Spongiform Encephalopathies: Still Many Unanswered Questions

Neurocysticercosis: still some unanswered questions.

Correspondence: Luís dos Ramos Machado; Praça Amadeu Amaral, 47 / conj. 33; 01327-010 São Paulo SP; Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Received 04 April 2014 Accepted 11 April 2014 Neurocysticercosis (NC), the cerebral infection with Taenia solium, is an important public health problem worldwide. Nevertheless, many important...

Eccentric exercise: many questions unanswered.

LOCOMOTION IS ARGUABLY one of the most ubiquitous and important manifestations of life, equally important to feeding as to escape predators. Evolution came up with three molecular motors to power motion: the actomyosin system Levitsky (11); the microtubule, dynein-based flagellar motors of eukaryotes (13); and the flagellar rotary motors of bacteria (15). All three systems serve propulsion, i.e...

ADHD and growth: questions still unanswered.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood psychiatric disorders. It is manifested in every part of an affected child's behavior, with multiple symptomatology and heterogenous etiology. Published studies report that ADHD children may show changes in growth and development. Most of the studies on ADHD have been focused on connections between m...

Eradication therapy for early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in CF: many questions still unanswered.

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Neuronal death represents the primary pathology of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. These diseases usually present with a slow onset and a chronic progression. Various regions of the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves may be affected, leading to functional impairment and neuron loss. Neurodegenerative diseases are of...