Instead total cases from adverse effect of natalizumab (Tysabri) of 75 included 15 deaths, a new additional cases in the current trial results also had progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and continuous climbing the rate among patients with multiple sclerosis. The rate of PML cases at least for 18 months is 1.71 ...

Alemtuzumab is an anti-CD52 humanized monoclonal antibody currently approved for the treatment of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Based on 5-years CAMMS223 trial, investigator said at the 26th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis that Alemtuzumab reduces disability and relapse rate over standard therapy with interferon ...

Cladribine is a drug to treat multiple sclerosis, particularly relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, and leukemic reticuloentotheliosis. It's synthetic anti-cancer agent that also suppresses the immune system. However, due to market authorization application of Merck KGaA's for cladribine (Movectro), the company said in their announcement that the Committee Medical Products for Human Use ...

A new study support that vitamin D may protect against autoimmune diseases and certain cancers from their interacts with genes specific for colorectal cancer, multiple sclerosis, diabetes type 1, and other diseases. The researchers found the evidence on increased binding for colorectal cancer, multiple sclerosis, lupus, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and ...

In the recent multicenter study that focus on the cingulate cortex, which is important in mood disorders and has been shown to be structurally and functionally abnormal in major depressive disorder (MDD), the researchers found that the volume of the cingulate cortex might be progressively affected as MDD worsens over ...

Previously, the International Society from Stem Cell Research warned of rogue stem cell clinics around the world seeking to exploit desperate patients oblivious to the risk. Now, a specialists panel highlighted individual clinics in Germany and China where go for unlicensed stem cell treatment. They said, there may be up to ...

Radiation therapy is designed to deliver full radiation to the target while minimizing exposure to the cochlea and other important surrounding tissues. Due to reduce the risk hearing and cognitive damage from radiation therapy for brain cancer to the whole brain and temporal lobes, the researchers test the efficacy new technique ...

Sodium Oxybate, marketed as Xyrem from Jazz Pharmaceuticals is prescription medication for the treatment of sudden and transient episode of muscle tone loss that frequently affect to people with narcolepsy, and excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepy. This drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, the FDA ...

A new first pathological evidence showed recently that repetitive brain trauma in contact sports may be associated with Motor Neuron Disease (MND). According to the authors of the study, the evidence consisted of 2 kinds of damaged, havoc-wreaking proteins in the spinal cords of 2 professional athletes, all of whom have ...

An autosomal recessive degenerative disorder that characterized by ataxia, sensory loss, areflexia, scoliosis, weakness, and cardiomyopathy, also known as Friedreich's ataxia. According to David R. Lynch, MD, PhD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, nearly cases of disorder caused by a GAA-repeat expansion of the gene encoding the mitochondrial ...

Post-concussion syndrome (PCS) is a symptoms related to mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) who experienced for weeks, months, or even years after concussion. There is few study and little evidence of PCS and few study in children to estimate the prevalences of PCS. However from the current study published in July ...

There is pharmacotherapy to treats patients with Multiple Sclerosis who experience urinary dysfunction at some time during the disease course which can have significant effect on quality of life. However, there is possible adverse effect could be happen. Therefore, patients may chose against it. Due to counter this condition, Maria Lopes ...

Mediterranian diet which are rich in vegetables, fruits, olive oil, fish, legumes, and moderate amounts of wine may have impact to less mental decline with age. According to Christy Tangney, PhD, study researcher from Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ...

In previous study has found that raise of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) may linked as independent predictor of myocardial infarction, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia. In addition, new study also found that elevated hs-CRP level and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an indicator of microstructural disintegration of white matter in the ...

Previous research has found that poor and loss of left major component of the brains (hippocampus) volume, and low scores test of the sense of smell or sensory system (olfactory system), had correlation in patients with Alzheimer's disease as cognitive impairment predictor. However, no study for patients who are still congnitively ...

The parents who have their children had behavior severing such as from traffic accident and separation mother should be aware that those severing could give their child with chronic pain in later life. Although this finding still doesn't knows the biological mechanism, the researcher predicts long-term neuroendocrine dysfunction effects may ...

Patient who had community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, chron's disease, multiple sclerosis, bell's palsy, autoimmune hepatitis, and some others illnesses related to auto-immune disorder or inflammatory often prescribed with corticosteroid medication, Prednisolone drug. However, recent study related to drug use among patient with community-acquired pneumonia in Prednisolone 40 mg, does ...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) known as a disease that attack the nerve cell sheath (myelin) of the brain with the causes suspected by autoimmune disease. Myelin is known to be important for its function in the process of delivery nerve signals. In MS patients, myelin destroyed by the cells which is actually the ...

Many researchers, especially psychologist scientist agreed that the sense of purpose in life among elder people can give significant improvement to survive, especially elderly people with risk of any disease. Regarding to Alzheimer's disease which strong connection related to ...

The researcher from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Virginia Howards says that about 2.5-fold risk of stroke more likely to blacks than whites including other race in young and middle-aged adults (the age of 45 to 54 years) including after Latest study also showed that stroke among blacks more deadly. The ...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a Central Nervous System (CNS) inflammation. It's characterized by perivenular infiltration of macrophages and lymphocytes in the brain parenchyma, optic nerves, brain stem, and spinal cord. However, the causes of MS still full of suspects caused the it's complex and heterogeneous. Recent study said that decreased function of immune ...

Severe of brain injury is popular among damage brain cells in adult and pediatric population. The risk of brain injury may permanent or event death. This damage of brain is almost same leading cause of mortality likes lung cancer. However, for brain injury, even ...

Schizophrenia characterized when the patients have disorder or problem of the nervous system and psychological disorder (brain disorder). They behavior will have abnormal perception for any matter caused by their hallucination, delusions and unbridled control of emotional. The behavioral impacts from the disease are abnormal ...