A landmark study which seeks to identify our risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and how we might respond to treatment has recruited 2,000 patients and is at the point where it should soon start producing powerful results. Thats according to consultant neurologist Brian Sweeney, who is overseeing the clinical side of the study at Cork University Hospital (CUH), one of a number of Irish sites taking part in the most comprehensive genomic study of MS ever undertaken on the island of Ireland. We need 2,000 patients to start getting good data and we are getting there now. Continue reading →

Media playback is unsupported on your device More than 1,000 people have been waiting more than a year for specialist surgery at one hospital. Numbers climbed after beds on one ward in Morriston Hospital were given to "very high levels" of emergency cases. Trisha Adams, 55, who has waited nearly 18 months for a hip replacement, said she was "at my wits' end". Continue reading →

Today marks the second anniversary of the viral explosion of Tarana Burkes #MeToo movementand she marked the occasion by launching the #MeTooVoter online campaign calling on political leaders to address sexual harassment and design solutions for safer workplaces. Its imperative that all of the presidential candidates and others in public service realize that survivors are constituents who work, pay taxes and contribute to society every single day so the issues that impact us should be taken seriously, Burke said in a statement announcing the campaign. Continue reading →

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OWOSSO (WJRT) (10/09/19) -- Memorial Healthcare in Owosso is continuing to change the landscape of patient care and services in Mid-Michigan. The hospital is the first in the country to use potentially life changing technology for patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions. The name of the machine is Myles and it is the newest addition to Memorial Healthcare's Institute for Neurosciences and Multiple Sclerosis. Continue reading →

When Halloween season hits, there are suddenly rich and decadent sweets all over the place: getting swapped around at school, sitting on every desk at work, looking tempting in your own front hallway, just waiting for trick-or-treaters. Trying to abstain in the name of being healthy just isn't always worth it. Continue reading →

Abstract Addiction neuroscience models posit that recurrent drug use increases reactivity to drug-related cues and blunts responsiveness to natural rewards, propelling a cycle of hedonic dysregulation that drives addictive behavior. Here, we assessed whether a cognitive intervention for addiction, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), could restructure reward responsiveness from valuation of drug-related reward back to valuation of natural reward. Before and after 8 weeks of MORE or a support group control, prescription opioid users (N = 135) viewed opioid and natural reward cues while an electroencephalogram biomarker of target engagement was assessed Continue reading →