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Friday, June 28, 2013
Mouse Study Identifies Promising Key to Preventing Epilepsy
After conducting studies in mice, researchers at Duke Medicine have located a nervous system receptor that may help keep epilepsy at bay after a period of prolonged seizures. These findings provide a molecular target for developing drugs to prevent epilepsy …
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Dementia and Diabetes-Related Hypoglycemia Linked, Could Trigger Dangerous Cycle
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that episodes of hypoglycemia associated with diabetes may increase an individual's risk of developing dementia. At the same time, having dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment may increase …
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
TED Talk: Brain Scientist Studies Her Own Stroke
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story. Taylor studied her own stroke …
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Neurosurgical Trainees Using Surgery Simulation Tool to Hone Skills
Residents at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University are using surgery simulation technology to train in a number of neurosurgical procedures. The benefits of surgery simulation allow doctors and trainees to figure out how to approach …
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Journal Highlights Research Developments in Brain Cancer, Stereotactic Biopsy, Off-Label Drug Use
The June issue of Neurosurgery features the results of three notable studies, including one that has found that learning facilitated by artificial neural networks (ANNs) may improve the ability to predict the survival rates of those with advanced brain …
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Study: Virus Combination Kills Fatal Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumor
According to research conducted by the Moffitt Cancer Center, a combination of the myxoma virus and the immune suppresant rapamycin can kill glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest form of malignant brain tumor. The findings suggest that barriers …
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
TED Talk: Atul Gawande on How to Heal Medicine
Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people. Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests we take a step back and look at new ways to do medicine …
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Vanderbilt Team Studies Maps of the Brain in its Resting State
The brain's resting state, a space in which a person is not thinking about the outside world, has been the subject of much research in recent years. Potential benefits of these studies include clear diagnoses of disorders like bipolar and post-traumatic …
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Monday, June 24, 2013
‘BigBrain’ Map, a Boon for Neuroscience, Studies Brain at Cellular Level
Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University have created a reconstruction of the complete human brain that reveals the brain's composition at the cellular level. The brain map allows scientists to zoom in on various brain …
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Study: Neurostimulation Helps Constipation in Children
An at-home neuromodulation treatment allowed a group of children with difficult-to-treat (and possibly congenital) constipation to see an improvement in their conditions. The study, conducted at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute of the Royal Childrens …
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