Monday Profile: Nurse is an 'Angel' to MS Patients RedNova Mon, 05 Feb 2007 1:17 AM PST By Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Feb. 5--Natalie Hackbarth's life centers around multiple sclerosis. Her professional life as well as her life as a volunteer.

Stress Response Prevents Neurodegeneration Medical News Today Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:01 AM PST Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating immune-mediated disease of the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system [CNS]). It is characterized by infiltration of the CNS by inflammatory cells and destruction of cells that reside in the CNS, known as oligodendrocytes (ODCs). The soluble factor IFN-gamma has a detrimental effect on disease in patients with MS. [click link for full article]

Health calendar Gloucester Daily Times Mon, 05 Feb 2007 9:26 AM PST * Mondays, 10 to 11 a.m., Tai chi with Meredith Morgan. * Tuesdays, 9:45 to 11 a.m., Yoga with Mary Ann Wenniger. rWednesdays, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Chair Yoga with Nana Dunn.

Pioneering Alzheimer's scientist at UCSD dies San Diego Union-Tribune Mon, 05 Feb 2007 4:33 AM PST Feb. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Dr. Leon J. Thal, a Cardiff neuroscientist and international pioneer in Alzheimer's disease, died Saturday after his small plane crashed in the mountains southwest of Borrego Springs.

One man's weakened legs leads him to water therapy invention Bismarck Tribune Mon, 05 Feb 2007 2:17 AM PST FARGO (AP) - Doug Johnson's sports-weakened legs, knees and ankles lead him to invent an aquatic exercise and therapy device that's now marketed around the world.

Stents Benefit People at High Risk of Stroke
Newswise Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:25 PM PST
People at high risk of stroke due to blocked blood vessels in the brain benefit from successful stent placement, according to a study published in the February 6, 2007,
issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology

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