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NEW ORLEANS – A reformulated version of the previously withdrawn Neupro rotigotine patch had favorable results in separate studies of patients with advanced idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome, according to reports given prior to the planned return of the patch to the U.S.... »
Study Extends Traumatic Brain Pathology to Blast-Exposed Veterans
Evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy has been found in autopsies of four blast-exposed veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, signaling a potential overlap of the clinical signs and symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease observed in some athletes with a history of multiple... »
Status Epilepticus Hospitalizations Nearly Quadrupled Since 1980
NEW ORLEANS – The incidence of hospitalizations for status epilepticus rose nearly fourfold during 1980-2009, according to researchers who analyzed the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Hospital Database Survey. The population-adjusted incidence increased from 3.7/100,000 to... »
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Autopsy, Biopsy Data Support Amyloid Imaging Agents
Results from new studies of the investigational imaging agents florbetaben and flutemetamol indicate that they may help to support a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or rule it out, with the potential to improve both... »
Surgical Removal of Brain Thrombus Boosts Recovery
NEW ORLEANS – An investigative, minimally invasive surgery for reducing intracranial clot volume following an intracerebral hemorrhage showed promise in results from a phase II study. In the controlled study, 54 patients... »
Tenecteplase Edges TPA in Acute Stroke
NEW ORLEANS – The potential advantages of tenecteplase, a modified form of tissue plasminogen activator engineered to outperform the native molecule, finally shone through for treating patients with acute ischemic stroke. A... »
Results from new studies of the investigational imaging agents florbetaben and flutemetamol indicate that they may help to support a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or rule it out, with the potential to improve both... »
Surgical Removal of Brain Thrombus Boosts Recovery
NEW ORLEANS – An investigative, minimally invasive surgery for reducing intracranial clot volume following an intracerebral hemorrhage showed promise in results from a phase II study. In the controlled study, 54 patients... »
Tenecteplase Edges TPA in Acute Stroke
NEW ORLEANS – The potential advantages of tenecteplase, a modified form of tissue plasminogen activator engineered to outperform the native molecule, finally shone through for treating patients with acute ischemic stroke. A... »
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Rotigotine Patch Has Favorable Results in Parkinson's, Restless Legs
NEW ORLEANS – A reformulated version of the previously withdrawn Neupro rotigotine patch had favorable results in separate studies of patients with advanced idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome,... »
Status Epilepticus Hospitalizations Nearly Quadrupled Since 1980
NEW ORLEANS – The incidence of hospitalizations for status epilepticus rose nearly fourfold during 1980-2009, according to researchers who analyzed the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Hospital Database... »
Fighters' Study Gives Clues to Brain Trauma Pathology
NEW ORLEANS – How long does it take before the cumulative effect of repeated blows to the head result in significant cognitive changes? Preliminary results from a longitudinal study of boxers and mixed martial arts fighters... »
NEW ORLEANS – A reformulated version of the previously withdrawn Neupro rotigotine patch had favorable results in separate studies of patients with advanced idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome,... »
Status Epilepticus Hospitalizations Nearly Quadrupled Since 1980
NEW ORLEANS – The incidence of hospitalizations for status epilepticus rose nearly fourfold during 1980-2009, according to researchers who analyzed the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Hospital Database... »
Fighters' Study Gives Clues to Brain Trauma Pathology
NEW ORLEANS – How long does it take before the cumulative effect of repeated blows to the head result in significant cognitive changes? Preliminary results from a longitudinal study of boxers and mixed martial arts fighters... »
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Federal Funds Launch First Alzheimer's Prevention Study
BETHESDA, MD. – The first-ever primary prevention trial for Alzheimer’s disease will investigate whether immunotherapy can delay – or even stop – the disease in a group of subjects who are genetically destined to... »
Pain Specialists Seek Help from Primary Care
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – With chronic pain affecting 65 million patients in the United States, the 6,000 pain specialists need help – and they’re looking at you, primary care physicians. "The next major advancement in... »
Scan That Predicts Alzheimer's Creates Moral Dilemma
LAS VEGAS – The development of the positron emission tomography radiotracer known as AV-45, or florbetapir F18, for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease carries within a certain "curse," said Dr. Jeffrey L.... »
BETHESDA, MD. – The first-ever primary prevention trial for Alzheimer’s disease will investigate whether immunotherapy can delay – or even stop – the disease in a group of subjects who are genetically destined to... »
Pain Specialists Seek Help from Primary Care
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – With chronic pain affecting 65 million patients in the United States, the 6,000 pain specialists need help – and they’re looking at you, primary care physicians. "The next major advancement in... »
Scan That Predicts Alzheimer's Creates Moral Dilemma
LAS VEGAS – The development of the positron emission tomography radiotracer known as AV-45, or florbetapir F18, for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease carries within a certain "curse," said Dr. Jeffrey L.... »
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Study Extends Traumatic Brain Pathology to Blast-Exposed Veterans
Evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy has been found in autopsies of four blast-exposed veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, signaling a potential overlap of the clinical signs and symptoms of the... »
Value of Epilepsy Drug Review Questioned
A recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a U.S. governmental entity in the Department of Health and Human Services, concluded that there are "no significant differences in the risk of... »
Study Suggests New Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment Strategy
A pharmacotherapeutic approach that harnesses the amyloid-beta clearing effects of the apolipoprotein E gene while also activating microglia to clear amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease... »
Evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy has been found in autopsies of four blast-exposed veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, signaling a potential overlap of the clinical signs and symptoms of the... »
Value of Epilepsy Drug Review Questioned
A recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a U.S. governmental entity in the Department of Health and Human Services, concluded that there are "no significant differences in the risk of... »
Study Suggests New Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment Strategy
A pharmacotherapeutic approach that harnesses the amyloid-beta clearing effects of the apolipoprotein E gene while also activating microglia to clear amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease... »
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