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There’s good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS)—researchers now say the disease may not flare up again right after pregnancy as they had long believed, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. Most people with MS have the relapsing-remitting form of the disease, where symptoms flare up, then go into periods of remission.

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People who report an elevated number of depression symptoms may be more likely to have a stroke years later than people with no depression symptoms or a low number of depression symptoms, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019.

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For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), drinking around 290 calories per day of soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages, or the equivalent of about two cans of non-diet soda, may be tied to more severe symptoms and a higher level of disability compared to people with MS who seldom consume sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. People who seldom drank sugar-sweetened beverages consumed an average of seven calories in sugar-sweetened beverages per day, or the equivalent of one-and-a-half cans of non-diet soda per month. Soda and other sweet beverages were the only type of food that was related to MS symptoms in the study.

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It may seem counterintuitive, but having some extra body fat may be linked to an increased chance of surviving a stroke, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019.

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As posturas de yoga que flexibilizam a coluna vertebral além dos limites poderiam causar riscos de fraturas de compressão nas pessoas com ossos finos, de acordo com a pesquisa da Mayo Clinic. Os resultados foram publicados na Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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People who stop breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of the toxic protein tau, a biological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in part of the brain that manages memory, navigation and perception of time.

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People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019.

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A lepra tem uma história que tem atravessado séculos e sociedades ao redor do mundo. Pois é, continua sendo um problema, inclusive na idade moderna. Os afetados pelas doenças de pele crónicas e infecciosas ainda fazem frente ao estigma social e à falta de assistência médica que as pessoas têm suportado desde as origens da doença mesma.

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O Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro é o membro mais recente da Rede de atendimento da Mayo Clinic, um seleto grupo de sistemas de saúde independentes que trabalha em proximidade com a Mayo Clinic a fim de aprimorar a assistência médica e atender melhor pacientes e comunidades.

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Medical marijuana may bring relief to older people who have symptoms like pain, sleep disorders or anxiety due to chronic conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, neuropathy, spinal cord damage and multiple sclerosis, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. The study not only found medical marijuana may be safe and effective, it also found that one-third of participants reduced their use of opioids. However, the study was retrospective and relied on participants reporting whether they experienced symptom relief, so it is possible that the placebo effect may have played a role. Additional randomized, placebo-controlled studies are needed.

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Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic identificaron un gen llamado UCP-1 que predice la aparición del cáncer pancreático en personas con diabetes tipo 2. Los resultados se publican en Gastroenterology.

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Lo positivo es que parece que el agotamiento de los médicos mejora, al igual que los indicadores del bienestar de estos profesionales de la salud. No obstante, los médicos todavía corren riesgo de agotamiento, depresión y despersonalización, comparado con otros profesionales.

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While drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol have been shown to be beneficial for heart health, a new study has found that two such drugs may not provide a similar benefit to the brain. The study, published in the February 27, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that when older people took candesartan plus hydrochlorothiazide to lower blood pressure or rosuvastatin to lower cholesterol, or a combination of the two, the drugs did not slow decline in thinking and memory.