News tagged with neurologists
Nanopillars yield more precise molecular photography
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Stanford research team uses glowing nanopillars to give biologists, neurologists and other researchers a deeper, more precise look into living cells.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Paralyzed Belgian patient can't talk after all
(AP) -- It was heralded as a medical miracle. After spending more than two decades in a vegetative state, Rom Houben, a Belgian man in his mid-40s, was suddenly able to communicate, news reports trumpeted last November.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Protein regulates movement of mitochondria in brain cells
Scientists have identified a protein in the brain that plays a key role in the function of mitochondria - the part of the cell that supplies energy, supports cellular activity, and potentially wards off threats from disease. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Foreign Accent Syndrome: Oregon woman develops foreign accent after surgery
(AP) -- Karen Butler has a British-sounding accent, but she's never been to Europe. She woke up from dental surgery one day talking funny. A year and a half later her "foreign" accent remains, and her story ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Study: Restless legs may be a sign of heart risks
(AP) -- The nighttime twitching of restless legs syndrome may be more than an annoyance: New research suggests that in some people, it could be a sign of hidden heart problems.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 03, 2011 |
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Making the 'irrelevant' relevant to understand memory and aging
Age alters memory. But in what ways, and why? These questions comprise a vast puzzle for neurologists and psychologists. A new study looked at one puzzle piece: how older and younger adults encode and recall distracting, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Researchers determine that a first medical opinion can influence the second
A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers indicates that physicians who give second opinions may be influenced by the first opinion and other external factors.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Neurologists testing century-old observation as a potential new treatment for Parkinson's disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than one million Americans are living with Parkinson's disease, which slowly steals a person's control over their own body movements. Now, neurologists in the Movement Disorders Center at Rush University ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 10, 2011 |
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When the zebra loses its stripes
The capacity to remember that a zebra has stripes, or that a giraffe is a four-legged mammal, is known as semantic memory. It allows us to assign meaning to words and to recall general knowledge and concepts that we have ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 20, 2010 |
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International effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
A large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 03, 2010 |
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New guideline helps determine brain death in adults
A new national guideline, co-authored by a Henry Ford Hospital neurologist, has created an updated step-by-step process to help physicians better wade through the complex process of determining brain death in adult patients.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Robotic therapy helps stroke patients regain function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke patients who received robot-assisted therapy were able to regain some ability to use their arms, even if the stroke had occurred years earlier, according to a study published April ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 19, 2010 |
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What connects the elderly and sports people? Smart sensor technology
Innovative smart sensing devices promise to boost mobility and quality of life for the elderly, reduce healthcare costs and even give sports people an edge through more effective training.
Dec 24, 2009 |
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Irregular arm swing may point to Parkinson's disease
Irregular arm swings while walking could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, according to neurologists who believe early detection may help physicians apply treatments to slow further brain cell damage until strategies ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Deep brain stimulation treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease patients provides benefits
Patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) who received deep brain stimulation treatment had more improvement in movement skills and quality of life after six months than patients who received other medical therapy, but ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Neurology
Neurology (from Greek νεῦρον, neuron, "nerve" + the suffix -λογία, '-logia', "study of") is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle. The corresponding surgical specialty is neurosurgery. A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders. Neurologists may also be involved in clinical research, clinical trials, as well as basic research and translational research.
Neurology is the medical application of neuroscience which is the scientific study of the nervous system.
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