Newsline — Wednesday, May 29, 2013 13:00
Brain Determines Dominant Hand, Ear for Cell Phone Use
Molecular Basis for Cocaine Addiction Unearthed, Shows Promise for Anti-Addiction Drug
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:00
A study from Johns Hopkins University has unveiled the molecular basis of cocaine’s effect on the brain, identifying a compound that blocks the desire for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, already proven safe for humans, is on the path to possible clinical trials in cocaine addicts. Click here to read the full story.
Doctors Face Challenges in Treating Spine Trauma in Morbidly Obese Patients
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 13:00
In an article published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, doctors at Monash University and the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, have highlighted the challenges they have encountered while surgically managing spine trauma in morbidly obese patients. Concerns include transport and transfer, imaging, surgical positioning, venous problems and others. Click here to read the full story.
The Science Behind Brain Freeze
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:00
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, which means more cold treats and an unpleasant side effect: brain freeze. Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, as it is known scientifically, is a headache brought on rapidly by consuming a cold food or drink too quickly. The “brain freeze” is a protective mechanism to keep the brain from what it perceives as a rapid change. Click here to read the full article.
Cell Injections Reduce Seizures in Epileptic Mice, Study Finds
Friday, May 24, 2013 13:00
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have discovered that the frequency of epileptic seizures could be reduced with the injection of new inhibitory cells into the hippocampus. The findings, resulting from a study of epileptic adult mice, could lead to treatment for one-third of human epilepsy sufferers who do not respond to traditional therapies. Click here to read the full story.
15 Years After Diagnosis, Brain Cancer Survivor Takes Multi-Faceted Approach to Care
Friday, May 24, 2013 9:00
After being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1998, Jeannine Walston learned that long-term healing has a multi-faceted approach. In an article on the Huffington Post, Watson cites self care, integrative health care and spirituality as the ways she has beaten cancer for 15 years and counting. Click here for the full article.
Doctors May Misdiagnose Chronic Pain in the Weeks After Stroke
Thursday, May 23, 2013 13:00
Ten percent of stroke patients are said to suffer from chronic pain. In a condition called central post-stroke pain syndrome (CPSP), neuropathic pain begins in the days or weeks following a stroke as a result of damage or dysfunction in the central nervous system. While CPSP is treatable, it is commonly misdiagnosed, as reported in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. Click here to read the full article.
Hospital Pays $60K to Man After False Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:00
After doctors gave him only a few months to live, Mark Templin quit his job, sold his truck, celebrated his final birthday and made his own funeral arrangements — only he wasn’t dying after all. Now, a Montana judge has ordered that the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center pony up nearly $60,000 for a doctor’s “negligent failure to meet the standard of care” in falsely diagnosing Templin with a metastatic brain tumor. Click here to read the full story.
Study Reveals Increase in Fall-Induced Brain Injury for Elderly
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 13:00
For older adults, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) from falls are a common cause or hospitalization, disability and death. A recent study has found that the number of fall-induced TBI in the elderly has increased over the last forty years. Click here to read the full story.
Study: In Veterans with PTSD, Brain in Constant State of Fear, Anxiety
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:00
Findings presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatry Association report that trauma can have long-lasting effects on the areas of the brain associated with fear and anxiety. In studying the brains of combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers discovered that trauma’s effects remain in certain regions of the brain even when vets are not involved in cognitive or emotional tasks. Study results could lead to an understanding of PTSD triggers as well as better diagnostics and treatments for the condition. Click here to read the full story.