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Monday, March 4, 2013
Blood in Post-Menopausal Women Offers Clues to Brain Damage, Memory Loss
The blood of post-menopausal women may hold insight to whether they are at an increased risk of brain damage that leads to memory loss and stroke. A study, as reported in the February 2013 edition of Neurology, suggests that the blood’s tendency …
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Major League Pitcher Thanks Neurosurgeon for Life-Saving Diagnosis
Friday, March 1, 2013
Study: Patients with Spinal Stenosis May See Worse Outcomes after Steroid Injections
In the February 15 issue of Spine, researchers question the benefits of steroid injection in the treatment of spinal stenosis in the lower spine. Sufferers of this condition experience back pain, leg pain and other symptoms due to the narrowing of the …
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Friday, March 1, 2013
Brain Wields Symphony-Like Control of Vocal Tract during Human Speech
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have discovered the neurological origin of speech motor control and how the brain controls the lips, tongue and voice box as we speak. As noted in the journal Nature, the studies could lead …
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Antioxidants May Not Reduce Risk of Stroke, Dementia
Antioxidants like lycopene, beta-carotene and vitamins C and E may not curb a person’s risk of developing of stroke or dementia, says one study. Research published in the Feb. 20, 2013 online issue of Neurology® found that the level of antioxidants …
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Brain Cooling May Curb Trauma-Induced Seizures
Patients recovering from severe head injury often experience epileptic seizures that are hard to control. A new study in Annals of Neurology suggests that cooling the brain after trauma may prevent these seizures. While cooling the brain is not a new …
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Mayo Clinic Tests Combo of Avastin, Dasatinib to Stop Spread of Brain Tumors
The drug bevacizumab — also known by the trade name Avastin — shrinks tumors briefly in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, but they often grow again and spread throughout the brain for reasons not understood … until now. Mayo Clinic researchers …
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease May Not Worsen Over Time, Study Says
Monday, February 25, 2013
Washington University Researcher Granted $2.25 Million by NIH for TBI Study
An engineering researcher at Washington University in St. Louis has received a five-year, $2.25 million grant to better understand traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in efforts to improve methods for prevention and treatment. Philip Bayly, PhD, the Lilyan …
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Report Projects Slower Rising Drug Costs for 2013 Based on Past Years
Even though medication costs will continue to rise in 2013 by as much as four percent, the increase is expected to be less than in previous years — that’s according to a study that appears in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, the journal …
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