Steroids 'kill off brain cells'
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Using steroids to build bulging muscles can also trigger "catastrophic" loss of brain cells, research suggests.
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A U.S. study suggests low levels of toxic substances cause critical stem cells in the central nervous system to prematurely stop functioning.
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Farmworkers exposed to high levels of pesticides, as well as home gardeners who use these chemicals to kill insects and fungus on their house plants, run a higher risk of brain cancer, according to a study released on Tuesday.
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Brain cells in mice recovered rapidly after brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease were removed, offering hope that plaque-clearing treatments could benefit patients with the disease, Washington University researchers said Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Premenopausal women who undergo surgical removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) have an increased risk of developing neurological disorders, including cognitive decline, dementia, and parkinsonism, a team of researchers reports in two studies published in the online edition of Neurology.
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Children with allergic conditions such as asthma may receive too high a dose of steroids, drug experts warn.
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Statins, drugs commonly prescribed to treat cardiovascular disease, may also protect people from developing the tangles of nerve fibers found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, according to a study that examined the brains of 110 deceased Group Health Cooperative members.
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How to prevent a sticky gunk from clogging up, and probably killing, the brain cells of Alzheimer&#39;s patients is the newest focus in the fight against the disease.
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SAN DIEGO - Severely cutting calories helps middle-aged mice live longer and healthier, but not smarter, say some Washington University neuroscientists.
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Injections of a hormone made by fat cells can jump-start an idling reproductive system, research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Transplanting brain cells, from  a region called the choroid plexus, into rats that have  suffered a stroke seems to reduce the damage that occurs,  according to a report in the medical journal Stroke.
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In a six-month study of elderly people, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) significantly reduced abdominal fat and improved insulin action.
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Exercise boosts brainpower by building new brain cells in a brain region linked with memory and memory loss, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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A pregnancy hormone may help repair the damage to nerves caused by multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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Using steroids to treat patients with severe head injuries can be deadly, according to a new study published in the medical journal Lancet.
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Canadian researchers have found that a hormone generated during pregnancy may be a potent tool in fighting multiple sclerosis, the crippling disease of the central nervous system, according to a new report Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Steroids may have a role in the   treatment of anxiety disorders like posttraumatic stress   disorder (PTSD), according to studies in mice, which indicate   that glucocorticoids, a type of steroid, impair the recall of   established fear memories.