News articles tagged with 'neuropathy'
Feet first? Old mitochondria might be responsible for neuropathy in the extremities
— 4 Mar 2011 16:12 | HealthThe burning, tingling pain of neuropathy may affect feet and hands before other body parts because the powerhouses of nerve cells that supply the extremities age and become dysfunctional…
Burn injuries rapidly deplete vitamin E
— 22 Oct 2010 18:37 | HealthSevere burn injuries in children have been shown to rapidly deplete the levels of vitamin E in their body's adipose, or fat tissues, a new clinical study has found…
Mayo Clinic finds inflammation causes some postsurgical neuropathies
— 22 Sep 2010 18:03 | HealthA new Mayo Clinic study found that nerve inflammation may cause the pain, numbness and weakness following surgical procedures that is known as postsurgical neuropathy. The development…
New treatment for crippling diabetic Charcot foot
— 14 Jul 2010 11:55 | HealthThe alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot…
U-M researchers identify gene mutation that causes rare form of deafness
— 13 Jul 2010 12:28 | HealthResearchers have identified a gene mutation that causes a rare form of hearing loss known as auditory neuropathy, according to U-M Medical School scientists…
High-res US: First-line imaging choice for the evaluation of patients with foot drop?
— 7 May 2010 12:19 | HealthHigh resolution ultrasound should be the imaging test of choice when evaluating patients with foot drop (an inability or difficulty in moving the ankle and toes causing uncontrolled…
New studies reveal that age-related nerve decline is associated with inflammation, differs by gender
— 16 Apr 2010 00:14 | HealthNew research investigating neurological decline in a population of 'super healthy' elderly subjects found that the decline in neurological function of the peripheral nervous system…
Drug shows positive responses, low side-effects in multiple myeloma
— 8 Dec 2009 13:38 | HealthThe second-generation proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib is showing noteworthy response rates and low levels of adverse side effects among multiple myeloma patients in a phase II clinical…
DNA template could explain evolutionary shifts
— 22 Jun 2009 11:06 | HealthRearrangements of all sizes in genomes, genes and exons can result from a glitch in DNA copying that occurs when the process stalls at a critical point and then shifts to a different…
New Jefferson study may redefine how a chronic auto-immune disease is diagnosed
— 11 Jun 2009 11:26 | HealthNew research from Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) may redefine how Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is diagnosed. Eduardo De Sousa, M.D., assistant…