Heading footballs 'linked to brain damage in professional players'
Conclusion
There is growing concern that repeated concussion in contact sports like American football and rugby increase the risk of CTE, which was first found in boxers.
This study raises questions as to whether less severe but repeated head impacts, such as those sustained by heading a football, could lead to brain damage later in life.
All six of the retired footballers who had a post-mortem showed features of CTE, but the study is not able to show that this was a result of heading footballs.
As CTE can only be diagnosed at post-mortem, it has been difficult to study the progress of the condition with any degree of ...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Older people Source Type: news
Yorkshireman battling MND keeps accent when he can't speak
Experts have created a voice for Jason Liversidge, of Scarborough, who has been battling Motor Neurone Disease since 2014. His new voice was created from recordings of him speaking. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Motor neurone disease man given Yorkshire voice
A man with motor neurone disease tests his Yorkshire accent voice synthesiser live on air. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Breakthrough in communication for patients with severe MND', study claims
Conclusion
It's hard to imagine the situation of being alert, aware of what's happening around you, but unable to move, respond or communicate with the outside world.
So it is comforting, then, to hear that people with complete locked-in syndrome may be able to communicate – and may be relatively content with their situation.
However, it's important to remember the limitations of this study.
It's very small. Only four people took part, and full results are available for only three of them.
The results may only apply to people with this very specific type of neurodegenerative disease, not to people with other types of pa...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news
'Computer helps patients with severe MND communicate'
Conclusion
It's hard to imagine the situation of being alert, aware of what's happening around you, but unable to move, respond or communicate with the outside world.
So it is comforting, then, to hear that people with complete locked-in syndrome may be able to communicate – and may be relatively content with their situation.
However, it's important to remember the limitations of this study.
It's very small. Only four people took part, and full results are available for only three of them.
The results may only apply to people with this very specific type of neurodegenerative disease, not to people with other types of pa...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news
Common cause of both neurological diseases such as dementia and motor neuron diseases
Currently, most scientists do not see a link between ALS and Alzheimer ' s disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), or other dementias. New research confirms the relevance of a certain neurotoxic pathway. The article also confirms TDP-43 inhibition as a viable therapeutic option for the treatment of neurologic disorders, including Alzheimer disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 23, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
This man is revolutionizing our understanding of motor neuron diseases and dementias
(Case Western Reserve University) Wang's team published a study in the January 2017 issue of Molecular Therapy that is seen as confirming the relevance of this neurotoxic pathway, according to an accompanying editorial by Eloise Hudry, Ph.D., of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit at Harvard Medical School. This paper also confirms TDP-43 inhibition as a viable therapeutic option for the treatment of neurologic disorders, including Alzheimer disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Stephen Hawking at 75: a brief history – Science Weekly podcast
The origin of the universe, the distribution of galaxies, and the nature of black holes – it’s all in a day’s work for one of the most prominent scientists of all timeSubscribe& Review oniTunes,Soundcloud,Audioboom,Mixcloud&AcastOn 8 January 1942, Frank and Isobel Hawking celebrated the birth of their son, Stephen. 75 years later andProfessor Stephen Hawking is one of the most prominent scientists of all time. In a career spanning half a century, the cosmologist has notched up more than 150 scientific papers, a dozen or so books, and a string of TV and film appearances. It ’s an achievement made all the mor...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 8, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample and produced by Max Sanderson Tags: Science Physics Astronomy Space Black holes Source Type: news
Cochrane Priority Reviews List: Update
February 2017 UpdateThe February 2017 revision of the Cochrane Priority Reviews List includes new titles from the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections, Cystic Fibrosis& Genetic Disorders, ENT, Musculoskeletal, and Wounds Groups.The following titles on the list are open to new authors:Biomarkers for predicting outcomes in endometrial cancer (Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancer)Diagnostic test accuracy of sentinel LN node sampling in endometrial cancer (Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancer)Immunomodulatory treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis /motor neuron disease (ALS/MND) (Neuromuscular...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 14, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
Cochrane Priority Reviews List: December 2016 Update
Cochrane-wide prioritisation remains an important project, with over 140 priority reviews or updates have been published since it began in January 2015.The December 2016 revision of the Cochrane Priority Reviews List includes new titles from the Cochrane Airways, Anaesthesia, Dementia& Cognitive Improvement, ENT, Epilepsy, Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancers, Gynaecology& Fertility, Haematological Malignancies, Heart, Incontinence, Kidney& Transplant, Lung Cancer, Neuromuscular Disease, Oral Health, Skin, Stroke, and Urology Groups.The following titles on the list are open to new authors:Long-acti...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 14, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Study investigates how to turn stem cells into motor neurons
A team of researchers investigates details of the cellular mechanisms involved in transforming a stem cell into a motor neuron, through direct programming. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news
How to make a motor neuron
A team of scientists has uncovered details of the cellular mechanisms that control the direct programming of stem cells into motor neurons. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Parkinson's disease: Dolly the sheep research shows cloning could be 'key to treatment'
PARKINSON ’S and motor neurone diseases could be treated using research gained from the creation of Dolly the sheep. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nerve Injury, Types and Recovery
The anatomy and structure of any nerve is complex. A nerve is a bundle of axons that are grouped into fascicles. Nerves provide a pathway for impulses to be transmitted along each of the axons to the limbs and organs.
A cross section of the nerve is shown in figure 1a. The epineurium is a thick connective tissue layer that covers and protects the nerve. The perineurium is a sheath that covers the fascicles and the endoneurium surrounds each axon. The myelin sheath acts as insulation cover that protects the neuron. The myelin sheath also allows the signal to move faster along the axon (Figure 1b). Injury to the axon may b...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Joanne Quin dies seven weeks after motor neurone disease diagnosis after becoming fifth family member to succumb to the terminal illness
Mother-of-two Joanne Quin died just seven weeks after her diagnosis with motor neurone disease (MND). Mrs Quin left behind two young daughters and her husband. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
