Motor Neuron Diseases (MNDs) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control essential voluntary muscle activities such as speaking, walking, breathing and swallowing. Normally, messages from nerve cells in the brain, called upper motor neurons, are transmitted to nerve cells in the brainstem and spinal cord called lower

Doctors Train to Spot Signs of A.D.H.D. in Children By ALAN SCHWARZ FEB. 18, 2014 Jerry, 9 years old, dissolved into his Game Boy while his father described his attentional difficulties to the family pediatrician. The child began flitting around the room distractedly, ignoring the doctor’s questions and squirming in his chair — but then

Specter Of Wakefield Retractions Haunts Evidence Of Gut Inflammation In Autism Stomach endoscopy 3 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Are autism, gut inflammation, and immune issues linked? One recent sponsored supplementpublished in the journal Pediatrics argues that they are. There’s certainly some evidence, although quite mixed, hinting at a link between immune or gut issues and a

A brain area that helps orchestrate mental activity works overtime in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, reflecting the internal struggle to hold more than one thing in mind at a time, neuroscientists reported Sunday. The scientists used a functional magnetic imaging scanner to track signs of neural activity among 19 affected children and 23

Autism spectrum disorders affect one out of every 88 people Autism can be identified in babies as young as two months, early research suggests. US researchers analysed how infants looked at faces from birth to the age of three. They found children later diagnosed with autism had shown diminished eye contact – a hallmark of

Researchers hope that eventually microRNA-325 can be used to create a drug to help Alzheimer’s patients maintain low levels of tomosyn and preserve brain function. As the world’s population ages, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease rises, threatening to cause an even heavier burden on families and health systems for treating and caring for victims

Dashing the hopes of many people with chronic fatigue syndrome, an eagerly awaited study coordinated by government health agencies has not confirmed a link between the illness and a virus called XMRV or others from the same class of mouse leukemia viruses. Two research groups had earlier reported an association between chronic fatigue syndrome and

Investor John Hussman has used intense research to build a strong record at the $6 billion Hussman Strategic Growth fund. Now he’s using those same skills to take on autism. By Scott Cendrowski, writer-reporter John Hussman Hussman’s breakthrough findings were published in a journal called Molecular Autisim. John Hussman lives by research. It’s how he

Research links pesticides with ADHD in children By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer Carla K. Johnson, Ap Medical Writer Mon May 17, 12:02 am ET CHICAGO A new analysis of U.S. health data links children’s attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables. While the study couldn’t prove that pesticides

A brain scan may someday be able to help identify cases of autism, a new study suggests. Currently, autism is diagnosed based on subjective evaluations of a child’s behavioral and developmental deficits, but researchers at Columbia say using brain scans may offer more objective indicators of the condition. The researchers used functional MRI (fMRI) to

The researchers hope to gain insights into autism Cells taken from people with a rare syndrome linked to autism could help explain the origins of the condition, scientists suggest. The Stanford University team turned skin cells from people with “Timothy syndrome” into fully-fledged brain cells. The abnormal activity found in these cells could be partially

Is autism a growing epidemic or not? Recent reports have suggested that autism is on the rise, but a new study from the U.K. finds that the prevalence of this developmental disorder has remained stable. It may be that doctors are diagnosing it more often in young people — not that it’s actually happening more.