Spinal Delivery of Gene Therapy Promising for Neurodegenerative Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Gene therapy delivered for the first time via lumbar puncture showed promise of benefit in slowing progression of giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) in a phase I clinical trial. The slope of change in motor function went from -7... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 21, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Clinical trial results show new Penn technology could be the key to fighting brain cancer
Financed in part by Kite Pharma, the study of a new cell therapy technique developed at Penn yielded positive early results in brain cancer patients. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news

Musk's Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing online chess
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Elon Musk ’s first brain chip patient plays online chess with his mind
The first patient to be implanted with Musk’s Neuralink device described the experience as “using the force” to control his computer. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies
Neuroferritinopathy is a brain disease which traps people, mostly from one family, in their bodies. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Scientist’s Journal Club: Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Scientists discuss their latest findings on cell secretory states, synapse formation, and neurodegenerative disease. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 20, 2024 Category: Science Tags: The Scientist University Sponsored Webinars Source Type: news

Burden of Neurologic Diagnoses Lower After COVID-19 Versus Flu
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 -- Adults have fewer health care encounters for neurologic diagnoses over the year following hospital-based care for COVID-19 versus influenza, according to a study published online March 20 in Neurology.Adam de Havenon,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Experimental gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy shows promise in NIH clinical trial
Treatment for rare childhood disease was well tolerated and slowed loss of motor function. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - March 20, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Suicide of second hockey player in a week highlights brain damage risk and 'culture of denial' at NHL, experts tell DM.com
The death of former NHL star Chris Simon set a pall over the sports world on Tuesday when it was revealed he had taken his own life as a result of a battle with a deadly brain injury . (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bad flu is nearly twice as likely to leave you with long-term brain damage than severe Covid, suggests new study
Researchers at the University of Michigan found patients who said they had long flu were nearly twice as likely to receive treatment for a neurological disorder than their Covid patient counterparts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Be Wary of Flawed Diagnosis Criteria for ME/CFS
(MedPage Today) -- A recent CDC-funded paper in the Journal of Clinical Medicine suggests that the agency's Fukuda empirical criteria for diagnosing Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) identified the highest proportion of... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 20, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Pressure grows to ditch controversial forced swim test in rodent studies of depression
For the past few decades, scientists studying candidate antidepressant drugs have had a convenient animal test: how long a rodent dropped in water keeps swimming. Invented in 1977 , the forced swim test (FST) hinged on the idea that a depressed animal would give up quickly. It seemed to work: Antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy often made the animal try harder. The test remains popular, appearing in about 600 papers per year . But researchers have recently begun to question the assumption that the test really gauges depression and is a good predictor of human responses to drugs. Oppositi...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 20, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

How the standard American diet affects your brain
New research: Obesity impairs brain response to the detection of nutrients in the stomach, helping explain excessive calorie intake and weight loss challenges. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - March 20, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

New Data Fuel Debate on Autism and Prenatal Topiramate Exposure
(MedPage Today) -- The incidence of autism spectrum disorder was higher among children exposed to topiramate in the second half of pregnancy than in the general population, but not relative to other children born to women with epilepsy, a study... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 20, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

I Used ChatGPT as My Personal Trainer. It Didn ’ t Go Well
I love running. I will happily jog for hours (and often do, during marathons). But ask me to perform a push-up, and I might cry. I truly detest strength training. Unfortunately for me, it’s extremely good for you—and for runners who want to get faster. So I decided to add in two strength-training sessions per week in preparation for running the Boston Marathon this spring.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] I wanted exercises designed to improve my pace, but didn’t want to spend money on a personal trainer. Unsure of how to start, I turned to ChatGPT. The chatbot did not give me...
Source: TIME: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jennifer Heimlich Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news