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Thursday, March 26, 2015
Helmet Add-Ons May Not Lower Concussion Risk in Athletes
Recent testing reports that popular football-helmet accessories designed to increase head stability and reduce rates of concussion are not substantially effective, despite popular claims. The study was conducted by BRAINS, Inc., and will be presented …
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
Novel Drug Mechanism Developed for Fighting Brain Cancer
Researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have developed and characterized a molecule that interferes with the internal regulation of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. The novel mechanism was found to be effective against …
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Long-term Housing May Not be Best for Adults with TBI
A wide-scale survey of Canadian traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients reveals that a striking majority of patients were being housed in nursing homes despite their young age and physical health, which may contribute to poorer treatment methods being …
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Brain Tumor Patients Fare Better with Private Insurance
According to a study published in the journal Neurosugery, brain tumor patients who are uninsured or used Medicaid stay hospitalized longer and develop more medical complications compared to those with private insurance. During the study, researchers …
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
One-Third of Americans Don’t Have Access to Stroke Center Within One Hour
Survey data indicates that over one-third of the U.S. population is unable to be treated by a stroke center within an hour of ambulance response, due to geographic scarcity of these centers. The study, published in the journal Neurology, by an author …
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
New Insight Into How the Brain Performs Mental Time Travel
In a paper recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience, a team of scientists from Vanderbilt University shed new light on how the brain processes elaborate memories so rich in detail regarding the time and place of an original experience, that …
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Study Shows Why Some Brain Cancers Resist Treatment
New research conducted by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may reveal how brain cancers are able to survive treatment methods on a genetic level. The study reveals …
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Gene Responsible for Familial Scoliosis Discovered
For years researchers have been trying to uncover the origins of familial scoliosis, particularly from a genetic point of view. Many genes have been suspected of causing scoliosis amongst different populations, but the genes responsible for the familial …
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Friday, March 20, 2015
Mental Health After War-zone Concussions Predicts Disability
New research indicates that early symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are a strong indicator of future long-term disability, stemming from concussion or similar damage. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St …
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Friday, March 20, 2015
Researchers Find Class of NSAIDs Stop Growth of Vestibular Schwannomas
In a recent study, conducted by researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, a class of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs …
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