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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Scientists Question Validity of ImPACT Concussion Testing
With some 1,700 football players in the NFL and 66,000 in college, in addition to 1.1 million in high schools and 250,000 more in Pop Warner youth programs, athletes and families across the country are eager to find ways to reduce the risk of brain injury …
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
MRIs Show that Piano Tuners’ Brains Adapt to Specialized Form of Listening
Tuning a piano also tunes the brain, according to researchers who have seen structural changes within the brains of professional piano tuners. Investigators at University College London and Newcastle University have discovered that listening to two notes …
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Researchers Target Brain Impairments Such as Schizophrenia with Early Intervention
An early intervention to address neuropsychiatric deficiencies, or preemptive cognitive training, can help the brain function normally later in life, according to a team of researchers after a recent series of experiments on laboratory rats. Their findings …
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Schools Get Proactive with Concussion Testing Before Fall Sports Start
Some schools are requiring student-athletes to take a 20-minute neurocognitive test called ImPACT before the fall sports season starts as a means of protecting against multiple concussions — a move that is keeping some players off the field, at least …
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Researchers Distinguish How Human Brains Evolved Beyond Chimp Brains
A new UCLA study pinpoints uniquely human patterns of gene activity in the brain that could reveal how we evolved differently than our closest relative. The gene identification could improve understanding of human brain diseases such as autism and schizophrenia …
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Metabolic Abnormalities Such as Obesity, High Blood Pressure Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline
People who are obese and have high blood pressure or other risk factors, called metabolic abnormalities, may experience a faster decline in cognitive skills over time than others – that’s according to a study published in the Aug. 21, 2012, print …
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Scientists Perform Neuron-by-neuron Research in Search of Chronic Pain, Memory Loss Causes
Working with units of material so small that it would take 50,000 of them to make up one drop, scientists are developing the profiles of the contents of individual brain cells as they search for the root causes of chronic pain, memory loss and other …
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
‘Boss’ Star Kelsey Grammer Takes Part in Public Service Initiative for Lewy Body Dementia Association
In “Boss,” Grammer portrays fictional Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, who last season was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia (LBD) — the second most common form of progressive dementia. More than 1.3 million Americans have been diagnosed with the disease …
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Early MRI Scans Following Back Injury Won’t Improve Odds of Recovery
Undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan won't increase your chances of a good recovery following a back injury, suggests a study that appears in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine. In fact, early MRI scanning as part of early assessment of back …
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Resistance to Dementia May Be Hereditary, Linked to Levels of C-reactive Protein
People who are dementia-free and have high levels of a protein that indicate the presence of inflammation have relatives who are more likely to avoid the disease, too, reports a new study that appears in the Aug. 15, 2012, online issue of Neurology, …
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