Reference: Thomas Bertrand1 Abstract: Health is today the number 1 use of Internet. E patients are health consumers who use the internet to gather, share, produce information about a medical condition of particular interest to them. Health social networks are becoming an important entity of influence in the medicine of the future, as they are … Read more
Reference: Danijela Vlajic Abstract: The European Project for Rare Diseases National Plans Development (EUROPLAN) has addressed one unanswered question to date: ﾓwhat is the scope of patient-driven research?ﾔ Identification of needs and priorities for translational and social research, modes of fostering them and promotion of interdisciplinary cooperative approaches has been largely recommended. Beside the success … Read more
Reference: 241995 Abstract: Mutations in about 400 different genes have been associated with Cognitive Disorders (CD), such as mental retardation, autism, neurodegenerative disorders, and psychiatric disorders. Whereas CD impose a major medical and socio-economical problem, there are no systematic studies that aim to provide insight into common mechanisms in CD. We propose a systems biology … Read more
Reference: 248284 Abstract: Rett Syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked neuro-developmental disorder and the leading known genetic cause of autism in girls. RTT is characterized by normal early development followed by cognitive, motor and language regression. Mutations in the X-linked MECP2 (methyl-CpG binding protein 2) gene account for at least 80% of RTT cases. In mouse … Read more
Reference: 253110 Abstract: Insults during the perinatal stage of brain development lead to major causes of neurological disability throughout life, ranging from motor deficits, cognitive limitations, learning difficulties and even severe disabilities, such as cerebral palsy. In term newborn infants, hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury is the most common cause of encephalopathy and seizures. Despite major … Read more
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