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The Interface of Neurology & Internal Medicine  -  Feb 26, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...more thoroughly integrating management of neurologic diseases into a more collaborative approach with other clinicians or, in many cases,

In the loop  -  Mar 19, 2008
Boston Globe,But a handful of supporters had enough faith to invest money and time, including his father, Dennis Selkoe, a professor of neurologic diseases at Harvard

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Silent Ischemic Brain Lesions  -  Mar 14, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Selection criteria were granting informed consent, no history of psychiatric or neurologic diseases including transient ischemic attack, no neurologic

Scientists identify new gene tied to ALS  -  Feb 29, 2008
Xinhua,He wonders if Shaw's work will provide a better understanding not only of ALS mechanisms but also of common pathways between ALS and other neurologic diseases.

SonShine Holdings Forms New Subsidiary Company  -  Jan 30, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Scientific evidence also shows that several neurologic diseases -- including multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou

National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Statement ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
Annals of Internal MedicineThere is also an association between the general category of neurologic diseases and incontinence, as well as between the specific conditions of depression

Textbook of Palliative Medicine  -  Jan 22, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),On the other hand, the book does include chapters on heart failure, AIDS, neurologic diseases, chronic lung diseases, and other infectious diseases.

Finding dementia before the mind fails  -  Feb 5, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,Dr. Dennis J. Selkoe, a professor of neurologic diseases at Harvard, said that just as lowering cholesterol can prevent heart disease, lowering A-beta may

Cat's drooling may have several causes  -  Feb 10, 2008
Toledo Blade,Neurologic diseases in cats are very difficult to diagnose due to a cat's inherent talent at hiding subtle symptoms. A physical examination can pinpoint

Ovaries and Dementia  -  Jan 22, 2008
KSPR,Dr. Rocca says if women have their ovaries removed before menopause, they should consider hormone therapy to reduce the risk of these neurologic diseases.

Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails  -  Dec 26, 2007
BlueRidgeNow.com,Dr. Dennis J. Selkoe, a professor of neurologic diseases at Harvard, said that just as lowering cholesterol can prevent heart disease, lowering A-beta may

Music Therapy Helps People with Disabilities  -  Dec 17, 2007
US Department of State,Most of the music therapy work with stroke patients and people suffering symptoms of neurologic diseases such as Parkinson’s consists of what therapists

High-Fiber, Low-Saturated-Fat Diet May Protect Against Parkinson's ...  -  Dec 6, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Analysis of dietary patterns have shown an association between diet and other neurologic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, and a previous study had

Chemical Treatment for Depression  -  Dec 4, 2007
NTV,The physical examination will either diagnosis and/or rule out any medical conditions (such as thyroid disease, cancers or neurologic diseases) that could

Back to the future? Active learning of medical physiology in the 1900s  -  Dec 5, 2007
Adv Physiology EducationThe author thanks Dr. Manu Rangachari (Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA) for tracking down

full text  -  Nov 22, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)...an antibiotic long thought to hold promise for treating neurologic diseases failed dramatically in a recent clinical trial; this news has sparked a debate

minocycline harmful in patients with als, trial shows  -  Nov 1, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...and several phase 2 or phase 3 trials are planned or in progress to investigate minocycline in other neurologic diseases, the study authors write. these

full text  -  Nov 15, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)1 division of molecular immunology, center for neurologic diseases, brigham and women's hospital and harvard medical school, boston, ma 02115, usa.

eisai announces change in regulatory submission strategy of e2007  -  Oct 31, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...of various neurologic diseases because ampa receptors are widely distributed in nerves. eisai is conducting three phase iii studies (studies 301,

stanford researchers get precise picture of cell target for drugs  -  Oct 29, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),...this work was supported by the national institutes of health—in part by the national institute of neurologic diseases and stroke, the nih roadmap for

PUFA-induced neuroprotection against cerebral or spinal cord ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
OCL (Abonnement),18 Blondeau N, Heurteaux C. Cerebral tolerance : a promising choice towards new treatments for neurologic diseases. Med Sci (Paris) 2004 ; 20 : 1109-14.

New horizon in the treatment of stroke  -  Sep 22, 2007
The Daily Star,Sometimes the exact cause of different neurologic diseases are not completely revealed by investigations like CT scan, MRI or carotid doppler study.

