Multimillion-dollar pain research center funded at Wake Forest
...e years the center will investigate changes in the nervous system, particularly the spinal cord, in the prese...ine "stimulates a different circuit in the central nervous system that appears to be more important after nerve injury than before." Another laboratory proje...Concerta approved for ADHD in first European market
...in developing and marketing treatments for central nervous system disorders....Calling all young minds 2002 AstraZeneca CNS awards program launched
...including pain management, cardiovascular, central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory products. In CNS, AstraZeneca is dedicated to providing medicines which have the potential to change patients lives. The company already markets ZOMIG the leading second generation triptan and SEROQUEL the fastest growin...UT Southwestern researchers identify mechanisms by which cocaine elevates blood pressure
...erferes with the effects of cocaine on the central nervous system, and it is very difficult to show that even a large dose of cocaine can increase blood pressure in animals. Therefore, we suspected that the results would be different in humans. The investigators administered a small, medically approved d...Two viruses team up in West Nile vaccine
...s only mild symptoms, it can spread to the central nervous system and cause a potentially deadly brain inflam...of dengue virus, which does not target the central nervous system, the engineered virus does not infect the brain. Second, the addition of select WNV genes ca...Research links level of spina bifida defect and need for shunt after newborn surgery
...ifida, the most common birth defect of the central nervous system, a developmental failure early in pregnancy leaves an opening in part of the bone and tissue covering the fetuss spinal cord. Depending on the severity of the defect, the newborn may suffer paralysis, bowel and bladder problems, and fluid pres...People suffering from epilepsy continue to lack a good quality of life
...py) is an innovative long-term therapy for central nervous system disorders, which has been demonstrated as safe and effective for people with epilepsy. VNS Therapy is delivered via a small pacemaker-like device, implanted just under the skin in the left chest pocket, which sends mild electrical stimulation...Vitamin C may help 'juice up' metabolism in older adults, offsetting weight gain
...dults is due in part to a decreased ability of the nervous system to support resting metabolism. Jones group believes this decline in neural support of resting metabolism with age may be related to increased oxidative stress. In a new study, Bell is trying to remove the influence of oxidative stress in olde...Study confirms seasonal fluctuation in immunity-generating cells among MS patients
...e, a persons own immune system attacks the central nervous system. It is clear that activated T-cells play an...rder that involves inflammation within the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) followed by the loss of protective myelin sheaths that surround n...Mice lacking fat-making enzyme are leaner, more sensitive to leptin and insulin
...Most of the current anti-obesity drugs work on the nervous system and attempt to reduce appetite. A DGAT1 inhibitor would offer an entirely novel approach by going directly to the source and turning off the tap of fat production. Maybe the next time Rip wakes up, a DGAT1 inhibitor will have transformed Ameri......in medicine over the coming decade. Because of the nervous systems complexity, progress up until now has been slower than in other medical specialties. However, it is realistic to hope that major breakthroughs will be made in the not-too-distant future. THE LANCET NEUROLOGY intends to be at the forefront of ...New study shows ropinirole slows the loss of dopamine function in Parkinsons disease
...rogressive movement disorder affecting the central nervous system. Researchers wanted to try ropinirole on the early stages of PD and in participants who had not begun taking levodopa, often called L-dopa. L-dopa, which helps the remaining cells make dopamine in the brain to restore dopamine deficiency, h...Though rare, victims of lightning strike may suffer
...erson, in rare cases, ongoing complications of the nervous system result in involuntary movement disorders. Among lightning-strike victims, researchers have discovered involuntary movement symptoms including uncontrollable blinking and forcible closure of eyelids, tic-like movements resembling Tourettes syn...Causes of menstrual migraine explored
..., treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system....Retinal cell implantation shows promise and improvement in advanced Parkinsons disease patients
...s disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting over one million people in the United States. ...Reducing antiepileptics in VNS (TM) patients does not impair seizure control
...apy is an innovative long-term therapy for central nervous system disorders, which has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for people with epilepsy. VNS Therapy is delivered via a small pacemaker-like device, implanted just under the skin in the left chest pocket, which sends mild electrical stimulat...Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy (TM) more effective in epilepsy patients when used earlier
...apy is an innovative long-term therapy for central nervous system disorders, which has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for people with epilepsy. VNS Therapy is delivered via a small pacemaker-like device, implanted just under the skin in the left chest pocket, which sends mild electrical stimulat...Ginkgo biloba slows cognitive decline in patients with multiple sclerosis
..., often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. Although past studies have shown that Ginkgo slows mental decline in Alzheimers patients, until now the herb has not been scientifically studied in patients with MS. The study, which was conducted by Jody Corey-Bloom, M.D., Ph.D., pr...Adult sleepwalking may be genetic disorder
..., treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system....Study finds widespread sympathetic nerve damage in Parkinson's disease
...e also causes widespread damage to the sympathetic nervous system, which controls blood pressure, pulse rate,... have incontinence and other symptoms of autonomic nervous system function, and previous studies have found evidence of sympathetic nerve damage in PD patients...