News tagged with progressive neurological disease

Tracking Huntingdon's with new brain imaging tests

(PhysOrg.com) -- A range of new clinical, functional, and neuroimaging tests developed by researchers at UCL make it possible to track the progression of Huntington’s disease long before noticeable symptoms ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Radiation therapy improves painful condition associated with multiple sclerosis

Stereotactic radiation is an effective, long-term treatment for trigeminal neuralgia: a painful condition that occurs with increased frequency in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Radiation is noninvasive and has less ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study identifies two chemicals that could lead to new drugs for genetic disorders

UCLA scientists have identified two chemicals that convince cells to ignore premature signals to stop producing important proteins. Published in the Sept. 28 edition of the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the findings could ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study of cat diet leads to key nervous system repair discovery

Scientists studying a mysterious neurological affliction in cats have discovered a surprising ability of the central nervous system to repair itself and restore function.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 3