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Friday, October 11, 2013
Delirium During ICU Stay Linked to Long-term Cognitive Impairment
A study conducted at Vanderbilt University has found that after being treated in intensive care units, patients who begin medical care with no signs of cognitive impairment often leave with deficits similar to those seen in cases of traumatic brain …
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Using Mindfulness to Ease Physician Burnout
In a post for the New York Times' Well Blog, Pauline Chen, MD, assesses recent literature on physician burnout and mindfulness, citing that job pressures can cause two of three doctors to experience physical, mental and emotional strain. For some, burnout …
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Decompression Shown to Be Effective in Treating Paralyzing Spinal Disease
Decompression may be an effective means of treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. CSM is a degenerative disease of the spine that can lead to paralysis. The study …
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Depression May Be a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease, Study Finds
In a study published in Neurology suggests that depression may be a risk factor for Parkinson's disease. While the findings do not convey a guaranteed link between the two, researchers feel that those with hard-to-treat depression and the elderly should …
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Ted Talk: Neurologist Discusses What Hallucination Reveals About the Mind
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology …
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Vitamin D-based Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Shows Promise in Mouse Model Study
In a mouse model study biochemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a promising vitamin D-based treatment that may stop and even reverse the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). The disease typically takes hold of its patients …
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Researchers Study How the Brain Reacts When We Receive an Award
An article published in the Journal of Neurophysiology highlights what happens in the human brain when a person receives an award or when an expected award is denied. Researchers believe that a glimpse into the brain's processes at these moments can …
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Scientists Identify Neurological Basis for Overeating
Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine have identified which of the brain's cellular connections trigger overeating. In the 1950s, scientists stimulated the brain's lateral hypothalamus region, knowing that they …
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Researchers Discover a Means to Curb Brain Atrophy in TBI Patients
Scientists at Toronto Rehab have found that brain atrophy linked to moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) might be curbed by increased physical, social and cognitive stimulation. In a paper published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, researchers …
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Epilepsy Patient Restores Her Life After Cutting-Edge, Minimally-Invasive Procedure
Melanie Vandyke spent almost 15 years incapacitated by epileptic seizures that prevented her from driving, pursuing a career and living independently. But since undergoing an innovative, minimally-invasive procedure called MRI-guided laser ablation, …
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