2008 APR 11 - -- New investigation results, 'Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of nondepressed psychiatric illness in elderly patients: a review of the literature,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology .[Drug Week]
2008 APR 9 - -- New investigation results, 'Selective cerebral volume reduction in Rett syndrome: a multiple-approach MR imaging study,' are detailed in a study published in American Journal of Neuroradiology .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 10 - -- New investigation results, 'Circulating CD34-positive cells provide a marker of vascular risk associated with cognitive impairment,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism .[Blood Weekly]
Business Editors/Medical Editors TARRYTOWN, N.Y.-- --April 3, 2008--PsychoGenics Inc., announced the appointment of Mark Day, Ph.D., as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience. This appointment reflects the companys expansion and commitment to the cognitive neurosciences.[Business Wire]
2008 APR 7 - -- "Potentially inappropriate medication use among the elderly in an outpatient setting has been widely reported .[Managed Care Weekly Digest]
2008 APR 12 - -- March 26, 2008 People in their 40s with larger stomachs have a higher risk for dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology .[Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week]
2008 APR 7 - -- According to recent research from the United States, "Self-neglect is a serious and burgeoning public health challenge representing the most common problem faced by Adult Protective Services agencies .[Health & Medicine Week]
2008 APR 7 - -- Investigators publish new data in the report 'Surgical outcomes of elderly patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.' "Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a potentially serious neurologic disorder that commonly presents with gait difficulty and hand dysfunction .[Health & Medicine Week]
2008 APR 11 - -- A report, 'Association between Alzheimer's disease and the NOS3 gene Glu298Asp polymorphism in Chinese,' is newly published data in Journal of Molecular Neuroscience .[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]
2008 APR 11 - -- According to a study from Warsaw, Poland, "Presenilin 2 gene is one of the causative genes for familial Alzheimer's disease .[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]
2008 APR 11 - -- Fresh data on dementia are presented in the report 'Lack of association between apolipoprotein E polymorphism and ...[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]
2008 APR 11 - -- "The sporadic nature of Alzheimer's disease argues for an environmental link that may drive AD pathogenesis; however, the triggering factors and the period of their action are unknown .[Genomics & Genetics Weekly]
2008 APR 7 - -- "The treatment of rapidly deteriorating dementia is always very challenging," scientists in Zagreb, Croatia report.[Pain & Central Nervous System Week]