Brain Injury News

Posted February 9, 2012:

• Gene Therapy Boosts Brain Repair for Demyelinating Diseases

Posted February 3, 2012:

• New Drug Doesn't Improve Disability Among Stroke Patients, Researchers Find

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Football Findings Suggest Concussions Caused by Series of Hits
• New Technique Successfully Dissolves Blood Clots in Brain and Lowers Risk of Brain Damage After Stroke, Study Suggests

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Encouraging Results With Stem Cell Transplant for Brain Injury
• Experimental Drug Reduces 'Second Stroke' After Aneurysm Rupture
• Tinnitus: New Evidence Touch-Sensing Nerve Cells May Fuel 'Ringing in the Ears'

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Radiation-Induced Damage to Brain Tissue Reversed by Oxygen Starvation in Mice

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Broken Arm? Brain Shifts Quickly When Using a Sling or Cast

Posted January 12, 2012:

• How Stem Cell Implants Help Heal Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted January 11, 2012:

• How the Brain Computes 3-Dimensional Structure
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Prevent and Treat Nerve Damage, Research Suggests

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Could Heading in Soccer Lead to Brain Injury? No Clear Link to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, So Far

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Diabetic Mice Provide a Surprising Breakthrough for Multiple Sclerosis Research
• Research Demonstrating Link Between Virus and MS Could Point the Way to Treatment and Prevention

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Songbird Brain Synapses and Glial Cells Capable of Synthesizing Estrogen
• Agent Shows Ability to Suppress Brain Metastasis and Related Damage

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Multiple Sclerosis Linked to Different Area of Brain

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Alzheimer's Drug Candidate May Be First to Prevent Disease Progression, Mouse Study Suggests

Posted December 13, 2011:

• High Levels of Tau Protein Linked to Poor Recovery After Brain Injury

Posted December 7, 2011:

• 'Brain Tsunamis' Are Clue to Helping Victims of Major Head Injuries
• Good or Bad: Surprises Drive Learning in Same Neural Circuits

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Concussion Testing Makes Everyone Tired

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Acupuncture May Ease Severe Nerve Pain Associated With Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
• Scientists Discover How Brain Corrects Bumps to Body
• Child Abuse Changes the Brain, Study Finds

Posted November 28, 2011:

• How the Brain Strings Words Into Sentences

Posted November 21, 2011:

• People With Early Alzheimer's Disease May Be More Likely to Have Lower BMI
• Regeneration After a Stroke Requires Intact Communication Channels Between Brain Hemispheres

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Serotonin System in Women's Brains Is Damaged More Readily by Alcohol Than That in Men’s Brains, Study Finds

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Routine Head Hits in School Sports May Cause Brain Injury

Posted November 6, 2011:

• New Technology to Monitor Brain Aneurysms

Posted November 5, 2011:

• Vintage Leather Football Helmets Often as Protective as Modern Helmets in Common, Game-Like Hits

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Cerebral Palsy-Like Brain Damage Prevented in Mice
• Protein Could Prevent Secondary Damage After Stroke, Neuroscientist Says

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Noninvasive Current Stimulation Improves Sight in Patients With Optic Nerve Damage, Study Suggests

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Enzyme Controlling Cell Death Paves Way for Treatment of Brain Damage in Newborns

Posted October 21, 2011:

• Blood-Pressure-Lowering Drug After Stroke Aids Recovery, Study Suggests
• Decision-Making: What You Want Vs. How You Get It

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Protecting the Brain When Energy Runs Low

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Minority Children Less Likely to Receive CT Scans Following Head Trauma

Posted October 12, 2011:

• By Reprogramming Skin Cells Into Brain Cells, Scientists Gain New Insights Into Mental Disorders

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Seeds of Destruction in Parkinson's Disease: Spread of Diseased Proteins Kills Neurons

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Alzheimer's Might Be Transmissible in Similar Way as Infectious Prion Diseases, Research Suggests

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Robot Brain Implanted in a Rodent: Researcher Implants Robotic Cerebellum to Repair Motor Function
• Study of COX-2 Inhibitors Could Lead to New Class of Stroke Drugs

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Alcohol-Related Behavior Changes: Blame Your Immune System
• Neural Linkage Between Motivation and Motor Functional Recovery Through Rehabilitative Training

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