Parkinson's Disease Information Added To NIHSeniorHealth Web Site Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0700 More than half a million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder that leads to tremor and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination. Although not a normal part of aging, Parkinson's occurs most often among people 60 and older, and the risk increases with age. Older adults now can visit the NIHSeniorHealth Web site to learn more about Parkinson's disease here. Grants To Expand Disease-Focused Stem Cell Research Received By Einstein And Montefiore Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The Empire State Stem Cell Board has awarded research planning grants to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and to Montefiore Medical Center. The grants, totaling $238,000, are part of $2 million in grants announced by State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. Fluorescent Proteins In The Brain Light Up During Individual Action Potentials Making It Possible To Track Nerve Cell Communication Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700 Thought processes made visible: An international team of scientists headed by Mazahir Hasan of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in optically detecting individual action potentials in the brains of living animals. AMT Obtains License To Amgen's GDNF Gene To Develop Treatment For Parkinson's Disease With AMT's Proprietary Gene Therapy Platform Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced that it obtained a license from Amgen to use their GDNF gene for the development of a gene therapy treatment for Parkinson's disease. The combination of this gene with AMT's proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy platform could potentially allow the development of an effective, long-term treatment for this progressive and crippling disease. Novel Mechanism To Reduce Nervous System Inflammation Identified By Researchers Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0700 Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a new way to limit inflammation caused by the activation of microglia - key immune cells in the brain. Although the role of such cells is to "clean up damage" after injury, they often worsen the damage by releasing toxic inflammatory factors. Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson's Disease Patients Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0700 Impaired coordination between breathing and swallowing may be the underlying cause of aspiration pneumonia in patients with Parkinson's disease, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a recent issue of the journal Dysphagia. At least half of all Parkinson's patients report having difficulty swallowing, and a higher percentage show swallowing abnormalities on X-ray tests.
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Modifiable Factors Associated With Long Life Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:01 -0500 A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men, as well as good health and physical function.
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Coverage Improves Health and Reduces Heart Complications Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:41:02 -0500 A 12-year study of over 7,000 Americans shows that individuals without health insurance experience a dramatic improvement in their subsequent health trends when they become eligible for Medicare at age 65.
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