Caitlyn Fitzpatrick

A new study has found evidence that a specific genetic mutation may cause afflicted patients to feel more intense neuropathic pain.

As healthy adults age their motor response inhibition may become impaired, according to Ali Shoraka, MD, a Researcher Coordinator at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. The study is due to be presented in a poster session on Apr. 20 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

While abnormal eating behaviors are recognized in behavioral frontotemportal dementia (bvFTD) patients, not much has been reported has been found on the effects on their metabolic health until recently, according to lead author Rebekah Ahmed, MD. The study is due to be presented in a poster session on Apr. 20 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

Age and the level of the brain's executive capacity (EC) are connected to the attention that adults give to novel auditory stimuli, according to Kirk Daffner, MD, chief of the division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology and director of the Center for Brain/Mind Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. The findings are set to be presented in a poster session on Apr. 20 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

Osteoarthritis (OA) patients may have an effective new treatment to look forward to following the development of self-donated fat cell therapy.

A Quix Test is an accurate way to find selective canal involvement in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) patients in many cases, according to Kevin Coughlin of Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, FL. The study will be presented in a poster session on Apr. 18 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

Many patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) also suffer from negatively altered motor functions and communication behaviors, according to lead author Lorene Leung. The study will be presented in a poster session on Apr. 18 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

Pathological vertebral artery (VA) abnormalities can be identified in acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) patients with the use of an axial T2 MRI scan, according to Jorge Kattah, MD, a neurologist at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. This study will be presented in a poster session on Apr. 18 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC.

The macular inner retinal layer thickness differs between individuals with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS), according to lead author Richard Loeb. The study will be presented in a poster session on Apr. 18 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC. The finding should help physicians distinguish between the ailments.

Although 49 states have some sort of drug monitoring program, a recently published study marked the first time that their impact has been measured.

While Lyme disease is often associated with painful symptoms, inflammation in the peripheral and central nervous systems can increase the discomfort.

When a 29-year-old man began experiencing chronic pain in his left thumb, the reason why proved to be anything but routine.

As immunity to antibiotics continues to be an issue in the world of viruses, researchers from the University of Chicago (UChicago) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to force the stubborn pathogens to eliminate themselves.

Although the Ebola virus has mutated, a British study revealed that it is not any more or less harmful than it was during the first outbreak in 1976.

Patients are not only confused about opioid use, but they also fear developing an addiction and crave more information from physicians.

Because the human immune system is able to handle a large amount of human immunodeficiency (HIV) activity, researchers have posited there should be a way to stimulate it further in order to cure the disease. A collaborative team found evidence suggesting that this is possible.

Commonly found in pain relievers, acetaminophen gets rid of more than just physical agony – it also diminishes emotions.

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine have identified a strategy to stop Ebola in its tracks, a disease that has already killed over 10,000 individuals in West Africa alone.

While many patients suffering from low back pain (LBP) jump right to opioids or advanced imaging procedures for relief, researchers found that the most beneficial method is also wallet-friendly.

As more bacteria are becoming resistant to medication, including a life-threatening superbug, researchers from the University of Exeter in England may have found a new technique to combat the obstacle.

Now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to start regulating a drug commonly prescribed to treat gout, many patients will no longer be able to afford the medication.

How could an effective, inexpensive hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug have been available at local pharmacies without clinicians and patients knowing it? Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have the answer.

Adding to the seemingly endless list of health problems, researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found that cigarette smoke is to blame for making a deadly bacteria even worse.

Age by itself is associated with a higher risk for some diseases. However, HIV patients have an even greater risk of developing certain illnesses at an earlier age.

While many individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) opt for the high-tech approach of surgery to rid their symptoms, research shows that physical therapy has a similar improved outcome.

While the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) may be a common virus that is usually fought off by a healthy immune system, it can cause life-threatening infections.

Previous research and a study in the works reveal the results of light therapy on brain functions, including relief for muscle and joint pains.

Although a lot of information about whiplash remains an ongoing investigation, special imaging has given researchers the ability to predict future chronic pain in victims earlier than ever.

As the need for biosensing platforms around the world becomes more critical, researchers have developed a phone-based application to detect diseases.

While less than 25% of centers in the United States offer kidney transplants to those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), those patients are proving to have better outcomes than others following the surgery.