Moderate alcohol consumption linked to brain shrinkage
...ase in the brain size of middle-aged adults. Brain atrophy is associated with impaired cognition and motor fu...found an association between heavy drinking, brain atrophy and an increased risk for stroke. We studied a younger, middle-aged population and found that low am...Moderate alcohol use may be associated with brain shrinkage
...h at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Brain atrophy may be associated with lower cognition and reduced...moderate alcohol intake was also linked with brain atrophy (brain shrinkage). Ding and colleagues from five other institutions assessed the relationship of a...Risk for lowered cognitive performance is greater in people at high risk for stroke
...cipated in our study indicated that abnormal brain atrophy is related both to higher risk of stroke and poorer cognitive ability." "Mild cognitive impairment related to high risk for stroke is of concern to those who study AD for several reasons. Vascular changes related to stroke are often seen in AD and ev...Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, prostate cancer or cardiac disease
...h cessation of treatment (gynecomastia, testicular atrophy or infertility). Testosterone treatment should be used cautiously or not at all in men with advanced liver disease. Skin reactions are commonly encountered in men being treated with the patch with a low incidence observed with testosterone gel....Tip sheet for the February 24, 2004 Neurology
...Most patients had cognitive impairment, and 14 had atrophy in the cerebral cortex. An editorial by Brian P...ent age. Comparing the tests that measure brain atrophy and disease progression in Alzheimer's Led by C.R. Jack, Jr., MD, researchers at the Mayo Clinic, R...Mouse model of neuromuscular disease identifies key player in motor neuron death
...d a new mouse model for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), a disease characterized by adult-onset progressive weakness and degeneration of limb muscles, often resulting in the patient being confined to a wheel chair. SBMA causes the death of cells called motor neurons that control muscle function. Th...Univ. of Pittsburgh to lead international trial for vocal cord paralysis and paresis
... injections in patients with vocal cord paralysis, atrophy or paresis. The study, which will be conducted at ...nces." In vocal cord disorders such as paralysis, atrophy and paresis, one or both vocal cords are weakened and lack the ability to close and thus vibrate pro...Study: New neurons can get out of spinal cord
... amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal motor atrophy (SMA), and other degenerative motor neuron diseases," says Jeffrey Rothstein, M.D., Ph.D., professor of neurology and director of the Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins, one source of funding for the work. "But there's a long way to go....OHSU study: Rate of brain volume loss predicts dementia
...s who progressed to dementia had a greater rate of atrophy than the cognitively intact group, while the stable impairment group had an intermediate rate of total volume loss. The volume of the hippocampus, the part of the brain that controls learning and memory, in the impaired group that progressed to demen...Further evidence showing treatment benefits of beta interferon for MS
...raging and commends investigators to include brain atrophy as an outcome measure in future trials of potential disease-modifying treatments in multiple sclerosis."...University of Utah vision researchers identify genetic cause of rare eye disease in Utah family
... the disease are described as suffering from optic atrophy (optic nerve degeneration), deafness, ptosis (droo...at ophthalmologists caring for patients with optic atrophy should inquire about possible hearing loss as well. Eventually, he says the findings will be used to...Long-term obesity linked to loss of brain tissue in women
...the relationship between body mass index and brain atrophy (loss of brain tissue) in 290 women. The women wer... who lost tissue in the temporal lobe. The risk of atrophy increased 13 to 16 percent per 1.0 kg/m2 increase in BMI. "This study indicates that a high BMI i...Chronic back pain shrinks 'thinking parts' of the brain, study finds
... Apkarian's laboratory group embarked on the brain atrophy study. It is possible that some of the observed ...he decreased brain gray matter, Apkarian said. The atrophy also may be attributable to more irreversible processes, such as neurodegeneration. Other research ...Drinking water could be beneficial to patients with low blood pressure
...into two groups, seven of whom had multiple system atrophy (MSA), while the other seven had pure autonomic failure (PAF). MSA is a neurodegenerative disease marked by a combination of symptoms affecting movement, blood pressure, and other body functions. PAF is a disorder affecting only the autonomic nervous...UGA researchers receive NIH contract to create a stem cell-based drug assay for SMA
... therapies for diseases like SMA." Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited and often fatal diseases that destroys the nerves necessary for voluntary muscle movement, such as crawling, walking, head and neck control and even swallowing. According to the NIH, one in every 40 people is a genetic carrie...Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
... Foundation to conduct research on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a neuromuscular disease that is the leading genetic killer of infants and toddlers. The funding will enable the institution to significantly expand its already substantial SMA research. With an estimated 55,000 people afflicted with the disea...