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Friday, June 7, 2013
Study Finds ‘Master Switch’ in Fatal Glioblastoma
A study conducted at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has found a means for treating glioblastoma that avoids many of the obstacles that hinder effective treatment of the fatal brain tumor. Researchers have located what they call a "master …
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Back to Work After Brain Tumor: How Working Helped One Woman Heal
In an essay for the Huffington Post, Marian Salzman outlines how going back to work after a meningioma diagnosis was central to her healing. She says, "Work gives me a focus, a framework, a welcome distraction -- especially the work that feels good. …
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Protein Found to Be Key in Peripheral Nervous System Development
An article published in Nature Communications notes that a protein found in immune system cells plays a larger role in the peripheral nervous system than originally thought. Lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (or Lck for short) controls the …
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Gut Feelings: Researchers Find Link Between Healthy Bacteria in Yogurt and Altered Brain Function
Looks like the bacteria ingested in food can have an effect on human brain function. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have found that women who consumed probiotics in yogurt displayed altered brain function, both while relaxed …
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Mouse Model Shows that Cancer Drug May Reverse Alzheimer’s
A study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health has found that bexarotene, a drug commonly used to fight cancer, makes up for the cognitive deficits in mice with gene mutations linked to Alzheimer's disease in humans …
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Clearing Traffic in Brain Pathways Shows Promise for Alzheimer’s Treatment
A team of researchers at the University of Buffalo has unearthed the role that a particular protein plays in controlling neuronal traffic in the brain. Following a study, researchers believe that adjusting levels of the protein presenilin could clear …
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Life-saving Technique Could Help Identify, Curb Stroke and Hemorrhage Risk
A study published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine reports that measuring blood flow in the brain may be a noninvasive means to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children recieving cardiac and respiratory assistance from extracoporeal membrane oxygenation …
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Monday, June 3, 2013
New Guideline: In Minor Procedures, Blood Thinners Safe to Use For Stroke Patients
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology advises that the use of blood thinners (such as aspirin or warfarin) for stroke patients is safe before minor dental and dermatalogic procedures and the like. While blood thinners reduce the risk …
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Monday, June 3, 2013
AANS President William T. Couldwell’s Message to AANS Membership Regarding Merger
In a memo sent to all American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) members on June 3, 2013, AANS President William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FAANS, addressed the concerns raised by some regarding the reexamination of a merger between the AANS and …
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Monday, June 3, 2013
Study: Engineered Polio Virus Kills Brain Tumor Cells
A study conducted at Duke University has found that modified polio virus to be effective in killing glioblastoma brain tumor cells. Researchers now are attempting to establish proper dosing levels of the engineered polio virus, which is fatal to cancer …
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