Autism :: Study finds no link between autism and thimerosal in vaccines
The increase in the number of diagnosed cases of autism in recent years has sparked concern that environmental toxins may cause this complex disorder.
Brain
Spinal Cancer :: New breakthrough treatment for spinal cancer patients
The Mount Sinai Medical Center is the only hospital in New York City using the Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery System on spinal cancer.
Leukemia :: Childhood leukemia and lymphoma survivors have elevated risk of second cancers
Survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma, particularly Hodgkin lymphoma, are at a high risk for secondary cancers.
Brain :: Pioneering study maps attention, memory and language links in the human brain
A University of Arizona scientist who has specialized in studying how fireflies and other creatures communicate has won a million-dollar grant to conduct a pioneering 5-year study on the roles that attention and memory play when the human brain hears and processes spoken language.
Brain Tumor :: Radiosurgery allows Doug Fieger of Knack to perform while battling brain tumors
When singer/songwriter/guitarist Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, found out last year that he had two brain tumors, he was concerned that either the tumors or the side effects of surgery would leave him unable to pursue his livelihood.
Heart Failure :: Study suggests heart failure patients with sleep apnea at greater risk of death
Researchers from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, evaluated the potentially deadly effects of sleep apnea in patients with heart failure.
Eye :: Mid-life headaches may increase risk of vision problems
Middle-aged men and women with a history of migraine and other headaches are more likely to have retinopathy, damage to the retina of the eye which can lead to severe vision problems or blindness, than those without a history of headaches, according to a study published in the May 15, 2007, issue of Neurology?, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Retinopathy :: History of migraines associated with increased risk of retinopathy
Middle-aged men and women with a history of migraine and other headaches are more likely to have retinopathy, damage to the retina of the eye which can lead to severe vision problems or blindness, than those without a history of headaches, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Multiple Sclerosis :: Testosterone may help men with multiple sclerosis
A small pilot study suggests that testosterone treatment is safe, well tolerated and may reduce symptoms, slow brain degeneration and increase muscle mass in men with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, the most common form of the disease, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Stroke :: A self-fulfilling prophecy in bleeding stroke?
Each year, tens of thousands of people receive a dreaded diagnosis: intracerebral hemorrhage, or a “bleeding stroke.” Caused by a burst blood vessel in the brain, ICH kills a quarter of patients in two days, and up to half of them within 30 days.