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New Drug To Treat Severe Epilepsy, Approved by the FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 24, 2008
...e caused by brain malformations, severe head injury, central nervous system infection and inherited degenerative or metabolic conditions. In 30-35 percent of cases, no cause can be found. Patients may...
Xenazine (tetrabenazine): First Drug for Chorea in Huntington's Disease, Approved by the FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 15, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Vasiliy Yakobchuk
Xenazine (tetrabenazine) , product of Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Washington, D.C.) is the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of chorea - the jerky , involuntary movement - in people with Huntington's disease .
X...
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Improve Alzheimer's Disease Indices
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 28, 2008
...the potential to target the pathogenic inflammatory response that may contribute to a variety of degenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
The study is published in the journal Ste...
Antioxidants Won't Stop Age-related Macular Degeneration
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 12, 2007
... Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative eye disease which is the leading cause of blindness in older people.
While antioxidants have always been associated in the prevention ...
Süßkartoffel im Blick (3)
in Kilo Leicht, on August 28, 2007
...gende, freie Radikale unschädlich zu machen. Diese Zellschädigungen können die Ursache für degenerative Erkrankungen wie Arthrose, Rheuma und Krebs sein. Betacarotin kann im Körper auf Abruf in Vitami...
Alzheimer Drugs May Also Treat Glaucoma
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 7, 2007
Since both of them are age-related conditions, it is logical that that key proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease are also implicated in glaucoma , and novel drugs being trialled for Alzheimer's disease, which target this protein, may be used to treat glaucoma. Using a new technol...
Brain Stem Cells and Phenserine May Treat Alzheimer's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 7, 2007
...;s. Increasing neurons may be important in improving brain function, especially in people with neurodegenerative diseases.
The study has been published in the July 24 edition of PNAS .
Image: Alzhe...
Novel Device for Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment, Approved by the FDA
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 20, 2007
... Cervical degenerative disc disease is one of the most common causes of neck and arm pain.
Made by Medtronic Sofamor Danek , Prestige Cervical Disc is the first artificial cervical (neck) dis...
Blueberry-Rich Diet Can Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 2, 2007
... The severity of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or cognitive disorders relating to aging may be reduced by eating a diet rich in blueberries .
That is if the results of an anim...
13th Gene for Congenital Blindness Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 12, 2007
... the thirteenth gene to be linked to Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA), an inherited retinal degenerative disease characterized by severe loss of vision at birth.
The newly-discovered gene, LC...
Lipoic Acid and the Quest for Anti-aging Compounds
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 20, 2007
...hose of a young animal. It also acts as a strong anti-inflammatory agent, which is relevant to many degenerative diseases."
In LPI reserchers' quest for vitamins, dietary approaches and mic...
DHA: Omega-3 Fatty Acid to Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease?
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 9, 2007
...here has indeed been a lot of buzz on DHA's effects on dementia and other neurological degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's. This trial is one big take to confirm such positive...
Zinc Found Associated to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 30, 2007
...g methodologies and drugs that can capture this mobilized zinc and see if doing that slows down the degenerative process. This study shows that we could now potentially take a similar route for AMD tr...
N-acetyl L-cysteine (NAC): New Treatment for Advanced ALD Patients
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 1, 2007
...enzo Michael Murphy Odone who is afflicted with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) - a rare, progressive degenerative myelin disorder that affects young boys.
ALD has no cure, but since the case of Lorenz...
Wirbelsäule: Hilfe minimalinvasiv
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on October 21, 2006
...uerhaft und effektiv beseitigen
Vorfälle oder Vorwölbungen der Bandscheiben sowie degenerative Veränderungen gehören zu den häufigsten Erkrankungen der Hals- und Lendenwirbelsäule. Heutzutage stellen ...
Nobelpreis Medizin 2006 Fire und Mello: Gen-Ausschalter gefunden
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on October 5, 2006
...r wird. Die Neuentwicklung von Medikamenten gegen Virusinfektionen sowie gegen Krebs, degenerative Erkrankungen oder aids wird auf der Basis dieser Entdeckungen in absehbarer Zeit möglich sein....
Stem Cells Treat Macular Degeneration in Rats
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 23, 2006
...eat eye disorders in rats .
"We have developed a technology that we hope can be used to treat degenerative eye diseases such as macular degeneration ," said Dr. Robert Lanza of Advanc...
Klinik für Naturheilkunde gerade für chronisch Kranke
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on September 4, 2006
...en vor allem funktionelle und entzündliche Erkrankungen des Magen- und Darmtraktes, degenerative Erkrankungen, rheumatologische Krankheitsbilder, Herzkreislauferkrankungen oder Schmerzzustände.
Ziel...
High-Fat and Copper-Rich Diet, Increases Rates of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 21, 2006
...ity Medical Center found that the consumption of copper in drinking water could amplify the degenerative effects of a high-fat diet on rabbit brains.
The dietary recommended allowance of c...
Innovasis' 'PEEK Box' System as Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR), Submitted to the USFDA for Clearance
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 7, 2006
...ess major pathologies and focus areas of traditional spinal surgery, including deformities, degenerative conditions; trauma and tumors, all of which can result in severe back pain and sometimes paraly...
Tendopathie, Tennisellenbogen usw.: Homöopathie-Salbe genauso wirksam
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on February 9, 2006
... sich um Entzündungen der Sehnen bzw. der Sehnenscheide an den Ansätzen am Knochen oder um degenerative (verschleißbedingte) Veränderungen an Sehnenursprüngen und Ansätzen (Tendinose).
Bei einer Un...
Sirna Therapeutics Patents Vector Expressed siRNA Against Huntington's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 5, 2005
...inhibit Huntington's disease gene expression.
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary degenerative brain disorder that is progressive and always fatal and for which there is, at present,...
Daydreaming and Alzheimer's dementia
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 25, 2005
...n as Alzheimer's disease progresses got a surprise: a possible link between daydreaming and the degenerative brain disease that robs memory, language and thought.
A new Washington University stud...