American Academy of Neurology 58th Annual Meeting scientific highlights
...s appear to be a promising source of new cells for repair of the nervous system, both in the brain and spina...ssed a cell survival factor called MEF2 could help repair the brain damage cause by stroke when injected into the site of the damage. Under the influence of M...JK Rowling and the MS Society Scotland fund a new MS Research Centre
...herapies for MS. They will also investigate how to repair the damaged parts of the nervous system and prevent further deterioration. JK Rowling, Patron of the MS Society Scotland said: "It means a great deal to me to be able to provide support for this much needed research centre. It is an extremely excitin...JCI table of contents, April 20, 2006
...regulated after wound healing to allow the skin to repair itself. The study suggests that the most effective treatments for inflammatory skin disorders might be those that suppress the immune response and enhance the maturation of new skins cells in order to restore the skin surface to normal after injury. ...Study first to show potential of light-activated gene therapy for knee injuries
...ion of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. True repair of injuries to articular cartilage would enable mi...form of light-activated gene therapy for cartilage repair that will be safe, fast, easy on patients and compatible with techniques used by most surgeons (e.g....Novel stem cell technology leads to better spinal cord repair
... GDA cells seem to work by signaling the tissue to repair in several ways, such as by suppressing scar tissue, rescuing motor pathway neurons in the brain and aligning damaged tissue at the injured site. More investigation is needed, however, before the new technology could be used in humans, researchers sa...M. D. Anderson: Setting the benchmark in brain tumor treatment
...ts who initially respond to it have a specific DNA repair gene (0-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase or M...her increasing doses of the drug will overcome the repair gene problem. "This kind of collaboration is exciting, and it is unprecedented, not only in ...JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke, Parkinson's treatment, wheelchair durability
...nnaire about their wheelchair, its maintenance and repair history, and their satisfaction levels. Results sh...ours of wheelchair use nor wheelchair age affected repair or maintenance frequency. Better understanding of wheelchair maintenance and repair issues will guid...Damage from oxygen may be one cause of Parkinson's disease
...ree radicals in mitochondria, then complex I could repair itself," Bennett said. "If this damage is caught in people early on, we might interrupt the progression of Parkinson's disease. Such treatment is hypothetical at this point, but it is rational." Right now, Bennett and his colleagues don't know why co...New data finds recalls of automated external defibrillators to be common
...cted at developing a reliable system to locate and repair potentially defective devices in a timely fashion."...Hebrew University researchers succeed in observing for 1st time how DNA damage is identified
...s at that spot and signals to other proteins which repair DNA. Under conditions of stress, some bacteria un...is understanding of the molecular basis of the DNA repair is a basic step in furthering our ability to understand those illnesses stemming from DNA damage, fo...AGA Institute presents cutting-edge research during DDW
...al role Wnt signaling plays in gut development and repair and characterize how Wnt contributes to the formation of tumors in the GI tract. Late-Breaking Session On Tuesday, May 23 from 2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (room 501 A/B/C), AGA will feature their late-breaking clinical abstracts, which include exciting d...Surgical plugs in ear's bone stops strange form of severe dizziness
...ehiscence and developed the surgical techniques to repair it. In a pair of reports believed to offer the l...for the remaining one-third who undergo surgery to repair the bone casing in the ear, the surgery in most cases fixes the disturbance in balance caused by the...Procedures beat meds to help patients fight obesity, GERD
...s omeprazole and lansoprazole, reduce symptoms and repair erosion to the esophagus by reducing the upswell of acid from the stomach into the esophagus. Doctors perform LNF with a video laparoscope, wrapping the upper part of the stomach around the lower esophagus to strengthen the control valve to decrease ...New compounds fight chronic symptoms of bowel disorders
...he use of this medication is to promote growth and repair of the injured tissues. In previous animal studie...e and is involved in regeneration, maintenance and repair of the intestine. Adverse events with teduglutide were generally self-limited, mild in nature and i...Mowing the lawn is not child's play
...of physicians from various specialties to properly repair them. Often, patients must endure painful reconst...id in the prevention of these injuries as it is to repair them." "The sad thing is that so many of these tragic injuries are avoidable," said Eileen M. Ouelle...News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
...troke can involve not only both local recovery and repair but perhaps compensation from distant regions, including the contralateral hemisphere. This week, Lotze et al. examined a group of patients with a history of an ischemic stroke involving the internal capsule. These patients initially had significant ...Stem cells found in adult skin can be transplanted and function in mouse models of disease
...ram to determine whether human SKPs can be used to repair the injured spinal cord in rodents. The mission of NeuroScience Canada's Brain Repair Program is to fast-track neuroscience research in order to develop treatments and therapies more quickly....DNA repair in mammal embryos is a matter of timing
...xing broken chromosomes: the cells use one type of repair mechanism during the first half of development and...second half. The team also showed that blocking a repair pathway causes the cell to commit suicide, a process called apoptosis; and that preventing this atte...Preventing spinal cord injury during aortic surgery
Baltimore, MD -- Surgery to repair aortic aneurysms often comes with a high price: ne... death while having no effect on expression of DNA repair enzymes. These studies demonstrate the importance of mitochondria in release of reactive oxygen spec......likely be true of minocycline. And in blocking DNA repair you conceivably increase the risk of cancer. In clinical trials where people are taking minocycline for months at a time, I think that investigators need to take this into consideration although for someone with a serious neurodegenerative disease l...