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Clinical symptoms may aid early diagnosis of variant CJD
The possibility of a large epidemic of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease cannot be excluded, and doctors may see patients who are worried about the possibility of this diagnosis. A study in this week’s BMJ provides a comprehensive description of the early psychiatric and neurological features... view more (2002-06-19)

THE LANCET Neurology September Issue PRESS RELEASE
THE GENETICS OF MIGRAINE Migraine is a very common neurological disorder affecting 15% of people from western populations. However, the mechanisms that cause migraine are poorly understood. Studies of families with migraine have identified a number of genetic loci that may have some role in the... view more (2002-08-14)

Subtle nervous system abnormalities appear to predict risk of death in older individuals
Subtle but clinically detectable neurological abnormalities, such as reduced reflexes and an unstable posture, may be associated with the risk of death and stroke in otherwise healthy older adults, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives... view more (2008-06-24)

Cheaper and simpler keyhole surgery
Endoscopic surgery brings many advantages for patients but is very difficult for the surgeon.   view more (2006-03-22)

New technology developed at Barrow Neurological Institute enhances MRI capabilities
Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix have developed a new method that allows technicians to obtain clearer Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans with less sensitivity to patient motion.   view more (2006-01-05)

MNI researchers find a new role for mitochondria in cellular copper regulation
Copper is an essential part of our lives. From copper pipes and wires - to important copper-containing proteins in the body, copper is necessary for healthy growth and neurological development.   view more (2007-05-02)

IVF Children At Increased Risk Of Neurological Disorders (pp 459, 461)
A Swedish study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that children born after in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) could be at an increased risk of developing neurological problems, especially cerebral palsy. The authors conclude that a reduction in this risk is possible if only one embryo is... view more (2002-02-06)

NHS reforms have left no time to train surgeons
More and more reforms have resulted in less and less time to train the next generation of surgeons in the United Kingdom, warn doctors in this week's BMJ. Reforms introduced in 1993 by Sir Kenneth Calman together with The European Working Time Directive have reduced training from 30,000 hours to an... view more (2004-02-18)

Neurological assessment of older adults: A crystal ball to the future
Standard neurological exams of older adults are good predictors of future brain health and quality of life. These tests should become part of the physician's routine examination of older adults say faculty from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research in an editorial in the June 23, 2008... view more (2008-06-24)

Portraits of the ancients reveal a lot about neurological disease
Portraits of the ancients tell us much about neurological disease, without the need to examine neural tissue, finds a study in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. The research team carefully examined 200 colour portraits of mummies for signs of neurological disease, housed in... view more (2001-03-13)

Miniature robot for precise positioning and targeting in neurosurgery wins award for HU researcher
While recent advances in neurosurgery have made it possible to precisely target areas in the brain with minimum invasiveness -- using a small hole to insert a probe, needle or catheter -- there remains a disadvantage.   view more (2007-06-06)

Death after inserting Hickman line was probably avoidable
The death of a 15 year old girl in 1998 due to a complication of inserting a Hickman line could have been avoided if the length of introducers used in these procedures was reduced, argues a consultant surgeon in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-03-20)

Smokers treated for brain aneurysm with coils at higher risk of recurrence
Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological surgeons at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience in Philadelphia in the first-known study of its kind.   view more (2008-03-20)

UCSD researchers discover variants of natural tumor suppressor
Building on their 2005 discovery of an enzyme that is a natural tumor suppressor, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have now identified two variants of that enzyme which could provide new targets for therapies to treat diabetes, heart and neurological... view more (2007-04-10)

Jefferson Orthopaedic Surgeons Leading International Study of Timing of Spinal Surgery
When it comes to a devastating spinal injury, says spine surgeon Alexander Vaccaro, M.D., timing might be nearly everything. It's also a topic of great debate and discussion among orthopaedic surgeons.   view more (2006-10-05)

The knee op that helps free the knees up
Most people over the age of 30 have some sort of problem with their knees making walking, running or playing sport uncomfortable, and thousands of people each year have surgery to remove damaged cartilage from within their knees.   view more (2000-01-20)

From the surface of Mars to the skin on your body: UK science goes public
The 24 exhibits cover an extraordinary range of up-to-the-minute research. A model of the Beagle 2 robot lander - that will range over the Martian surface - is on show, as is a 3-D tour of an astronomical observatory in Hawaii. There is a novel look deep inside turbulent industrial processes; a... view more (1999-06-04)

Barrow researchers identify a new approach to detect the early progression of brain tumors
Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a pilot study with the Montreal Neurological Institute that suggests a certain type of MRI scanning can detect when a patient is failing brain tumor treatment before symptoms appear.   view more (2008-08-29)

UT Southwestern doctors test robotic surgeon for laparoscopy
Having a surgeon with four arms is one of the advantages of the latest robotic technology now being studied at UT Southwestern Medical Center.   view more (2006-02-15)

Study: Patients 75 years and older with brain tumors may benefit from more aggressive treatment
A new study from University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC) finds that elderly patients - 75 years old and older-- with malignant brain tumors are not treated as aggressively as patients between 65 and 75 years old.   view more (2008-05-20)

New-generation Antipsychotic Drugs May Have Similar Neurological Side-effects To Conventional Drugs (p 1581)
Authors of a systematic review of antipsychotic drugs in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how the better side-effect profile of new-generation drugs may not be as substantial as previously thought when compared with conventional antipsychotics. New-generation drugs are generally more... view more (2003-05-07)

Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Balanced Nutrition Saves Lives
Clinician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are suggesting an immediate and important change to guidelines used in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).   view more (2008-07-02)

A New Method For Assessing Neurological Development Of Fetuses? (p 779)
A preliminary study in this week's issue of THE LANCET outlines how light-emitting technology could help in the future assessment of fetal neurological development. There have been only a few studies of visual-evoked response in human fetuses, and all have focused on general changes such as heart... view more (2002-09-04)

Jury still out over risks of heading a soccer ball
Heading the ball in soccer is unlikely to cause brain injury but head to head collisions might, says a leading sports physician in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-08-12)

Scottish surgeon cured bacterial infection before Pasteur
An expert at the University of Sheffield has published a paper that dispels the popular belief that Louis Pasteur was the first person to demonstrate the connection between infective agents and disease in the 1860s. Dr. Milton Wainwright's research, published in Advances in Applied Microbiology,... view more (2003-10-03)
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