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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Clinical Trial Examines Non-invasive Surgery Options for Epileptic Patients
Medications do not effectively control epilepsy and stop seizures for about 25 percent of patients who suffer from the disease. Instead, surgery is the answer for some epileptic patients. In the past, this meant a craniotomy, which requires a surgeon …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Researchers Investigate How Memories Are Made and Mental Illness Can Be Avoided
Johns Hopkins scientists say they have new clues as to how memories are made as well as how drugs might someday be used to stop disruptions in the process that lead to mental illness and brain-wasting diseases. They came to these conclusions after studying …
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Research Reveals How Brain Reacts to Deceptive Advertising
New research done by a North Carolina University professor shows that several specific regions of the brain are activated in a two-part process when humans are exposed to deceptive advertising. This research opens the door to further studies that could …
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Eye Movements Indicate Coordination of Arms
New York University neuroscientists have discovered that humans make eye movements earlier or later in order to coordinate with the movements of their arms. Furthermore, the study points to a mechanism in the brain that allows for this coordination, …
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Research Reveals Benefits of New Approach to Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord
Using an implanted device with three columns of electrodes is a new approach to electrical stimulation that may increase the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for severe back pain, according to a new study in the March issue of Neurosurgery …
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Lack of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Age the Brain
Those who follow a diet that is short on omega-3 fatty acids (nutrients commonly found in fish) may cause the brain to age faster, and lose some of its memory and thinking abilities. That’s according to a new study that appears in the Feb. 28, …
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Study Investigates Head Impact and Youth Football
The Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (SBES) recently published data on head impacts and youth football, which appears in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering, and is available online for free download …
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
New Guideline Recommends Intraoperative Monitoring During Spinal and Chest Surgeries
The American Academy of Neurology has issued an updated guideline that recommends monitoring the spinal cord during spinal surgery and certain chest surgeries to help prevent paralysis, or loss of muscle function, related to the surgeries. The guideline …
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Brain Plays Role in Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone Calls
The study found a strong correlation between brain dominance and the ear used to listen to a cell phone, with more than 70 percent of participants holding their cell phone up to the ear on the same side as their dominant hand. For more information, click …
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience Shares Results of Treating Brain Aneurysms with Pipeline Embolization Device
Until recently, people with so-called “wide-mouthed” brain aneurysms had few options. Last year, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pipeline Embolization Device, providing endovascular neurosurgeons with a new tool for treatment …
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