NLS Research

Swedish medical researchers have discovered a method for distinguishing between the most serious pediatric cancer cases and those that are less aggressive. About 20 percent of  Swedish and Norwegian children diagnosed with cancer die of the disease. Oncologists have found  it difficult to predict which children will improve and which will suffer a recurrence after treatment. The researchers from Sweden’s Lund […]

A resurgence in research into drugs for psychiatric and neurological conditions could be coming soon, as the demand for treatments for diseases such as Alzheimers, ALS, Parkinson’s and psychiatric disorders continues to rise and increased scientific knowledge is paving the way for more effective drugs. Investors last year contributed $3.3 billion to firms working on drugs for neurological or psychiatric illnesses, more […]

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have reviewed a new Alzheimer’s therapy in which the patients receive an implant that stimulates the growth of a type of nerve cell. The results, which are published in the scientific journal ‘Alzheimer’s & Dementia’, suggest that the introduction of a nerve growth factor can prevent neuronal degradation in Alzheimer’s patients. […]

About half of patients suffering from one of the most painful disorders ever identified — trigeminal neuralgia– have blood vessels in the brain that apply severe pressure to the main sensory nerve of the face, according to a recent Danish study. Using certain scanning technology, doctors soon may be able to assess whether blood vessel […]

A new Ebola test under development by a team of European scientists will make it possible to screen people where they live–eliminating the risk of infection during a long ambulance journey to a field hospital. “If you don’t already have Ebola, then you’re certain to have caught it after a trip in the ambulance,” says […]

A diet that excludes particularly indigestible carbohydrates can provide markedly reduced irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, according to a thesis prepared at the Sahlgrenska Academy. In the study, 197 persons with IBS symptoms were asked what they believe is the cause of their symptoms. In all, 84 percent referred to food intolerance – most often […]