How Old Is Too Old To Get Joint Replacement Surgery  -  Sep 25, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),Adjustments were made for the presence of concurrent illnesses such as congestive heart failure, neurologic diseases, including dementia and stroke,

Editorial | Stem-Cell Research  -  Oct 10, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,...that deserved consideration should outweigh the possible (and as yet unproven) benefit to thousands who suffer from now-incurable neurologic diseases.

Brain Implants Relieve Alzheimer's Damage  -  Aug 29, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...of plaques in the brains of the mice,� notes Dennis Selkoe, Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases at Harvard Medical School.

Staying sharp at the AARP convention  -  Sep 7, 2007
Boston Globe,..."It's possible to learn new tricks even though we are old dogs," said Dr. Dennis J. Selkoe, co-director of the Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigham

1 From the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University ...  -  Sep 6, 2007
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription),Unlike NTDs, chronic vascular and neurologic diseases and cancer evolve over a lifetime, which provides one explanation for why these disease outcomes are

Who is human? Do Chimeras have souls?  -  Sep 6, 2007
Blogger News NetworkOr they may overgrow causing tumors or other neurologic diseases, such as happened with earlier experiments that were touted as “cures� for people with

Revimmune for Autoimmune Disease  -  Aug 1, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),To date, more than 30 neurologic diseases have been recognized either to be caused primarily by autoimmune mechanisms, or to have important autoimmune

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Files Pre-Investigational New Drug ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...an internationally recognized physician and Professor of Neurology at the Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the Center for Neurologic Diseases

Scientists find major susceptibility genes for multiple sclerosis ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Ph.D., and Stephen L. Hauser, MD The authors' affiliations are as follows: the Division of Molecular Immunology, Center for Neurologic Diseases,

What others are saying  -  Jun 26, 2007
Baltimore Sun,...that his stance is deaf to public sentiment, scientific consensus, and the suffering of people with incurable neurologic diseases and disorders.

Blood clotting protein may inhibit spinal cord regeneration  -  Jul 3, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Institute of Neurologic Diseases and Stroke (NIH/NINDS) and the Christopher Reeve and Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.

After riding for others, now he rides for himself  -  Jun 30, 2007
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),The next thing they knew, there were 85 riders, 40 volunteers and more than $60000 raised for the Foundation for Neurologic Diseases in Boston.

Loss of Neprilysin Function Promotes Amyloid Plaque Formation and ...  -  Jun 25, 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)Dominic M. Walsh || , Wei Qiao Qiu , David M. Holtzman ** and Dennis J. Selkoe * From the Center for Neurologic Diseases, * Department of Neurology,

Psychosomatic Medicine  -  Apr 24, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The section on physical conditions clarifies psychological aspects in cardiovascular diseases, neurologic diseases, cancer, infectious diseases, and trauma.

Brandeis And Brigham And Women's Hospital License Technology For ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),University and Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurology and Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Regional Assessment of Brain Atrophy: A Novel Approach to Achieve ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
AJNR (subscription),...in terms of both neuropsychologic impairment and locomotor disability, detected in patients affected by various neurologic diseases.

Neurology and Trauma  -  Feb 6, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Why is multiple sclerosis the only disease chosen in this context when there are so many neurologic diseases occasionally associated with trauma, eg,

Avanir Pharmaceuticals describe recent developments.  -  23 Jan 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),The company submitted a new drug application (NDA) in January 2006, seeking to market Zenvia for the treatment of IEED in patients with neurologic diseases

RECHERCHE RAPIDE PAR ORGANISME  -  Jan 2, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),He is the only individual to receive two Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator MERIT awards from the National Institute of Neurologic Diseases and Stroke.

What's up doc? Dealing with restless legs  -  Nov 27, 2006
MetroWest Daily News,...can occur as a manifestation of many diseases, such as iron deficiency, kidney disease, Parkinson's disease, other neurologic diseases, rheumatic diseases ...

RNA Map Provides First Comprehensive Understanding Of Alternative ...  -  Nov 14, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...of how alternative splicing works across the genome, the map has implications for the treatment of a growing list of human neurologic diseases in which RNA ...

Parkinson's Disease Foundation Makes $200K Grant To Parkinson ...  -  Nov 13, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...on Parkinson's disease progression, treatment response, complications and outcomes through the FOUND (Follow-up of Persons with Neurologic Diseases) study. ...



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