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New Imaging Technique Holds Promise for Speeding MS Research
June 12, 2013 Researchers have developed a new magnetic resonance imaging technique that detects the telltale signs of multiple sclerosis in finer detail than ever before -- providing a more powerful tool for ... > full story -
Recognising Low Blood Sugars Could Help Prevent Brain Damage in Newborn Babies
June 12, 2013 Researchers studying a rare and potentially lethal childhood disease – which is the clinical opposite of diabetes - have made an important ... > full story -
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise Against TB Meningitis
June 11, 2013 Researchers working with animals has developed a vaccine that prevents the virulent TB bacterium from invading the brain and causing the highly lethal condition TB meningitis, a disease that ... > full story -
Frequent Soccer Ball 'Heading' May Lead to Brain Injury
June 11, 2013 Researchers have shown that soccer players who frequently head the ball have brain abnormalities resembling those found in patients with concussion (mild traumatic brain injury). The study used ... > full story -
Discovery May Lead to New Treatments for Jaundice
June 10, 2013 Helping to protect newborns and older patients against more severe effects of jaundice is the hope of researchers who have shown how a liver enzyme protects cells from damage caused by the condition. ... > full story -
Most Youth Football Player Concussions Occur During Games, Not Practice
June 6, 2013 Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in youth football, concerns have been raised about the sport being dangerous for this age group. Researchers have analyzed the incidence ... > full story -
Two Biomarkers Predict Increased Risk for 'Silent' Strokes
June 4, 2013 Two biomarkers being investigated as predictors of heart and vascular disease appear to indicate risk for "silent" strokes and other causes of mild brain damage that present no symptoms, report ... > full story -
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Bright Light Therapy May Improve Sleep and Promote Recovery in Patients With Mild TBI
May 31, 2013 A new study suggests that bright light therapy may improve sleep, cognition, emotion and brain function following mild traumatic brain ... > full story -
Low Doses of THC (Cannabis) Can Halt Brain Damage, Study Suggests
May 30, 2013 Medical cannabis is often used by sufferers of chronic ailments, including cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder, to combat pain and other symptoms. Now a researcher says that the drug has ... > full story -
From Trauma to Tau: Researchers Tie Brain Injury to Toxic Form of Protein
May 29, 2013 In experiments with laboratory rats, scientists have found that traumatic brain injuries generate a toxic form of protein thought to cause damage in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative ... > full story
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