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Health and Law Expert: NFL Not Alone in Handling Concussions as 'Benign' Problems
January 17, 2013 — If a lack of speed in tackling concussions warrants criticism, the NFL isn't the only player deserving a penalty, according to a new study. Neurologists were also slow in sounding the alarm, and for ... > full story -
NFL Players May Be at Higher Risk for Depression as They Age
January 16, 2013 — National Football League (NFL) players may be at increased risk of depression as they age due to brain damage resulting from concussions, according to two new ... > full story -
Promising New Finding for Therapies to Treat Persistent Seizures in Epileptic Patients
January 16, 2013 — In a promising finding for epileptic patients suffering from persistent seizures known as status epilepticus, researchers say that new medication could help halt these devastating ... > full story -
Research Reveals Exactly How the Human Brain Adapts to Injury
January 16, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have used a new combination of neural imaging methods to discover exactly how the human brain adapts to injury. The research shows that when one brain area loses ... > full story -
Who Decides in the Brain? How Decision-Making Processes Are Influenced by Neurons
January 15, 2013 — Neuroscientists have shown how decision-making processes are influenced by neurons. Whether in society or nature, decisions are often the result of complex interactions between many factors. Because ... > full story -
Protein Identified That Can Disrupt Embryonic Brain Development and Neuron Migration
January 14, 2013 — Interneurons – nerve cells that function as ‘dimmers’ – play an important role in the brain. Their formation and migration to the cerebral cortex during the embryonic stage of ... > full story -
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Scientists Uncover Potential Drug Target to Block Cell Death in Parkinson's Disease
January 10, 2013 — Oxidative stress is a primary villain in a host of diseases that range from cancer and heart failure to Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists ... > full story -
Is There a Period of Increased Vulnerability for Repeat Traumatic Brain Injury?
January 10, 2013 — Repeat traumatic brain injury affects a subgroup of the 3.5 million people who suffer head trauma each year. Even a mild repeat TBI that occurs when the brain is still recovering from an initial ... > full story -
Cognitive Deficits from Concussions Still Present After Two Months
January 7, 2013 — The ability to focus and switch tasks readily amid distractions was compromised for up to two months following brain concussions suffered by high school athletes, according to a new ... > full story -
Out of Sight, out of Mind? How the Brain Codes Its Surroundings Beyond the Field of View
January 7, 2013 — Even when they are not directly in sight, we are aware of our surroundings: so it is that when our eyes are fixed on an interesting book, for example, we know that the door is to the right, the ... > full story
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