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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Intra-arterial Treatment for Clot Removal More Effective for Stroke Care
In a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that using intra-arterial treatment to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in a large vessel supplying blood to the brain provides better outcomes than trying to dissolve …
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
New Recommendations for Return to Activity After Concussion in Military Personnel
A research team established by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center has proposed new traumatic brain injury evaluation and treatment protocols for military personnel. The proposed system was published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation …
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Early Exposure to Antidepressants Affects Serotonin Transmission
About 15 percent of women in the U.S. suffer from anxiety disorders and depression during their pregnancies. However, little is known about how early exposure to antidepressant medications might affect their offspring as they mature into adults. About …
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Monday, January 12, 2015
New Technology Advances for Recovery from Brain Injury
Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center have developed new technology that can assess the location and impact of a brain injury by tracking the eye movements of patients as they watch music videos for less than four minutes, according to a student …
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Monday, January 12, 2015
Neuroscientists Identify Brain Mechanisms that Predict Generosity in Children
A paper published in the journal Current Biology, conducted by researchers from the University of Chicago, sheds new light on the neurological mechanisms of children as they learn the concept of generosity. Using EEG brain-wave analysis and eye tracking …
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Friday, January 9, 2015
Hepatitis C Ruled Out as Cause of Mental Impairment in HIV Patients
New findings from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest that the widely held belief that Hepatitus C causes mental limitations in HIV patients is false. One in three HIV patients also cope with Hepatitis C, and correlations …
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Friday, January 9, 2015
Female Meth Users Face Substantially Higher Risk for Parkinson’s Disease
According to research conducted by the University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare, methamphetamine users are three times more at risk for getting Parkinson’s disease compared to non-illicit drug users. Researchers also observed that women who …
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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Insomnia Can Predict Back Pain in Adults
According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Haifa and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, insomnia is a marker for the increased risk of back pain. About 50 percent of back-pain sufferers also complain of insomnia, which …
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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Migraines May Double Risk for Facial Paralysis
According to a new study published in the journal Neurology, migraine headaches may double the risk of a nervous system condition that causes facial paralysis, called Bell’s palsy. Affecting between 11 and 40 per 100,000 people each year, people with …
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Bat Nav: Animals’ 3D Brain Compass Found
A study from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovat, Israel, has used new technology to discover an internal navigation system within the brains of bats that allows them to maneuver while flying. First published in the journal Nature, the study …
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