News tagged with traumatic brain
Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cell-culture studies looking into how compounds in cinnamon extract affect brain cells are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The researchers have reported ...
Master regulator found for regenerating nerve fibers in live animals
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston report that an enzyme known as Mst3b, previously identified in their lab, is essential for regenerating damaged axons (nerve fibers) in a live animal model, in both the peripheral ...
Tailoring physical therapy can restore more functions after neurological injury
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2009 |
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New research suggests a tailored approach to physical therapy after a neurological injury such as a stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury could help restore a wider variety of functions.
NASA technology key component of new diagnostic aid from DynaDx
Oct 20, 2009 |
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NASA technology will now be available to the medical community to help in the diagnosis and prediction of syndromes that affect the brain, such as stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury.
Researchers optimizing progesterone for brain injury treatment
Oct 19, 2009 |
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As doctors begin to test progesterone for traumatic brain injury at sites across the country, researchers are looking ahead to optimizing the hormone's effectiveness.
Veterans find healing on the water
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Standing at the edge of a clear pond in the Idaho mountains on a cold day in early October, former U.S. Marine Angel Gomez made a timid cast with his fly fishing rod.
More research needed on blast induced traumatic brain injury and vestibular pathology
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Physical therapists are calling for definitive vestibular screenings and assessment measures for US military service members with blast-induced traumatic brain injuries (BITBI). According to a Scholarly Opinion Piece in ...
Alcohol in bloodstream associated with lower risk of death from head injury
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Individuals with ethanol in their bloodstreams appear less likely to die following a moderate to severe head injury, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Surgery.
Electronic Pharmacy May Protect War Veterans from Medication Errors
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thousands of men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan sustained life-threatening injuries but were fortunate enough to return home alive.
How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?
Aug 26, 2009 |
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New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.
Strong link found between concussions and brain tissue injury (w/ Video)
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Concussions, whether from an accident, sporting event, or combat, can lead to permanent loss of higher level mental processes. Scientists have debated for centuries whether concussions involve structural damage ...
Improving impaired attention may help patients recover from stroke
Jul 23, 2009 |
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It may be possible to improve impaired attention after stroke -- which could aid recovery -- according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Alzheimer's disease drug treats traumatic brain injury
Jul 12, 2009 |
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The destructive cellular pathways activated in Alzheimer's disease are also triggered following traumatic brain injury, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). They say this finding suggests that ...
Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Traumatic brain injury — not heart disease, stroke or cancer — is the number one cause of death and disability in people under 45. Each year, some 1.5 million Americans, including soldiers, athletes, the elderly and children, ...
New study may help understand how Alzheimer's robs sufferers of episodic memory
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 18, 2009 |
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Memory loss is love's great thief. Those who suffer aren't just the ones who can't remember—family, friends and loved ones agonize over how to react when the disorder begins its often inexorable progress.
