Parkinson's Disease

Tester Stands with Montana Women, Fights to End Breast Cancer (Jon Tester)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016

(Big Sandy, Mont.)- Senator Jon Tester is standing with Montana women to end breast cancer by sponsoring legislation to increase research into the devastating disease ... 'This legislation will attack the problem head on and empower leading scientists to come up with a strong plan to eradicate this heartbreaking disease.' ... of ending the disease by 2020....

Prairie view opens new research frontier for Golsteyn (University of Lethbridge)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016

Although his work is focused on one of our generation's biggest diseases, Dr ... 'Cancer is a big disease and the way I was trained, was to really find out precisely what is wrong when a disease takes over, simply because if you know what's wrong, you can find a way to fix it,' says Golsteyn ... Golsteyn says great strides have been made in eradicating the disease, specifically in forms of leukemia, but that much more work needs to be done....

Brown Visits Cincinnati to Outline Bipartisan Effort to Lower Costs of Life-Saving Drugs (Sherrod Brown)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016

(Source ... Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) outlined a new bipartisan effort to help lower prices of life-saving drugs used to treat diseases like cancer and arthritis ... 'We've seen the positive impact of biologics with our patients, and increasing access to these medicines will help us serve our patients better, including those being treated for diseases like cancer and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis,' said Crumpton ... ###....

Prescribed Burns Start Next Week (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016

(Source. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park) Date .. October 14, 2016. Contact.Brittney Van Der Werff, 575-829-4821 ... The burn operations will be completed in phases over a total of 3-8 nonconsecutive days ... It may be a health concern for children, pregnant women, senior citizens, and those suffering from allergies, asthma, chemical sensitivities, or other heart or lung diseases ... Avoid or limit physical activities outdoors ... (noodl....

At General Assembly Debate on New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Speakers Say International Support Vital to Achieving Sustainable Development (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016

The United States had also allocated $3 million per African country to support climate change adaptation plans, and the President's Malaria Initiative had put forward a historic $1.2 billion expansion of resources to protect people in sub-Saharan Africa from that disease....

At General Assembly Debate on New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Speakers Say International Support Vital to Achieving Sustainable Development (United Nations General Assembly)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016

The United States had also allocated $3 million per African country to support climate change adaptation plans, and the President's Malaria Initiative had put forward a historic $1.2 billion expansion of resources to protect people in sub-Saharan Africa from that disease....

Child Migrants, Refugees Especially Vulnerable to Violence during Humanitarian Crises, Speakers Tell Third Committee, as Debate on Children Concludes (United Nations General Assembly)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Oct 2016

(Source. United Nations General Assembly) ... As such, they had rights that must be protected by all ... Background ... Statements ... HAMIDEH HASSANI NEJAD PIRKOUHI (Iran), noting that the 2030 Agenda included numerous references to children, said millions of children still lived in poverty without adequate nutrition, sanitation, or vaccinations against disease ... Challenges remained, however, notably caused by climate change and communicable diseases....

Dr. Thomas Lynch, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, dies

Edit Baltimore Sun 14 Oct 2016

Dr. Thomas Lynch, a retired psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who taught at the Johns Hopkins university School of Medicine, died Tuesday of complications from Parkinson's disease at his Charlesbrook home. He was 94. Born in Ireland in County Cavan, he spent his childhood on a family farm overlooking... ....

Brain-fixing injectable wires will soon be tested on humans

Edit Engadget 14 Oct 2016

Last year, a team of Harvard University researchers revealed that they created a wire mesh doctors can inject into the brain to help treat Parkinson's and other neurological diseases. They already successfully tested it on live mice, but now that tec... ....

Human Cell Atlas project aims to map the human body's 35 trillion cells

Edit The Guardian 14 Oct 2016

The international effort aims to decipher the types and properties of every cell a person contains, whether healthy or diseased, in a bid to speed up discoveries in medical science ... to diagnose, monitor and treat disease.” ... For example, Parkinson’s disease is caused by the steady loss of neurons that produce a chemical called dopamine in the brain....

Students launch new research journal (University of Bristol)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Oct 2016

David Parkinson, Professor of Neuroscience at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, said ... for Addison's disease in dogs, and development of a laboratory cell culture system for studying the kidney disease cystinuria ... Dr Vehid Salih, Reader in Oral & Dental Health Research, and David Parkinson, Professor of Neuroscience....

Students launch new research journal (University of Plymouth)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Oct 2016

In the same way, it has been an amazing learning experience for me as an editor, in terms of the team work, patience and communication that is required to create a successful journal,' said Senior Editor Jenny McKeon, from Cardiff University Medical School.David Parkinson, Professor of Neuroscience, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, said....

NIH Nearly Doubles Investment in BRAIN Initiative Research (NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Oct 2016

With these grants NIH BRAIN Initiative researchers will test new methods for using deep brain stimulation to treat a variety of disorders, including stroke, Parkinson's disease, and obsessive compulsive disorder ... Examples include the creation of computer programs for detecting and diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and autism and experiments in which electrical brain activity will be monitored while people speak and read....

Parkinson's disease

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