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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Brain Stimulator Offers Hope for Those With Uncontrolled Epilepsy
A recently FDA-approved device has been shown to reduce seizures in patients with medication-resistant epilepsy by as much as 50 percent. Rush University Medical Center is the first in the country to use the device along with a unique electrode placement …
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Higher Education Associated with Better Recovery from TBI
New research from Johns Hopkins shows that better-educated people appear to be significantly more likely to recover from a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The findings, reported in the journal Neurology, suggest that the brain’s “ …
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Study Examines Vitamin D Deficiency and Cognition Relationship
A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center suggests a connection between vitamin D deficiency and cognitive impairment in older adults. Recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the study measured the cognitive function …
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Sleep Behavior Disorder Linked to Brain Disease
According to researchers at the University of Toronto, rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is the best current predictor of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and forms of dementia. The disorder occurs during the rapid-eye-movement …
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Study: Spine Surgeons Need to Screen More Patients for Anxiety, Depression
Researchers from Johns Hopkins report that only 10 percent of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons follow professional guidelines that recommend routine psychological screenings of patients prior to major surgery for severe back and leg pain, an oversight …
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
A New Cell Type is Implicated in Epilepsy Caused by TBI
A recent study suggests that damage to interneurons disrupts neurotransmitter levels and plays a role in the development of epilepsy after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Published in Cerebral Cortex, the study examined the effect of TBI on the levels …
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Plaques Detected in Brain Scans Forecast Cognitive Impairment
According to a 36-month study, brain imaging using radioactive dye can detect early evidence of Alzheimer's disease that may predict future cognitive decline among adults with mild or no cognitive impairment. The current study, led by Duke Medicine, …
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Monday, April 28, 2014
A Brain Region for Resisting Alcohol’s Allure
University of Utah neuroscientists report that when the brain's lateral habenula is chronically inactivated in rats, they repeatedly drink to excess and are less able to learn from the experience. The animal study, recently published online in PLOS ONE …
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Study Helps Unravel the Tangled Origin of ALS
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have pinpointed an error in protein formation that could be the root of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. In a recent study, published in Cell Stem Cell, researchers identified proteins …
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Positive Memories of Exercise Spur Future Workouts
When it comes to exercise, it may truly be a case of mind over matter. A recent study from the University of New Hampshire reveals that just remembering a positive memory about exercise may be just what it takes to get on the treadmill. Published in …
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