Health Diaries > Health News > Neurological Disease News > August 2004
August 26, 2004
Reversing Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease, Migraine Headaches and Sex Hormones Linked
"Recent research shows that correction of upper neck injuries may reverse the progression of both Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease."
"A small group of Dutch male-to-female sex-change patients may have helped unravel some of the mystery of migraine headaches."
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August 15, 2004
Rise in Brain Diseases, Stem Cell Research
"The numbers of sufferers of brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease, have soared across the West in less than 20 years, scientists have discovered."
"Stem cell research moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign last week."
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August 14, 2004
Ann Romney Favors Stem Cell Research, Alzheimer's Disease and Myelin
Ann Romney, the wife of Republican Gov. Mitt Romney was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998 and favors stem cell research if it is done "morally and ethically."
"Myelin sheaths insulating neural connections that were developed last in life are the first to degenerate in people with Alzheimer's disease, according to research from the University of California, Los Angeles."
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August 08, 2004
Alzheimer's Hope
A new study says early treatment of brain lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease can halt and even reverse the course of the mind-erasing ailment.
Posted by news editor at 10:32 AM | Comments (0)