Emergency diagnoses of medical conditions predict worse patient survival
Patients diagnosed with conditions after an emergency hospital admission or an emergency room visit face a higher risk…
Shared protein pathology redefines treatment for multiple neurodegenerative diseases
On the surface, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) might seem…
New blood protein biomarkers estimate timing of ALS symptoms
Months to several years before amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) symptoms arise, levels of certain blood proteins may dramatically…
Multiple sclerosis mortality trends underscore need for comprehensive patient care
An analysis of more than 42,000 U.S. deaths linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) found that death rates varied…
Novel salvage surgical approach for refractory multiple sclerosis-related trigeminal neuralgia
A case report in Chinese Neurosurgical Journal describes a novel salvage surgical approach for refractory multiple sclerosis-related trigeminal…
New gene therapy strategy uses the brain’s own glymphatic transport system for drug delivery
A new study describes a gene therapy strategy that uses the brain’s own glymphatic transport system to distribute…
New artificial intelligence model reveals invisible multiple sclerosis lesions
One of the uncomfortable truths about multiple sclerosis is that the part of the brain likely to reveal…
Experimental drug shields nerve cells from damage caused by ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, received widespread awareness in the summer of 2014 thanks to an Ice Bucket…
New brain implant could restore communication for people with speech loss
Many Australians living with neurological disorders, such as motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis, experience speech difficulties and…
New viral model triggers Parkinson’s symptoms without using toxins
Scientists usually use animal models when studying Parkinson’s disease because these models mimic the disease well. They are limited, however,…
U-M Health neurosurgeons complete first human implant of wireless brain computer interface
Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implant of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or…
Review finds vitamin D lacks disease-modifying effect in rheumatic diseases
A new review from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Osteoimmunology Working Group, published in Osteoporosis International, provides a…