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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
One Man Controls Another’s Hand Motions in the First Human Brain-to-Brain Interface
Using electrical brain recordings and a type of magnetic stimulation, scientists at the University of Washington believe that have performed the first non-invasive human-to-human brain interface by enabling one researcher to send a brain signal via …
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
‘United States of Football’ Documentary Highlights Head Injury Dangers, from Pee Wee to the Pros
For many student-athletes and their parents, autumn signals the beginning of a new school year and a fresh football season . A new documentary, The United States of Football, highlights the dangers of the nation's number one sport, from the pee wee …
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Study Findings Could Mean Night-Night for Sleep Disorders
New research from Concordia University and McGill University may put sleep disorders such as stress-induced insomnia to bed. Study findings have identified how a basic biological process is contolled by the body's circadian clock. By determining this …
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Study: Human Brains Are Hardwired for Empathy
A new study from the University of Virginia suggests that human brains are hardwired for empathy, and that we often empathize with those to whom we are the closest because we associate them with ourselves. Twenty-two study partcipants underwent fMRI …
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Pilots Are at Increased Risk of Brain Lesions, Research Finds
A new study published in Neurology suggest that pilots who fly at high altitudes may be at an increased risk of developing brain lesions. Pilots who fly above 18,000 feet are at risk for decompression sickness, an ailment that causes bubbles in body …
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Oral Hygiene May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk, Study Finds
A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease reports that bacteria connected to gum disease has can be found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. This study adds to additional findings that support a link between gum disease and Alzheimer …
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Level of Low Back Pain Might Signal Development of Chronic Pain
According to a study reported in the Journal of Pain, high pain intensity at the onset of low back pain is indictive of future chronic pain and disability, even after five years. Conducted by a team at the Arthitis Research U.K. Primary Care Center …
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Population Study: Cancer Survival Rates Improved After FDA-Approval of Bevacizumab
A population-based study from the Mayo Clinic has found that individuals who succumbed to glioblastoma in 2010 lived significantly longer than those who died from the disease in 2008, prior to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) approval of bevacizumab …
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Journal Examines “Explosion” of New Neurological Therapies
In an article in the August issue of Neurologic Clinics, Dr. Jose Biller writes that there has been an "explosion of new and innovative" therapies for numerous neurologic conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis …
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Skin Cream Could Curb Parkinson’s Disease, Study Reveals
A study conducted at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute has found that the drug kinetin, an over-the-counter skin cream that prevents wrinkles, also slows or stops the effect of Parkinson's disease on brain cells. “What we have here is a case where …
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