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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Low Tolerance for Pain May Be in the Genes
Researchers may have identified key genes linked to why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others, according to a recent study. Researchers evaluated 2,721 people diagnosed with and taking prescription opioid pain medications for chronic …
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Using Fat to Fight Brain Cancer
In laboratory studies, Johns Hopkins researchers report, in a study published in PLOS ONE, that they have found that stem cells from a patient’s own fat may have the potential to deliver new treatments directly into the brain after the surgical removal …
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Study: Mouthguard Type Matters in Reducing Athletes’ Concussion Risk
High school football players wearing store-bought, over-the-counter (OTC) mouthguards were more than twice as likely to suffer mild traumatic brain injures (mTBI)/concussions than those wearing custom-made, properly fitted mouthguards, according to a …
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Researchers Define New Subtype of Alzheimer’s Disease
An atypical form of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may be present in a more widespread number of patients. Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have defined a subtype of AD that they say is neither well-recognized, nor treated appropriately. The variant …
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Vitamin E Variant Helps “Redirect” Blood During a Stroke
In animal studies, researchers have discovered that brain damage during a stroke can be prevented by triggering the surrounding blood vessels to dilate and redirect the blood flow around a blockage. The blood vessel “redirect” is the result of …
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Transcription Factors Distinguishing Glioblastoma Stem Cells Identified
The activity of four transcription factors appears to distinguish the small proportion of glioblastoma cells responsible for the aggressiveness and treatment resistance of the deadly brain tumor. The findings by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital …
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Zinc Supplementation Shows Promise in Treatment of TBI
A researcher at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine has been investigating the effects of low-zinc diets on cell stress following a blast injury. To explore the possible effects of zinc supplementation on wounded troops suffering …
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Study IDs New Cause of Brain Bleeding Immediately After Stroke
Researchers at University of California (UC) Irvine and the Salk Institute have discovered a new mechanism that allows blood to enter the brain immediately after a stroke. While observing that blood-brain barrier function is rapidly impaired after a …
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Friday, May 9, 2014
Brain Tumors Not Caused by Viruses
With an estimated one in five cancers caused by an infectious agent, either bacterial or viral, the findings from a recent study are significant: According to a recent genetic analysis of more than 4,000 tumors that maps the linkages between viruses …
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Friday, May 9, 2014
Study May Reveal Cause of Epilepsy
Recently published in The Journal of Neuroscience, an animal study shows the first evidence that hyaluronic acid (HA) plays a role in epileptic seizures, providing a potential new approach for treatments. The study used mice to demonstrate a physiological …
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