Brain Injury News

Posted August 2, 2001:

• Optical Technique Studies Brain Activity Without Surgery On Skull

Posted July 26, 2001:

• Teaching Old Pains New Tricks: Links With Learning And Memory Provide Clues Why Pain Persists

Posted July 17, 2001:

• Mother's Drug Use Increases Risks For Male Offspring

Posted July 2, 2001:

• Manipulating A Single Gene Dramatically Improves Regeneration In Adult Neurons: Finding May Lead To New Approaches For Treating Brain And Spinal Cord

Posted June 15, 2001:

• Penn Study Findings Reverse Key Chronology For Development Of Alzheimer's Disease

Posted May 29, 2001:

• Natural Immune Response Reduces Nerve Damage; May Lead To Improved Treatment For Spinal Cord Injury

Posted May 24, 2001:

• Scientists Switch Memory Recall On And Off In Fruit Flies

Posted May 16, 2001:

• Progenitor Cells Can Have Protective Effect Against Brain Trauma

Posted April 24, 2001:

• Countering The Body's Own Harmful Response To Stroke

Posted April 6, 2001:

• Computer Program Predicts Chances Of Brain-Cell Death From Stroke
• Intravenous Cell Transplant Holds Promise For Stroke Recovery

Posted April 2, 2001:

• Penn Researchers Explain The Mechanics Behind The Delayed Effects Of Brain Trauma; Findings May Chart Paths To Therapeutic Relief

Posted March 21, 2001:

• Overproduction Of Brain Chemical During Early Stages Of Alzheimer’s Contributes To Memory Loss In Patients

Posted March 20, 2001:

• Brain's Efforts To Save Itself During Alzheimer's May Backfire

Posted March 15, 2001:

• Brain's Recuperative Powers May Be Greater Than Previously Thought

Posted March 1, 2001:

• Study Uncovers New Contributor To Brain Damage, Suggesting Novel Drug Target

Posted February 23, 2001:

• Cocaine Use Decreases Ability To Respond To Stimulation, Yale Researchers Find

Posted February 14, 2001:

• Brain Imaging After Stroke May Extend Clot-Buster Time Limit

Posted February 13, 2001:

• University Of Kentucky Researchers Find Critical Link For Estrogen's Neuroprotective Effects

Posted February 5, 2001:

• Scientists Suggest Novel Therapy To Limit Tissue Damage Following Stroke

Posted January 19, 2001:

• Yale Researcher Finds New Clue To What Blocks Nerve Fibers From Regrowing Following Spinal Cord Injury Or Disease

Posted January 5, 2001:

• Switching On Two Genes Activates Significant Regeneration Of Spinal Cord Axons

Posted December 27, 2000:

• Researchers Image Language Recovery After Stroke

Posted December 21, 2000:

• Stem Cells Stimulated By Natural Growth Factor Reverse Damage, Restore Some Function In Adult Brain

Posted November 17, 2000:

• Protein Stimulates Key Link Between Nerve Cells, Suggesting Possible Target For Mental Retardation And Nerve Regeneration Therapies

Posted November 10, 2000:

• Nicotine Causes Selective Degeneration In Brain, UCLA Neuroscientists Report

Posted November 7, 2000:

• Scientists Identify Molecule That Whisks Away Toxic Protein Found In Alzheimer's
• Experimental "Brain Pacemaker" Alleviates Seizures In Rats

Posted November 3, 2000:

• Evidence Links Protein Damage To Parkinson's

Posted September 28, 2000:

• Neuronal Stem Cells Are Transplanted Into Diseased Eye, Extend Into Optic Nerve

Posted September 21, 2000:

• Parkinsons Brain Implant Treatment Leaves No Damage

Posted September 13, 2000:

• New Study: Football Players With Concussion Three Times More Likely To Suffer Another One

Posted September 4, 2000:

• UC Davis Study Shows Preventable Memory Loss Can Be Distinguished From Alzheimer's Disease

Posted August 22, 2000:

• Repairing Brain Damage From Stroke May Be Possible With Brain Cell Transplants

Posted July 11, 2000:

• New Scientific Theory May Change How Treatments For Inherited Neurodegenerative Diseases Are Developed

Posted June 2, 2000:

• Scientists Link apoE To A Major Cause Of Bleeding Strokes
• Brain, Heal Thyself

Posted May 26, 2000:

• Brain Scans Of Gulf War Veterans Show Brain Damage

Posted May 19, 2000:

• Alzheimer's-Triggering Enzyme Identified

Posted May 16, 2000:

• OHSU Researchers Discover New Synapses In Brain

Posted May 5, 2000:

• Concussions May Spell Later Trouble For Football Players

Posted May 2, 2000:

• Ginkgo May Protect Brain Against Stroke Damage

Posted May 1, 2000:

• High Iron Levels Linked To More Stroke Damage
• Neuronal Growth In The Brain May Explain Phantom Limb Syndrome

Posted April 17, 2000:

• Cutting-Edge Brain Surgery Without The Scalpel

Posted March 28, 2000:

• Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Long-Term Damage To Brain Cells

Posted February 25, 2000:

• Jefferson Neuroscientists Develop Oral Vaccine Against Epilepsy And Stroke

Posted January 27, 2000:

• New Florida Bank Of Injured Brain Tissues Will Aid Nationwide Studies Of Head Injuries

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