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Monday, July 8, 2013
Study Shifts Conventional Belief on How the Brain is Wired
A study conducted by Columbia University's Department of Neuroscience has found that sensory information travels to two places in the brain, its mid-layer and into its deeper layers. These findings shift conventional beliefs about how the brain is wired …
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Brain’s Circuit Structure Unveiled in High-Resolution Mapping Technique
As noted in the latest issue of Neuron, scientists at the Salk Institute and the Gladstone Institute have uncovered a method of untangling the complex neural connections in the brain. The findings help researchers understand how certain regions of the …
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Friday, July 5, 2013
Study: Traumatic Brain Injury Increases Future Stroke Risk
According to research published in the online issue of Neurology, those who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) are likely to suffer from a stroke in the future. “While the stroke risk of one person with TBI is small, the overall link between …
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Friday, July 5, 2013
Study: Stress Hormone May Trigger Late Onset Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Temple University have found that corticosteroid, a hormone released during the body's reaction to stress, may be a trigger for Alzheimer's disease. In a mice model study, those injected with corticosteroid had increased amounts of tau …
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Emory University Repairs Brain Impairment with Cognitive Rehab Study
A study at Emory University is looking to treat mild cognitive impairment with cognitive rehabilitation. Training sessions include testing a patient's memory and facial/name recognition. After three training sessions, study participants underwent MRI …
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
In Animal Model, Bladder Function Restored After Spinal Cord Injury
As published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic have used nerve regeneration to restore significant bladder function in rats suffering from severe spinal cord injuries …
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Novel Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s-induced Loss of Brain Connections
The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute has developed a drug that brings the Alzheimer's-triggered loss of brain connection to a halt. NitroMemantine is the combination of two FDA-approved drugs, and it boosts lost brain synapses. the findings …
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Ending Drug-Resistant Seizures with Laser Surgery
For children who suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy, a laser treatment may be the key to reducing or eliminating the onset of seizures altogether. Young Jessie Hernandez had been suffering from tumor-induced seizures for which the only treatment was …
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Monday, July 1, 2013
Study: Computer Model Supports Social Brain Theory
A study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B have found that a computer model supports the theory that animals in large social groups have bigger brains, lending credence to the belief that people need bigger brains to handle living in big social …
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Monday, July 1, 2013
Study: One-fourth of Stroke Survivors Experience from PTSD
Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center found that 25 percent of those who survive a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within the year after the event. One in nine stroke and TIA …
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