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Movement Disorders: The 2008 Progress Report on Brain Research
Research into Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease in 2007 brought the genetic and molecular underpinnings of these movement disorders more clearly into view but also revealed their dazzling complexity, thereby tempering excitement about treatment advances. Deeper understanding of both diseases depends on greater insights into the molecular activity taking place within brain cells, researchers say. more...
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Parkinson's disease: a European approach
This year saw the launch of the first of a series of Annual Multidisciplinary Forums by the European Brain Council. The forums are intended to raise awareness among the public and policy makers about the research and resources required to tackle the major disorders of the brain. more...
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Vaccines and Autism: Myths and Misconceptions
Vaccine Safety: Vaccines are one of public health's great accomplishments more...
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Aluminium and Alzheimer's disease
There is circumstantial evidence linking aluminium with Alzheimer's disease but no causal relationship has yet been proved. As evidence for other causes continues to grow, a possible link seems increasingly unlikely. This article looks at the circumstantial evidence and current medical and scientific views. more...
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Brain Donation to the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Human Brain Bank
The bequest of a brain is a very special and unique gift to research and is vital to further our understanding of brain diseases. more...
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that is believed to be the result of dysfunction in the central or peripheral nervous systems. more...
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Fundraising with a Difference
Two young New Zealanders battling neurological disorders are doing what they can to try and make a difference. more...
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The Grand Challenge to Reduce Stroke
Almost 400 million people globally are predicted to die as a result of chronic non-communicable diseases, including stroke, in the next 10 years. more...
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Headache: new concepts, models, and treatments
With important exceptions, most headaches occur in attacks or episodes, and there has been much focus on the identification of immediate precipitators (triggers) of attacks and on treatment. However, although still judged to be important in most cases, the focus on individual attacks is unsuccessful for many patients... more...
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Memory Maintenance
Cracking the Code to the Memory Vault more...
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Yaakov Stern and the Cognitive Reserve
The concept of a cognitive reserve has been around since 1989 more...
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Owning a cat cuts stroke risk
Owning a cat can reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke. more...
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Harnessing the Brain's Power to Adapt After Injury
Whether a brain or spinal cord injury is caused by a weapon of war, an accident or a disease such as stroke, rehabilitation focuses on enabling people to make the most of what functions they still have. Physical, occupational and speech therapy, counselling, and education can go only so far, however. For neurorehabilitation to offer the hope of curing the underlying brain damage, writes an expert in the field, it must look to basic science and better clinical trials to put to work the power of the brain's plasticity. more...
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The Role of Insulin in the Development of Alzheimer's Disease
Recent research suggests that a failure in insulin processing in the brain may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Sam Gandy, Chair of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council of the American Alzheimer's Association, was interviewed about this intriguing new insight. more...
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Stem cell trials raise multiple sclerosis hopes
Summer 2007
Tens of thousands of patients with MS could benefit from the revolutionary treatment if the tests taking place at the Frenchay hospital, near Bristol, are successful more...
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Memory Loss Stages
Occasional memory lapses, such as forgetting why you walked into a room or having difficulty recalling a person's name, become more common as we approach our 50s and 60s. It is comforting to know that this is a normal sign of aging, not a sign of dementia. more...
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What is Memory?
Memory loss is a frightening prospect for most people. For without memory - who am I? more...
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How Our Brain Ages
Knowing how the normal brain ages -- and how those changes affect your memory -- can make the occasional senior moment less worrisome. more...
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Minor Head Injuries - A Major Problem
Head injuries are familiar to everyone, commonly resulting from body contact sports such as rugby and boxing, from accidental falls and from motor vehicle/bike accidents. While these are usually mild on a neurosurgical scale of severity, the effects on the person and family can be devastating. more...
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About Brain Fitness
We are at the beginning of a revolution in brain fitness. Scientists are beginning to understand more about how the brain works nd what can create problems. The result: effective treatments, therapies and lifestyle changes for better brain health. more...
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