amyloid ² and number of amyloid plaques in ... > full story -
Robot-Delivered Speech and Physical Therapy a Success
March 20, 2013 — In one of the earliest experiments using a humanoid robot to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient, researchers saw notable speech and physical therapy gains and significant ... > full story -
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Genetic Evidence That New Therapies Targeting Parkinson's Disease May Cause Harm
March 20, 2013 — Researchers have completed a small study that shows genetic and clinical evidence that therapies targeting the expression of alpha-synuclein -- a gene whose function is involved in the development ... > full story -
Spine Patients Who Quit Smoking Report Diminished Pain
March 19, 2013 — Smoking is a known risk factor for back pain and disc disease. In a new study, researchers reviewed smoking cessation rates and related pain in 6,779 patients undergoing treatment for spinal ... > full story -
Pneumonia Patients Nearly Twice as Likely to Suffer from Depression, Impairments
March 18, 2013 — Long-term cognitive and functional impairments that follow pneumonia hospitalization are comparable to the negative health effects of heart ... > full story -
Astrocyte Signaling Sheds Light on Stroke Research
March 18, 2013 — New research suggests that modifying signals sent by astrocytes, our star-shaped brain cells, may help to limit the spread of damage after an ischemic brain stroke. The study in mice determined that ... > full story -
Tau Transmission Model Opens Doors for New Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Therapies
March 15, 2013 — Injecting synthetic tau fibrils into animal models induces Alzheimer's-like tau tangles and imitates the spread of tau pathology, according to new ... > full story -
Alcohol, Fibromyalgia, and Quality of Life
March 15, 2013 — Low and moderate drinkers of alcohol reported lower severity of symptoms of fibromyalgia than teetotallers, finds a study. Too much alcohol reversed this effect. The chronic pain of fibromyalgia is ... > full story -
Coffee, Green Tea, May Help Lower Stroke Risk, Research Shows
March 14, 2013 — Green tea and coffee may help lower your risks of having a stroke, especially when both are a regular part of your diet. People who drank either green tea or coffee daily had about approximately ... > full story -
New Drugs May Improve Quality of Life for People With Parkinson's Disease
March 14, 2013 — Three new studies present possible positive news for people with Parkinson’s disease. The studies report on treatments for blood pressure problems, the wearing-off that can occur when people ... > full story
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