A blood test for mood disorders that enables better diagnosis and treatment may be feasible by extracting RNA to measure the expression of various genes identified as biomarkers…
A new study indicates that a single course of rituximab reduces inflammatory brain lesions and clinical relapses for as long as 48 weeks in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple…
This video discusses a cross-sectional study examining age and gender-specific z-score total bone mineral density (z-BMD) in 108 ambulatory children with epilepsy between 6 and 18 years of…
James P. Moises, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Emergency Medicine, Clerkship Director of Emergency Medicine, Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, discusses the management for closed…
Impax Laboratories Inc. received a nonapprovable letter from the FDA regarding its New Drug Application and subsequent submissions for carbidopa/levodopa extended-release tablets. The FDA’s decision was primarily based…
The results of a phase II, multicenter trial that included 25 adult patients with newly diagnosed disease reported that patients maintained a complete response to treatment with high-dose…
According to results from this case-control study, statin use is associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease. From our partners at VerusMed verusmed.com Sponsored by VerusMed
Wissam Chatila, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses restless leg syndrome. References and Resources Martin CM. The mysteries of restless legs syndrome. Consult…
The findings of this study suggest that depressive disorders and anxiety disorders may share familial susceptibility factors (genetic or nongenetic) and common pathogenetic mechanisms with PD. From our…
Rapid cognitive improvement following perispinal etanercept may be related to amelioration of the effects of excess TNF-alpha on synaptic mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease and provides a promising area…