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Monday, June 4, 2012
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Improve Stroke Outcomes When Taken in Hospital
Using cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins after a stroke may increase the likelihood of a patient’s returning home and lessen the chance of his or her dying in the hospital, according to a new study. This research appears in the May …
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Study Reveals How Quick Therapy Can Help Patients Overcome Fear
The research was conducted by Katherina Hauner, a postdoctoral neurology fellow at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, who used “exposure therapy” to treat a student for fear of spiders … and cured him. The results of her work …
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Degenerative Brain Disease in Athletes Similar to That Found in Combat Veterans
Scientists studying a degenerative brain disease in athletes found the same condition in combat veterans who were exposed to roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their conclusion: Such explosions injure the brain in ways strikingly similar to tackles …
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Obama Administration Releases Nationwide Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced an ambitious national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The plan was called for in the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), which President Obama signed into law in January …
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
International Expert Suggests Training Brain Could Help Reduce Pain
The brain stores maps of the body that are integrated with neurological systems that survey, regulate, and protect the integrity of the body, both physically and psychologically, G. Lorimer Moseley, PhD, professor of clinical neurosciences at University …
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Experimental Drug Successfully Shrinks Tumors That Spread to Brain
The drug dabrafenib, which targets the Val600 BRAF mutation that is active in half of melanoma cases, also cut the size of tumors in 25 out of 36 patients with late-stage melanoma that had not spread to the brain. In addition, the drug showed activity …
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Can Reverse Brain Abnormalities in Children
A new study reports that treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children normalizes disturbances in the neuronal network responsible for attention and executive function. The results were presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San …
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Study Investigates Role of Specific Autoantibodies in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
New research from scientists at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM), Stratford, N.J., shows how dying or damaged brain cells release debris into the bloodstream, giving rise to specific autoantibodies …
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Nantz National Alzheimer Center Names New Clinical Director
The Methodist Neurological Institute’s Nantz National Alzheimer Center in Houston has named a new clinical director: Bryan M. Spann, DO, PhD, a board-certified neurologist specializing in the clinical management of patients with cognitive disorders …
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Cellist Realizes Talent Potential Through Neurofeedback
Practice may make perfect, but optimal performance can require more than talent, effort and repetition. Training the brain to reduce stress through neurofeedback can remove barriers and enhance one’s innate abilities. That’s according to a recent …
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