News tagged with brain damage
Blood test can detect brain damage in amateur boxers
Aug 20, 2009 |
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A blood test can now be used to detect brain damage in amateur boxers. Deterioration of nerve cells seems to occur even after a two-month break from boxing. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the ...
Formal education lessens the impact of Alzheimer's disease
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, investigated the effects of formal education on the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. They were able to show that ...
Brain damage seen on brain scans may predict memory loss in old age
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Areas of brain damage seen on brain scans and originally thought to be related to stroke may help doctors predict a person's risk of memory problems in old age, according to research published in the August 11, 2009, print ...
Holding breath for several minutes elevates marker for brain damage
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Divers who held their breath for several minutes had elevated levels of a protein that can signal brain damage, according to a new study from the Journal of Applied Physiology. However, the appearance of the protein, S100B, ...
High blood pressure may lead to 'silent' strokes
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 27, 2009 |
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"Silent" strokes, which are strokes that don't result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure, according to a study published in the ...
Drugs may prevent epilepsy, seizures after brain injury
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drugs that block a growth factor receptor on brain cells may prevent epilepsy after brain damage, according to a new study appearing in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.
Singapore nanotechnology combats fatal brain infections
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology ...
New findings encourage more vigilant monitoring of seizure activity among intensive care patients
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Two new studies published by neurologists at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital demonstrate a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may ...
From the glass to the brain in 6 minutes
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Just one drink can quickly go to your head. Researchers in Heidelberg tested this well-known adage. Only six minutes after consuming an amount of alcohol equivalent to three glasses of beer or two glasses of wine, leading ...
Mystery solved: Tiny protein-activator responsible for brain cell damage in Huntington disease
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Johns Hopkins brain scientists have figured out why a faulty protein accumulates in cells everywhere in the bodies of people with Huntington's disease (HD), but only kills cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, ...
UF makes gene therapy advance in severe genetic disorder
May 28, 2009 |
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A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida — putting scientists a step closer to finding ...
Test for early Alzheimer's in late development
May 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A research institute devoted to Alzheimer's and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer's in its early stages.
Mock CPR drills in kids show many residents fail in key skills
May 18, 2009 |
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Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center exposes alarming gaps in training hospital residents in "first response" emergency treatment of staged cardiorespiratory arrests in children, while at the same time offering ...
Brain protein central to both Parkinson's, drug addiction identified
May 04, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs.
Brain protein central to both Parkinson's, drug addiction identified
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and ...
