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Friday, May 31, 2013
Does Skin Cancer Lower Alzheimer’s Risk? One Study Says Yes.
According to research published in the medical journal Neurology, those who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. This population excludes those with melanoma, a less common but more aggressive form of skin cancer. The study …
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Regenerating Spinal Cord Fibers: Key to Treating Stroke-Related Disabilities?
Investigators at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have found significant evidence that a regenerative process of damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could fill in functional recovery gaps for stroke victims. While many of those who suffer a stroke are …
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Mental Math Could Improve Cognitive Functions, Study Says
Scientists at the University of Oxford have found that by improving the ability to manipulate numbers in their heads, individuals could improve their cognitive and brain functions. The task is one that 20 percent of people are said to struggle with. …
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Study: Those Suffering from Depression with Migraines May Have Smaller Brain Size
A new study published in Neurology has found that older patients who have suffered from both migraines and depression may have smaller brain tissue volumes than those with who have suffered only one or neither of those ailments. Migraine sufferers …
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Brain Determines Dominant Hand, Ear for Cell Phone Use
A study has revealed that left-brain thinkers, those with speech and language center located on the left side of the brain, are likely to hold their phones up to their right ears with their right hands. The study, conducted by the Henry Ford Hospital …
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Molecular Basis for Cocaine Addiction Unearthed, Shows Promise for Anti-Addiction Drug
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 …
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Doctors Face Challenges in Treating Spine Trauma in Morbidly Obese Patients
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 …
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Science Behind Brain Freeze
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 …
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Cell Injections Reduce Seizures in Epileptic Mice, Study Finds
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 …
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Friday, May 24, 2013
15 Years After Diagnosis, Brain Cancer Survivor Takes Multi-Faceted Approach to Care
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 …
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