News articles tagged with 'cerebral' (Page 2)
New studies question vascular multiple sclerosis hypothesis and treatment
— 3 Aug 2010 12:06 | HealthTwo important new studies challenge the controversial hypothesis that venous congestion - chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) - contributes to the development of multiple…
Antioxidants may help prevent malaria complicaton that leads to learning impairment
— 26 Jun 2010 13:22 | HealthUsing an experimental mouse model for malaria, an international group of scientists has discovered that adding antioxidant therapy to traditional antimalarial treatment may prevent…
Study is first to find that CPAP therapy restores brain tissue in adults with sleep apnea
— 7 Jun 2010 10:56 | HealthObstructive sleep apnea patients had reductions of grey-matter volume at baseline but showed significant grey-matter volume increase after three months of CPAP therapy, according to…
Rochester advances understanding of deadly form of malaria
— 1 Jun 2010 19:57 | HealthScientists are making strides against cerebral malaria, a fatal form of malaria in children that can ravage the brain and is extremely difficult to treat. New research points to platelets…
Blood flows differently through the brains of schizophrenic patients
— 26 May 2010 12:04 | HealthResearchers in Germany have used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called continuous arterial spin labelling (CASL) to map cerebral blood flow patterns in schizophrenic patients…
Low umbilical cord pH at birth linked to death and brain damage
— 14 May 2010 13:13 | HealthLow umbilical cord blood pH at birth is strongly associated with serious outcomes such as infant death, brain damage and the development of cerebral palsy in childhood, concludes a…
Cortical response to biliary sensation
— 13 Apr 2010 09:26 | HealthThe cortical response to oesophageal, stomach or rectal stimulation has been studied using several different modalities including evoked potentials, functional magnetic resonance imaging…
Treadmill training could help tots walk
— 23 Feb 2010 12:13 | HealthUsing a treadmill could help infants with prenatal complications or who were injured at birth walk earlier and better, according to a University of Michigan researcher…
Anti-spasticity medications need further research
— 28 Jan 2010 09:22 | HealthOnly a few anti-spasticity medications used for children with cerebral palsy are backed by sufficient research to justify their use, according to a new review of scientific literature…
AAN guideline evaluates treatments for kids with cerebral palsy
— 26 Jan 2010 12:14 | HealthA new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society finds botulinum toxin type A to be an effective treatment for spasticity, muscle tightness that…