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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
War Vets, Others Have High Rate of Vision Trouble after Traumatic Brain Injury
Visual symptoms and abnormalities occur at high rates in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), including Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans with blast-related TBI — that’s according to a new study, “Mechanisms of TBI and Visual Consequences …
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Rhode Island Woman Finally Diagnosed with Little-known Neurological Disease
Roberta Healy, a retired nurse, was in her late 40s when a debilitating set of symptoms grabbed hold of her and wouldn’t let go. It started with incontinence and over nearly two decades progressed to difficulty walking and even concentrating enough …
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Athletes Top Students in Test of Cognitive Functions
English Premier League soccer players, NHL hockey players, France’s Top 14 club rugby players and even elite amateur athletes have better developed cognitive functions than the average university student, according to a perception study by Professor …
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Researchers Investigate Use of Drug to ‘Prop Open Door’ to Blood-Brain Barrier
The treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases can be particularly challenging due to the many therapeutic agents, such as recombinant proteins and gene medicines, that are not easily transported across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Focused …
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Friday, February 1, 2013
AHA/ASA Issues New Guidelines for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has released new guidelines on the early management of acute ischemic stroke. The document appears online and will run in the March issue of Stroke. The American Academy of Neurology "affirms …
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Infant Brain Structure Predicts Language Skills at One Year of Age
Using a brain-imaging technique that examines the entire infant brain, researchers have found that the anatomy of certain brain areas — the hippocampus and cerebellum — can predict children's language abilities at one year of age. The University …
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Mayo Study Finds That ‘July Effect’ In Hospitals Is a Myth When It Comes To Spine Surgery
The “July Effect” — the notion that July is the most dangerous time to be a patient because of new, inexperienced residents at hospitals — is a myth, at least when it comes to spine surgery, according to a new study from Mayo Clinic researchers …
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Rare Diagnosis Saves Six-Year-Old Thought to Have Brain Tumor
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Genomic Sequencing Reveals Mutant ‘Drivers’ of Common Brain Tumor
Large-scale genomic sequencing has revealed two DNA mutations that appear to drive about 15 percent of brain tumors known as meningiomas. This finding could lead to the first effective drug treatments for the tumors, according to scientists at both the …
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Study Uses Brain Imaging to Identify Proteins Linked to Brain Injury in Retired NFL Players
Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries continue to make headlines, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates …
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