http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Epilepsy, a common and serious neurologic disorder that affects millions of people, is not getting the public attention and funding for research it deserves, according to an editorial on a study published in the January 4, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://phys.org/news212689610.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:27:17 EST news212689610 The American Academy of Neurology has developed a new tool to help doctors gauge how well they are caring for people with Parkinson's disease. The new quality measures are published in the November 30, 2010, issue of Neurology. http://phys.org/news210270545.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:50:03 EST news210270545 A new study shows that a sleep disorder may be a sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before the disorders are diagnosed. The research is published in the July 28, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://phys.org/news199471356.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 EST news199471356 Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered evidence suggesting that people missing large chunks of DNA on chromosome 16 are much more likely than others to develop a chronic seizure disorder during their lifetime. http://phys.org/news190556470.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:21:36 EST news190556470 A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology recommends that the drug quinine, although effective, should be avoided for treatment of routine muscle cramps due to uncommon but serious side effects. The guideline is published in the February 23, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://phys.org/news186078087.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:21:41 EST news186078087 A combined positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan of the whole body appears to detect cancer in individuals with related neurologic complications more accurately than some other commonly used tests, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the March print issue of Archives of Neurology. http://phys.org/news182452706.html Medicine & Health Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:40:01 EST news182452706 New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published in the September 30, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://phys.org/news173552700.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:02 EST news173552700 An international team of researchers led by scientists at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have found what they believe is the first mutated gene linked to restless legs syndrome, a common neurologic disorder. http://phys.org/news167406997.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:20:05 EST news167406997 A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain delusions and brain disorders revealing a consistent pattern of injury to the frontal lobe and right hemisphere of the human brain. The cognitive deficits caused by these injuries to the right hemisphere, leads to the over compensation by the left hemisphere of the brain for the injury, resulting in delusions. The article entitled "Delusional misidentifications and duplications: Right brain lesions, left brain delusions" appears in the latest issue of the journal of Neurology. http://phys.org/news151069576.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:46:16 EST news151069576