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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 -
How Chronic Stress Accelerates Alzheimer’s Disease
March 14, 2013 Why does chronic stress lead to increased risk for dementia? The answer may lie in the elevation of stress steroids that is seen in the brain during stress, a researcher ... > full story -
Garbled Text Messages May Be the Only Symptoms of Stroke
March 14, 2013 Difficulty or inability to write a coherent text message, even in patients who have no problem speaking, may become a "vital" tool in diagnosing a type of crippling stroke, according to new ... > full story -
Do Blood Thinners and Stroke Treatment Mean Danger? Study Indicates Risk Is Low
March 13, 2013 Millions of Americans take drugs to reduce their risk of heart attacks caused by blood clots. A new study suggests that a fear of brain bleeding if these patients receive stroke therapy may be ... > full story -
Drug Shows Potential to Delay Onset or Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
March 11, 2013 An anti-atherosclerosis drug greatly reduced blood-brain barrier (BBB) leaks in animal models with diabetes and hypercholesterolemia and linked BBB permeability with amyloid peptide deposits at the ... > full story -
Sleep Loss Precedes Alzheimer's Symptoms
March 11, 2013 Sleep is disrupted in people who likely have early Alzheimer’s disease but do not yet have the memory loss or other problems characteristic of full-blown disease, researchers ... > full story
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