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How Dangerous Is Boxing For The Brain? Not So Bad, Says Study

Boxing at the amateur level is less harmful to the brain than previously assumed, says a new study. Obviously the brain is a sensitive instrument so few statements on repeated blows to the head can be truly conclusive and whether or not a professional ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 28 2008 - 12:50pm - 0 attachments

Protein Map Of Human Spit Created - May Replace Blood Tests

One day soon patients may spit in a cup, instead of bracing for a needle prick, when being tested for cancer, heart disease or diabetes. A major step in that direction is the cataloguing of the “complete” salivary proteome, a set of proteins in hum ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2008 - 10:42am - 0 attachments

Kyowa Hakko Receives Not Approvable Letter From FDA For Istradefylline (KW-6002)

... (KW-6002), its investigational drug for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. In the not approvable letter FDA expressed concern if ... to levodopa/carbidopa for the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson's disease to improve motor function in patients who experience motor ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 27 2008 - 11:38pm - 0 attachments

Identical Twins Not So Identical

Contrary to our previous beliefs, identical twins are not genetically identical. This surprising finding is presented by American, Swedish, and Dutch scientists in a study being published today in the prestigious journal American Journal of Human Geneti ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 16 2008 - 1:55am - 0 attachments

The Modifiable Factors In People Who Live The Longest

A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men, as well as good health and physical function, according to a re ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2008 - 8:47pm - 0 attachments

Synosia Therapeutics Appoints Chief Financial Officer To New Company Headquarters In Switzerland

... with high unmet medical need, including anxiety and Parkinson's Disease. Synosia's corporate headquarters is in Basel, Switzerland. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 4 2008 - 2:30am - 0 attachments

Nifty Side Effect: Deep Brain Stimulation For Obesity Causes Boost In Memory

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, which is used to treat Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, is now being studied for its potential to treat a variety of conditions. For example, DBS of the hypothalamus has been used to treat cluster h ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 30 2008 - 3:05am - 0 attachments

Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Benefits Against Parkinson's Disease

... improves the motor skills of patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease, says a new long-term study by researchers at the ... a pronounced decrease in the motor scores associated with Parkinson's Disease - the tremors, stiffness and slowness - and this benefit ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 29 2008 - 10:56pm - 0 attachments

90% Gone In Some Areas: How To Save Tasmanian Devils?

A unique transmissible and rapidly spreading cancer threatens the very existence of Tasmanian devils. To combat this particularly aggressive disease, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory research team, in collaboration with 454 Lifesciences, is committing re ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2008 - 5:33pm - 0 attachments

Controversial Alzheimer's Theory Gets Funding

Dr. Shaohua Xu, Florida Tech associate professor of biological sciences, has an original theory of the origin of Alzheimer’s Disease and has earned a $150,000 grant from Space Florida to test it. The grant was matched with $30,000 from NASA’s Aerospace ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2008 - 12:46am - 0 attachments