Journal of Clinical Investigation - Not all individuals who have epilepsy respond to traditional treatments and these individuals are said to have medically refractory epilepsy. Strict use of a ketogenic diet high in fats and extremely low in carbohydrates is sometimes used for treatment of refractory epilepsy, and is effective about half of the time. [...]

UCSD.edu - Physicians with University of California, San Diego Medical Center and School of Medicine say “Savor the seasonal offerings… just do it sensibly.”
“One thing to remember is the need for balance. Energy in and energy out,” says Kevin Patrick, M.D., professor of family and preventive medicine, UCSD School of Medicine. “We know [...]

Newswise — Using new approaches, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City has gained a view of activity in key brain areas associated with a core difficulty in patients with borderline personality disorder — shedding new light on this serious psychiatric condition.
“It’s early days yet, but the [...]

Newswise — Severe muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis – a highly debilitating autoimmune disorder – can be prevented or reversed by blocking a key step in the immune response that brings on the disease, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found.
Myasthenia gravis, which affects about 120,000 Americans, is caused when [...]

American Academy of Neurology - People age 65 and older who regularly walk and get other forms of moderate exercise appear to significantly lower their risk of developing vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the December 19, 2007 online issue of Neurology®. Vascular [...]

UAB.edu -  Experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry advise those who catch a cold or flu virus to remove contacts and avoid wearing contact lenses.
“Many people don’t realize that their eyes function differently when they’re sick,” said William “Joe” Benjamin, Ph.D., professor of optometry at UAB. “Tear production is [...]