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Potential Treatment Prevents Damage from Prolonged Seizures
February 11, 2013 Researchers have found a new anti-inflammatory compound that can reduce mortality when given to mice after drug-induced seizures. Researchers are hopeful the compound could be administered after ... > full story -
Subcortical Damage Is 'Primary Cause' of Neurological Deficits After 'Awake Craniotomy'
February 7, 2013 Injury to the subcortical structures of the inner brain is a major contributor to worsening neurological abnormalities after "awake craniotomy" for brain tumors, a new study ... > full story -
Veterans With Mild TBI Have Brain Abnormalities
February 7, 2013 A study by psychiatrists finds that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) have measurable abnormalities in the white matter of their brains when compared ... > full story -
New Compound Protects Heart Cells During and After Attack, Animal Study Suggests
February 7, 2013 Using two different compounds they developed, scientists have been able to show in animal models that inhibiting a specific enzyme protects heart cells and surrounding tissue against serious damage ... > full story -
Traumatic Brain Injury Complications Common Among U.S. Combat Soldiers
February 6, 2013 U.S. soldiers in combat often suffer constricted blood vessels and increased pressure in the brain -- significant complications of traumatic brain injuries, according to new ... > full story -
Study of Brain Cooling and Clot-Busting Drug Therapy for Stroke Receives FDA OK to Expand
February 6, 2013 An international multicenter clinical trial on the combination of brain cooling and “clot-busting” drug therapy after stroke has received Food and Drug Administration approval to expand ... > full story -
Stroke Damage in Mice Overcome by Training That 'Rewires' Brain Centers
February 5, 2013 Researchers have found that mice can recover from physically debilitating strokes that damage the primary motor cortex, the region of the brain that controls most movement in the body, if the rodents ... > full story -
Chemical Reaction Keeps Stroke-Damaged Brain from Repairing Itself
February 4, 2013 Nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule produced in the brain, can damage neurons. When the brain produces too much nitric oxide, it contributes to the severity and progression of stroke and ... > full story -
Exercise May Slow Development of Diabetic Nerve Pain
February 4, 2013 Regular exercise reduces the development of painful diabetic neuropathy in animals—apparently related to increased expression of a protective substance called "heat shock protein" 72 (Hsp72), ... > full story -
In Combat Vets and Others, High Rate of Vision Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury
February 4, 2013 Visual symptoms and abnormalities occur at high rates in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) -- including Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans with blast-related TBI, a new study ... > full story
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