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Monday, April 20, 2015
Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollutants Linked to Cognitive, Behavioral Impairment
A recent study demonstrates a strong relationship between prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) exposure and long-term brain disturbances in information processing and behavioral control. Researchers from the Institute for the Developing Mind …
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Phone Counseling Reduces Pain, Disability After Back Surgery
Research recently published online in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation suggests that having a short series of phone conversations with trained counselors can substantially boost recovery and reduce pain in patients after spinal …
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Friday, April 17, 2015
Stent Vs. Medication Comparison Outcome for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis
A study reports that the use of balloon-expandable stents in symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis resulted in an increased risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) when compared to traditional clopidogrel and aspirin treatments. Researchers …
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Friday, April 17, 2015
MRI Based on Sugar Molecules Raises Possibility of Cancer Diagnosis Without Biopsies
Research recently published in the journal Nature Communications could one day make biopsies more effective, or even replace them altogether by noninvasively detecting sugar molecules shed by the outer membranes of cancerous cells. The research builds …
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Brainworks Program Offers Students Interaction with Neuroscience
For the 17th year since its creation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles presented their educational Brainworks seminar for junior high students regarding brain science and healthy habits, as part of an ongoing effort to educate the public on …
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Brain’s Ability to Heal Itself Offers Hope for New TBI Treatment
In an extensive piece published in the journal Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital discuss the pioneering work underway in Detroit, seeking to understand and repair brain function at the molecular level after …
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
High-Frequency Surpasses Traditional Spinal-cord Stimulation in First Controlled Trial
A groundbreaking trial testing spinal cord stimulation (SCS) techniques has revealed that higher frequency SCS utilizing the 10kHz (HF10) is more effective in application, pain relief and sustainment compared to the lower-level frequencies that are …
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Drug Restores Brain Function and Memory in Early Alzheimer’s Disease
In a recent study conducted by researchers from Johns Hopkins University, a novel therapeutic approach for an existing drug reverses a condition in elderly patients who are at high risk for dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, commonly used …
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Brain Tumor Cells Destroyed by Mitochondrial “Smart Bomb”
In a study recently published in the journal ChemMedChem, scientists from the Houston Methodist Kenneth R. Peak Brain & Pituitary Tumor Center discovered an experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling its mitochondrial cells (energy …
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Having a Purpose in Life May Improve Health of Aging Brain
Researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have discovered a unique correlation between the psychological fulfillment of having a purpose in life and a visible increase in physical brain health later life. The study, published in the …
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