Brain Injury News

Posted February 11, 2011:

• Naturally Occurring Brain Signaling Chemical May Be Useful in Understanding Parkinson's

Posted February 10, 2011:

• How Adult Stem Cell Therapy Reduces Inflammatory Damage
• New Hybrid Drug, Derived from Common Spice, May Protect, Rebuild Brain Cells After Stroke

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Motorcycle Helmets Reduce Spine Injuries After Collisions; Helmet Weight as Risk to Neck Called a 'Myth'
• Ischemic Stroke Hospitalizations Decline in Middle-Aged, Elderly, Increases in Young
• Advanced Macular Degeneration Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Bleeding Stroke, Study Finds
• Neuroimaging Shows How the Brain Learns Mental Skills

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Hope for Stroke Victims

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Rural Underage Binge Drinkers Put Their Health at Risk, German Study Finds

Posted February 2, 2011:

• Sideline Test Accurately Detects Athletes' Concussions in Minutes, Study Shows

Posted February 1, 2011:

• A Possible Cause of Parkinson's Disease Discovered

Posted January 31, 2011:

• The Changing Roles of Two Hemispheres in Stroke Recovery
• Snakes and Spiders: Revealing the Wiring That Allows Us to Adapt to the Unexpected

Posted January 28, 2011:

• Mini-Strokes Leave 'Hidden' Brain Damage
• Retired NFL Players Misuse Painkillers More Than General Population, Study Finds

Posted January 26, 2011:

• New Era of Advances in Brain Research: As Recording Technology Rapidly Improves, Neurons Give Up Their Secrets Cell by Cell

Posted January 25, 2011:

• A Psychopath Lacks Empathy Just Like a Person With Frontal Head Injury, Study Suggests

Posted January 23, 2011:

• Culprit Found for Increased Stroke Injury With Diabetes

Posted January 20, 2011:

• A Novel Function of Anti-Diuretic Hormone Vasopressin in the Brain

Posted January 19, 2011:

• How Does Anesthesia Disturb Self-Perception?

Posted January 12, 2011:

• Emotional Stress Can Change Brain Function
• New Insight Into Neuronal Survival After Brain Injury
• New Microscope Records Firing of Thousands of Individual Neurons in 3-D

Posted January 6, 2011:

• Neural Stem Cells Maintain High Levels of Reactive Oxygen Species, Study Finds

Posted January 4, 2011:

• 'UnZIPPING' Zinc Protects Hippocampal Neurons

Posted December 15, 2010:

• Where Unconscious Memories Form
• Concussed High School Athletes Who Receive Neuropsychological Testing Sidelined Longer
• Compound Derived from Curry Spice Is Neuroprotective Against Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Found to Enhance Survival and Maturation of Key Brain Cells

Posted December 8, 2010:

• New Mechanism Links Cellular Stress and Brain Damage

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Stroke Damage Reversed by Jumpstarting Nerve Fibers

Posted December 3, 2010:

• Dynamics of Chaperone Protein Critical in Rescuing Brains of Alzheimer's Mice from Neuron Damage

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Bone Marrow Stromal Stem Cells May Aid in Stroke Recovery
• Eye Movement Problems Common Cause of Reading Difficulties in Stroke Patients
• Virtual Biopsy May Allow Earlier Diagnosis of Brain Disorder in Athletes

Posted November 29, 2010:

• Color-Changing 'Blast Badge' Detects Exposure to Explosive Shock Waves

Posted November 25, 2010:

• Do 'Traffic Lights' in the Brain Direct Our Actions? Delayed Inhibition Between Neurons Identified as Possible Basis for Decision Making

Posted November 22, 2010:

• Adding Face Shields to Helmets Could Help Avoid Blast-Induced Brain Injuries
• Protein Found to Predict Brain Injury in Children on Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Life Support

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Brain Cells Called Pericytes Become a Player in Alzheimer's, Other Diseases

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Brain Tissue Loss in People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Size of Hippocampus May Indicate Early Dementia

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Early-Life Brain Inflammation May Increase Susceptibility to Drug Addiction in Adulthood
• New Technology Allows Medical Workers to Better Assess Brain Injuries

Posted November 14, 2010:

• Extensive Natural Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury Uncovered in Primate Study

Posted November 13, 2010:

• Adapted MRI Scan Improves Picture of Changes to the Brain

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Trojan Horse Ploy to Sneak Protective Drug Into Brains of Stroke Patients
• Molecular Program for Brain Repair Following Stroke Identified

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