Ethical Considerations in Orphan Drug Approval and Use

Ethical Considerations in Orphan Drug Approval and Use. A S Kesselheim. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2012); 92 2, 153–155. doi:10.1038/clpt.2012.92  

We conclude that small studies of appropriate design can support US FDA approval of new medicines for rare diseases.

Posturographie

Posturographie. Dagmar Timmann-Braun. Das Neurophysiologie-Labor, Available online 12 July 2012, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulab.2012.05.001

Keywords: static posturography, dynamic posturography, computerized posturography, sensory organization test, postural responses.

Sniffing out the cerebellum

Sniffing out the cerebellum. Henry Houlden, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry doi:10.1136/jnnp-2012-303136

 Keywords: cerebellum, coordination, motor learning, attention, cognition, olfactory processing, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), spinocerebellar (SCA), Friedreich's ataxia.