It was the final day of the American Association of Neurology (ANA) conference yesterday and prion diseases took center stage. John Collinge, the only prominent British presence at the conference, set the ball… Continue reading
Its day 3 about to start at the American Neurological Association (ANA) annual conference. As a follow up tp my previous posts, this is a quick take on 6 new buzzwords for me… Continue reading
Before day 2 commences, a quick word on a wonderful symposium on Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS epidemiologists and researchers dissected the topic Causes/Triggers of MS. Speakers were David Hafler, Alberto Aschiero,… Continue reading
If you missed my blog on Klotho, you should check it out first before continuing. Below are the other four new things I learnt on the first full day of the American Neurological Association meeting,… Continue reading
It’s the American Neurological Association‘s 140th Annual meeting in Chicago this weekend and my first attendance. It is holding at the grand Marriott Hotel on The Magnificent Mile. It is a rigorously academic… Continue reading
Quite a few neurological disorders remain mysteries even when we know so much about them. Parkinson’s diseases (PD) is one of them. Dopamine deficiency is the established final common pathway, but why this… Continue reading
Gluten neurology is a controversial issue, to say the least! The heated debates between Sheffield and Nottingham may lie in the fog of history, but the issue simmers just below the surface. Gluten sensitivity, or coeliac… Continue reading
It is always headlines when a celebrity comes out with, or dies of, any disease. The disease often gets a boost, its profile raised high. We saw this with the ‘Jade Goody effect‘ which… Continue reading
Yes you heard it right-potential benefit from bee venom acupuncture in Parkinson’s disease (PD). What next you may say? But breathe easy, its from a study form the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.… Continue reading
Coming near you soon, a maverick performing human head transplantation. The idea of head transplantation has a long history. Performing it in humans however is a different kettle of fish.The present day advocate is an Italian neurosergeon Sergio… Continue reading
