Alzheimer’s disease :: A possible advance in fight against Alzheimer’s
Blockages in cellular pathways called axons appear to occur much earlier in those with Alzheimer’s disease than once thought, researchers report in a new study.
Brain
Cryosurgery :: Cryotherapy or cryosurgery
Cryosurgery is a method of super-freezing tissue in order to destroy it. The technique is used to treat cancerous tumors, control pain, control bleeding, and reduce brain tumors.
Snoring :: Snoring may not signal breathing problems
A physical examination of the mouth and throat can’t alone identify those whose snoring signals a more serious sleep-breathing problem, researchers said on Monday 2005-02-21.
Migraine :: Migraine linked with stroke in young adults
Women who experience vision loss as a symptom of migraine have a 70 percent increase in risk of stroke compared to women who don’t have migraines, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2005.
Menopause :: Decreased sensitivity to estrogen explain menopausal changes
A new study suggests that age-related changes in how the brain responds to the female sex hormone estrogen may be involved in a woman?s transition through menopause. The study provides new clues about hormonal influences on hot flashes and night sweats experienced by some women in the menopause transition.
Depression :: Gene linked to Depression
A mutant gene that starves the brain of serotonin, a mood-regulating chemical messenger, has been discovered and found to be 10 times more prevalent in depressed patients than in control subjects, report researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Patients with the mutation failed to respond well to the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressant medications, which work via serotonin, suggesting that the mutation may underlie a treatment-resistant subtype of the illness.
Dementia :: Blood pressure and cholesterol control helps dementia
Keeping blood pressure and cholesterol low may help some dementia patients more than Alzheimer’s drugs, Michigan researchers found.
Alzheimer’s disease :: Smelling test detects Alzheimer’s risk
People who have mild memory problems but who can correctly identify the source of certain smells are probably not in the first stages of Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that smell tests could offer a new technique for early diagnosis, researchers reported.
Vitamin E :: Vitamin E decreases risk of Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Regular users of vitamin E were at decreased risk for death from Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), compared with nonusers. Given that vitamin E is an antioxidant, the new findings support the hypothesis that oxidants play a key role in the development of ALS. Moreover, the results are consistent with earlier findings showing that increased brain levels of vitamin E seem to delay the onset of ALS in lab animals.
Cholesterol :: Understanding cholesterol and tips to manage high cholesterol
Cholesterol is essential for human life. It builds and repairs cells, it is used to produce sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone, it is converted to bile acids to help you digest food and it is found in large amounts in brain and nerve tissue. The liver produces enough cholesterol to satisfy these functions. Concerns associated with cholesterol starts when intake from foods like meat, particularly organ meats like liver and kidney, eggs, dairy and other “animal” food sources exceed recommended levels.