Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
...soldiers but also gives hope to every American who suffers from diseases of the central nervous system." Many tissues in the body continually renew themselves if injured. However, this is not true for nerve cells or their fibers (axons) in the Central Nervous System (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain (of w...JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
...ects during asthma About 10% of the US population suffers from the chronic inflammation of their airways that we have come to know as allergic asthma. This inflammation is caused by the release from CD4+ T cells of proinflammatory molecules known as cytokines. Susetta Finotto and colleagues from the Univers...FDA approves Enablex for treatment of overactive bladder
...st 16 percent of the population over the age of 40 suffers from the chronic and troublesome symptoms of OAB. Although prevalence increases with age, the problem affects people of all ages. People with OAB often limit travel, social and even work activities to avoid potentially embarrassing episodes that ca...Research on nerve cell circuitry reveals clue about schizophrenia
... in a year. Worldwide, 1 percent of the population suffers from schizophrenia. The most common symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions and hallucinations. People suffering from schizophrenia lose the ability to think properly and cannot tell what is important from unimportant information in their surrounding...Combination therapy, not medication alone, most effective for treating children with OCD
...a suggest that approximately 1 in 200 young people suffers from OCD, which in many cases severely disrupts academic, social, and vocational functioning, according to background information in the article. Among adults with OCD, one-third to one-half develop the disorder during childhood or adolescence, which...Using over-the-counter drugs to treat upper respiratory infections may save $4.75 billion annually
...from about one billion colds and the average adult suffers from two to four colds per year. These colds result in approximately 15 million lost workdays each year in the United States. There can be many different symptoms for upper respiratory infections, which may be caused by a variety of factors includ...Study lays down genetic basis for sinus disease and nasal polyps
...mately 15 percent of the American adult population suffers from sinusitis, the most common respiratory complaint in the United States. Nearly 20 percent of patients with chronic sinusitis develop nasal polyps. These conditions can have serious health consequences: swelling of the tissues within the sinus c...Health care treatment differs by race
...tment for their study because "virtually everyone" suffers from back pain at some point, and it is an ailment for which medications are routinely prescribed. And since pain, unlike actual damage to the body, can't be measured by diagnostic tools such as X-rays, MRI tests and CT scans, doctors must decide wha...Women's health research registry aims to improve women's health for future generations
...f a research registry geared for women. "My mother suffers from fibromyalgia (a form of rheumatism) and there's so little known about it. I hope my participation in the Cedars-Sinai Research Registry TM will in some way help her and maybe myself later along the way." Another Registry participant's intere...New darifenacin data released at the American Urological Association (AUA)
...st 16 percent of the population over the age of 40 suffers from chronic and troublesome symptoms of OAB. Although prevalence increases with age, the problem affects people of all ages. As the population becomes increasingly older, the need and hence the market for safe and effective treatments continues to...Kadian alleviated chronic pain in patients unsuccessfully treated with well-known therapies
...timated that 10-20 percent of the adult population suffers daily from non-malignant pain , and almost half of all Americans will seek medical care for persistent pain at some point in their lives. Chronic pain persists for longer than the usual recovery time for an injury or longer than six months. It c...Merging hearing technologies sounds good to researcher
...proximately 10 percent of the country's population suffers from hearing impairment, and the number is expected to grow as the population ages. Hearing aids are the most common remedy for people with hearing impairments, Chung says. Hearing aids have microphones to pick up sounds, then processors send the sig......ause seizures should be stopped before the patient suffers irreversible damage." Forty million people worldwide have epilepsy. Five to 10 percent of the U.S. population will have a seizure during their lifetime and of those, 30 percent will develop epilepsy. The burden of this disease, however, can't be und...AAN develops neurology education series for patients and families
.... "This book is the essential guide for anyone who suffers from headaches, and for those who don't, to understand those who do," according to neurologist and series editor Austin Sumner, MD. Written by neurologists William B. Young, MD, and Stephen D. Silberstein, MD, Migraines and Other Headaches offers exp...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
... BRAINSTEM IMPLANT One in 40,000 people in the US suffers from neurofibromatosis type II (NF2), a genetic condition in which benign tumors impinge upon auditory nerves. Doctors often remove the tumors, since there is a danger that they will encroach upon vital brain centers such as those that control breat...New research shows rural South Africa faces stroke crisis similar to affluent western countries
...e developed world. Poverty-stricken Africa already suffers from a huge burden of HIV/ AIDS, and it now faces a looming epidemic of vascular disease. Left unchecked the impact could be massive." Stroke is a leading world-wide killer that now threatens Southern African countries. African governments must recog...Clinical research key in advance to prospective health care
...h to health care. He argues that health care today suffers from a "lack of a robust clinical research enterprise mobilized to translate basic scientific discoveries into clinical relevance," and calls on the medical community to more fully support clinical research and clinical researchers. The editorial com......either the 'real' medicine or a placebo. So no one suffers any unethical deception." Placebos play crucial roles in medical research. Using a placebo with a control group lets researchers know if the "real" medication is working. Also, in what are known as "double blind" studies, it's important the researche...New study demonstrates key benefits of RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) in young adults with schizophrenia
...n estimated one per cent of the world's population suffers from schizophrenia, a brain disorder that impairs a person's ability to think clearly, relate to others, and distinguish between reality and imagination. The illness is marked by 'positive' symptoms (psychological disturbances 'added' as a result of...Overweight Hispanic youth face increased risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome
... Latino children with a family history of diabetes suffers from pre-diabetes, which is associated with the reduced ability of the pancreas to produce enough insulin. Furthermore, this condition does not seem to be associated with the child's weight," noted Dr. Goran, the lead investigator on the study and a...