Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/05/17/best-and-worst-in-health-and-healthcare-april-2016/
New diagnostic tools, new therapies, new preventive approaches for neurodegenerative diseases… There were many interesting uplifting findings in April. But as always, there were also not so good news. Here are the best and worst with which I came across in April. Comments are welcome!
THE BEST
BEST: A new diagnostic tool for Lewy body disorders
Lewy body disorders are highly misdiagnosed, particularly at early disease stages, mostly because of their symptoms’ close resemblance with Alzheimer’s disease. This has been a huge obstacle to the development of effective therapies. With the goal of improving the diagnostic accuracy of Parkinson’s disease and other Lewy body dementias, a new study published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease investigated the viability of assessing the accumulation of…
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/05/17/best-and-worst-in-health-and-healthcare-april-2016/
New diagnostic tools, new therapies, new preventive approaches for neurodegenerative diseases… There were many interesting uplifting findings in April. But as always, there were also not so good news. Here are the best and worst with which I came across in April. Comments are welcome!
THE BEST
BEST: A new diagnostic tool for Lewy body disorders
Lewy body disorders are highly misdiagnosed, particularly at early disease stages, mostly because of their symptoms’ close resemblance with Alzheimer’s disease. This has been a huge obstacle to the development of effective therapies. With the goal of improving the diagnostic accuracy of Parkinson’s disease and other Lewy body dementias, a new study published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease investigated the viability of assessing the accumulation of…
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