Researchers image language recovery after stroke
...ration with Howard Rosen, M.D., previous fellow in neurology at the School of Medicine and current assistant professor of neurology at the University of California at San Francisco; Martin Linenweber, graduate student in computer sc......ir of neurology, as well as associate professor of neurology and neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine, said he and his collaborators have now identified the receptor responsible for inhibiting the growth of injured nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord by the protein, Nogo. The finding could lead to the...New AstraZeneca awards program recognizes, supports future leaders in neurology and psychiatry
Future leaders in neurology and psychiatry calling all young minds for application submissions 12 February 2001 -- AstraZeneca PLC announced today the creation of the AstraZeneca Young Minds in CNS Awards Program to recognize and promote promising work from young physicians ...Personality influences psychological adjustment and recovery from stroke
...tan, Ph.D., lead author and associate professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. One person might return to work and social and leisure activities, while the other may end up on permanent disability. Our research is the first to demonstrate that in many cases, perso...Application deadline extended for new AstraZeneca neurology, psychiatry awards
...to participating in the award reception at a major neurology and/or psychiatry congress in 2001, AstraZeneca will sponsor recipients to attend an international CNS-related medical meeting in the United States or Europe in 2002. An independent steering committee representing distinguished experts in the CNS fi...Stimulating environment protects brain against damage from lead exposure
...ofessor of pathology, anatomy and cell biology and neurology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and his colleagues compared groups of rats given lead-laced water for several weeks in two different environments. They found both a better ability to learn and higher level...Double-drug therapy may benefit some multiple sclerosis patients
...said Douglas Jeffery, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at WFUBMC and the study's principal investigator. Jeffery said that 35 percent to 50 percent of MS patients don't have an optimal response when taking interferon beta-1B and might benefit from the combination therapy. The study enrolled 10 pat...Tourettes, other tic disorders far more common than once thought
... symptoms, says Roger Kurlan, M.D., a professor of neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and lead author of the Neurology paper. The cases you see on TV are the most severe cases, and theyre just the tip of the iceberg. Most cases of Tourettes are much milder and dont progress to the severe f...Jefferson researchers have early evidence of bone marrow stem cells able to become brain cells
... biologist Lorraine Iacovitti, Ph.D., professor of neurology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, who leads the research. She reports her team's findings November 11 at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego. Human adult bone marrow stem cells - ...Research shows way to boost morphine's pain-killing benefits
...ennifer Whistler, PhD, UCSF assistant professor of neurology at the Gallo Center and senior author on the Cell paper. What Id like to see from this work, Whistler said, is the development of new drugs or new drug combinations -- to safely reduce tolerance to morphine for people suffering from severe chronic p...UNC expands national clinical trials of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's drugs
...d Pierre Tariot, M.D., professor of psychiatry and neurology at the University of Rochester direct the Alzheimer's disease trials. Key investigators from UNC-Chapel Hill are Scott Stroup, M.D., M.P.H., and Diana Perkins, M.D., M.P.H. Other researchers involved in trial management are Joseph McEvoy, M.D., Marvi...Stroke teams double access to fast care without higher costs
...roke care. Patients were evaluated by the general neurology team. In the second year, from July 2000 through June 2001, a dedicated stroke team was in place. The stroke team consisted of neurologists and physicians specially trained in stroke treatment and faculty on 24-hour call for evaluation and treatmen...Childhood stroke deaths drop, but still higher among blacks
...ood stroke deaths, according to Fullerton, a child neurology fellow at the University of California San Francisco. Known risk factors for childhood hemorrhagic strokes (caused by bleeding) include brain tumors or vascular malformations, hemophilia, cancer and sickle cell disease. Childhood ischemic strokes (...Link found between kids sleep, behavior problems
...ep Disorders Laboratory and associate professor of neurology at the U-M Medical School. If there is indeed a cause-and-effect link, sleep problems in children could represent a major public health issue, says Chervin. Its conceivable that by better identifying and treating childrens snoring and other nighttim...Second patient with multiple sclerosis undergoes groundbreaking surgery at Yale
...said Timothy Vollmer, M.D., associate professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine. "He has a high level of disability because of the location of the lesions in the brain, but he is otherwise healthy." There are an estimated 1.4 million persons worldwide with multiple sclerosis. The young man in the trial...Cholesterol bad for brain too, UCSF study says
...Yaffe, MD, UCSF assistant professor of psychology, neurology and epidemiology, and chief of geriatric psychiatry at San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The higher cholesterol these women had, the worse they did on cognitive testing. And using statins, which reduce cholesterol, seemed to be benefici...Testosterone aids older mens brains, UCSF study says
...Yaffe, MD, UCSF assistant professor of psychiatry, neurology and epidemiology and biostatistics, and chief of geriatric psychiatry at SFVAMC. However, Yaffe does not recommend that men begin taking testosterone to improve cognition. Our study only looked at natural testosterone levels and so it doesnt prove t...Yale researchers report on brain activity believed related to sudden infant death syndrome
...or, George Richerson, M.D., associate professor of neurology and physiology, said his teams findings support a new theory that infants who succumb to SIDS have developmental abnormalities in these neurons. In healthy infants and adults, the response of these neurons to low carbon dioxide levels during sleep ma...Heavy drinkers bear the heavy burden of bleeding stroke
...of one of the papers and an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. They are...strokes. Daniel Woo, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, led this study, which included 188 ICH patients...Improving accuracy of cross-cultural neuropsychological testing
...ople and is led by Dr. RichardMayeux, professor of neurology and psychiatry and director of the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center. Each individual received a battery of neuropsychological tests and a reading test that asked participants to pronounce words of increasing difficulty from a list. Participants who hada...