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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
SUNY Downstate Receives Grant to Develop Mobile Phone Apps
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is the recipient of an award to develop mobile phone applications for stroke patients and their caregivers. The scientific principal investigator of the $500,000 award, which came from the federally funded Patient-Centered …
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Study Examines Risk of Brain Injury from High School Hockey and Football
New research suggests that high school hockey and football players can suffer brain injuries from routine blows to the head that occur during games, even in the absence of concussions. If the study is confirmed, it could have “broad implications" for …
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Study of Zebrafish Helps Explain How Spinal Cord Injuries Are Healed
A former physical therapist who worked in rehabilitation centers with spinal cord injury patients for many years before deciding to switch her focus to the underlying science, Yona Goldshmit, PhD, now is a scientist working with Peter Currie, PhD, at …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Florida Infant to Undergo Hemispherectomy
Thirteen-month-old Joscelyn Dempsey, who suffers from debilitating seizures as a result of a brain deformity called hemimegalencephaly, is undergoing what her parents once considered an “unthinkable” surgery at Florida Hospital for Children – the …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Pediatric Brain Tumors Linked to Stem Cells
Scientists have discovered that disabling a gene in mice that is linked to a common pediatric tumor disorder, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), caused stem cells from one part of the brain to proliferate rapidly. However, the same genetic deficit had no …
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Cancer Kiss My Cooley to Partner with Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois to Aid Brain Cancer Patients
Cancer Kiss My Cooley (CKMC), a nonprofit organization, is joining forces with Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois to provide aid to youth with brain cancer. Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois — whose pediatric program …
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Animal Study Shows How Gut Hormone Receptor May Prevent Obesity
“The gut hormone glucagon-like peptide 2, or GLP-2, functions as a neurotransmitter and fine-tunes gastric emptying through — as suspected — its receptor action in the brain,” explains lead investigator Xinfu Guan, PhD, assistant professor of …
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Plus Curry Spice Ingredient Repair Tissue Damage in Rats with Spinal-cord Injuries
UCLA researchers have discovered that a diet enriched with omega-3 fatty acid and an ingredient in curry spice preserved the ability of rats with spinal-cord injuries to walk. The findings, which suggest that these dietary supplements help repair nerve …
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Hormonal Treatment Coupled with Rehab Results in Better Test Performance Following Stroke
According to a new study – the results of which were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting – stroke patients who underwent hormonal treatment in conjunction with rehabilitation performed better on functioning and reasoning tests …
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Saskatchewan Mennonite Families Helps Scientists Locate Parkinson’s Disease Gene
An international team of scientists – including those from the University of Saskatchewan-Saskatoon Health Region and University of British Columbia – with the help of Saskatchewan Mennonite families has identified an abnormal gene that leads to …
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