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Minimally invasive stroke treatment produces better patient outcomes than surgical operation

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

While minimally invasive coil treatments for those with a ruptured brain aneurysm have proved to be a more effective technique than traditional surgical operation in selected patients, the superior procedure is drastically ...


New study provides insight into ways organ systems outside the brain may affect Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In Alzheimer's disease the brain accumulates a molecule called A-beta that can be quite toxic to brain cells. Many researchers believe that finding ways to clear A-beta may be a key to treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's ...


Unravelling the pathology of dementia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combination therapies to tackle multiple changes in the brain may be needed to combat the growing problem of dementia in ageing societies, according to a study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. The st ...


'Talk and die' syndrome not common, doctor says

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In "talk and die" syndrome, people can have what seems to be a mild blow to the head appear perfectly lucid and then within hours lapse into a coma -- which is what reportedly happened to actress Natasha Richardson after ...


Research team tests bedside monitoring of brain blood flow and metabolism in stroke victims

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A University of Pennsylvania team has completed the first successful demonstration of a noninvasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke, a leading cause of disability and death.


Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 2

Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that l ...