News tagged with traumatic brain
Master regulator found for regenerating nerve fibers in live animals
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 25, 2009 |
5 / 5 (11) |
0
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 ...
How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?
Aug 26, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (9) |
1
New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.
Following traumatic brain injury, balanced nutrition saves lives
Jul 02, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (7) |
0
Clinician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are suggesting an immediate and important change to guidelines used in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The researchers ...
Scientists Shed New Light On Right Brain Activity
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
0
It’s a world first: thanks to new technology developed by the University of Victoria, Canada, researchers can now show how multiple parts of the right brain dynamically process spatial relationships.
Anti-gravity treadmill: Therapy that's like a walk on the moon
Dec 14, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
A treadmill developed at NASA Ames Research Center more than a decade ago for exercising in space has seen more athletes than astronauts lately.
Traumatic brain injury to delinquent teens associated with mental problems
Sep 25, 2008 |
4 / 5 (3) |
2
Nearly one out of five delinquent youths suffer from traumatic brain injury, which can contribute to wide ranging mental illnesses, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
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 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
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.
Predicting the future for patients with severe traumatic brain injury
Nov 17, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
"How will our loved one come out of this?" After an accident that results in severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), the answer to this simple question can change everything for a family.
NASA technology key component of new diagnostic aid from DynaDx
Oct 20, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
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.
New prognostic model for traumatic brain injury
Aug 05, 2008 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
In a research article published in this week's PLoS Medicine Ewout Steyerberg (of the University Medical Center Rotterdam) and colleagues describe the development and validation of new prognostic models for traumatic brain ...
Motor skill learning may be enhanced by mild brain stimulation
Jan 19, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups. The findings could hold promise for ...
New research reclaims the power of speech
Apr 14, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UQ researcher has revealed a new treatment for a speech disorder that commonly affects those who have suffered a stroke or brain injury.
Children with concussions require follow-up care before returning to play, say researchers
May 04, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Children hospitalized with concussions should wait until they are seen by a clinician in a follow-up exam before returning to regular sports or playtime activities, according to researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells
Nov 10, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
(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 ...
