Familial tremor - called medically Essential Tremor - is the most common neurological movement disorder. According to the International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF) is concerned about 65 years of which about one-fifth of the people. Essential tremor is characterized by a tremor of the arms and hands, but often the head or legs.
it can be treated with deep brain stimulation - where it has often occurred speech disorders. Neurologist at the University Hospital of Cologne have now found a way to avoid this. The result of a new study on erschient 18.02.2014 in the internationally renowned trade journal Neurology.
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The death of the men on the track - "European Heart Journal" published results Greifswald scientists
Scientists at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine headed by Prof. Matthias Nauck and Prof. Henri Wallaschofski, cardiology (Prof. Stefan Felix) and Community Medicine (Prof. Henry Völzke) Greifswald University and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg ( Prof. Christof Schöfl) were able to prove a direct link between the sex hormone testosterone and mortality. Men with low testosterone concentration at the time of the initial examination died more frequently from cardiovascular diseases. The results of the study have been published in peer-reviewed medical journal "European Heart Journal" (http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org).
Once again, the examination data and blood samples from the Greifswald population study "Health in Western Pomerania", SHIP (Study of Health in Pomerania), which has been running for over ten years, with over 4.000 subjects and meanwhile three examination waves, served as the basis. Scientists from all over the world use the wealth of data to gain deeper insights into medical problems and to find answers to burning health questions. For the testosterone study, the results of the approximately 2.000 male participants in SHIP were analyzed. As the most important male sex hormone, testosterone is responsible for many physical and psychological processes in men. The Greifswald scientists focused on hormone and metabolic diseases and the relationship between the male sex hormone testosterone and questions relating to the health of men.
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Study: Olive oil and vegetables protect against mental deterioration in old age
When the foolish days of Carnival are over, the exuberant mood is usually followed by a hangover and the resolution to treat one's body better again. A recent American study offers good, new arguments for a Mediterranean diet: Olive oil, vegetables & Co. counteract the decline in mental performance that goes along with age and even delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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Anthropological cross-sectional study to elders in Germany
For the German population there is no recent data on physique and body measurements older people. Although the percentage of older people in society is constantly increasing, designers of products having to rely on anthropometric data of younger people. Older people are not involved. The report F 1299 the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health "Optimisation of ergonomic properties of products for older workers - anthropometry" now closes this gap.
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For the first time, scientists have succeeded, the advantage of a "brain-protective diet" to prove in a study of elderly people. The researchers of the Department of Neurology reduced (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. Erich Bernd Ringelstein) at the University Hospital Münster (UKM) in a subset of study participants three months the daily Nahrungsmengeauf up to two thirds of the usual number of calories ( "caloric food restriction" ). The research group led by associate professor Dr. Agnes Flöel was able to first prove that the learning performance by caloric restriction increases by 20 percent compared to the control group. The intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids without concomitant caloric restriction now had no positive effect in the future.
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RUB researchers report in "Cerebral Cortex"
At the age many things are not as good as at a young age. Besides hearing and eyesight also the power of touch decreases. Ordinary as buttoning a shirt then develop into a challenge. The neuroscientific Bochum group led by Prof. Dr. Martin Tegenthoff (Neurology Bergmannsheil) and PD Dr. Hubert Dinse (Institute for Neuro computer science) have now found that the representation of the hand in the brain in the elderly is significantly greater than in younger. There are age-related changes so other mechanisms based as learning where greater representation with better performance accompanied. The researchers report in the prestigious journal "Cerebral Cortex".
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Scientists at the MPI for Molecular Genetics supply model of the molecular basis of aging
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin have managed to deliver through the study of age-related changes in gene activity of mice an explanation for the cause of aging. In the journal Biogerontology the researchers explain that the aging of an organism depends on how stable is his metabolism. Scientists provide a model before, describing the molecular mechanisms of aging and is in a position to explain individual and species-specific differences in life expectancy (Brink et al., Biogerontology 2008, DOI 10.1007 / s10522-008-9197-8).
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The German Society of Neurology (DGN) advises not to preventive taking ginkgo preparations against dementias. Also for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is given for this substance is no general recommendation. Two new studies that investigated the benefits of the multi-million selling well in Germany Ginkgo extract against memory loss, had made in the public confusion: On the one hand brake preventive intake of the plant extract is not the decay of the brain. On the other hand, patients who are already suffering from Alzheimer's disease, may benefit from a high dosage (240 mg) of ginkgo extract.
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Those who want to stay mentally fit until old age, should ensure a good supply of vitamin B12. Because even slight deficits in the essential vitamin can obviously pull brain changes by itself.