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Common antibiotic may increase nerve damage and peripheral neuropathy risk

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2019

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as Levofloxacin and Ciprofloxacin, appear to increase the risk of peripheral neuropathy by 47%. However, there is no significant increased risk of developing neuropathy associated with amoxicillin use.... Read More...

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Blocking Neuron Signaling Pathway May Lead to New Treatments For Peripheral Neuropathy

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2017

Researchers have identified a signaling pathway that promotes sensory neuron grown and prevents peripheral neuropathy when blocked.... Read More...

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Small Nerve Fibers Defy Neuropathy Conventions

Neuroscience NewsApril 11, 2016

A new study reports prediabetes may be more damaging to motor nerves than previously believed.... Read More...

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Major Pathway Identified in Nerve Cell Death Offers Hope for Therapies

Neuroscience NewsApril 23, 2015

Researchers report they have identified a pathway implicated in the death of nerve cells.... Read More...

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Researchers Uncover Key to Development of Peripheral Nervous System

Neuroscience NewsMay 28, 2013

Researchers uncover a key to the development of the peripheral nervous system, providing new hope to patients suffering from hereditary neuropathy. ... Read More...

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New Clues to Causes of Peripheral Nerve Damage

Neuroscience NewsMarch 6, 2013

Researchers discover a build up of acylcarnitines in Schwann cells can lead to nerve damage noted in patients with peripheral neuropathy.... Read More...

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Research Leads to Better Understanding of Peripheral Neuropathy

Neuroscience NewsMarch 5, 2013

Researchers identify the role of the tumor suppressor Merlin in regulating the integrity of axons. Damage to the axons may result in peripheral neuropathy.... Read More...

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When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

Neuroscience

When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

Neurology

Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

Patients with both schizophrenia and epilepsy die alarmingly early

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AI

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

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Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

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Psychology

When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

Patients with both schizophrenia and epilepsy die alarmingly early

peripheral neuropathy

Common antibiotic may increase nerve damage and peripheral neuropathy risk

Blocking Neuron Signaling Pathway May Lead to New Treatments For Peripheral Neuropathy

Small Nerve Fibers Defy Neuropathy Conventions

Major Pathway Identified in Nerve Cell Death Offers Hope for Therapies

Researchers Uncover Key to Development of Peripheral Nervous System

New Clues to Causes of Peripheral Nerve Damage

Research Leads to Better Understanding of Peripheral Neuropathy