No room for games with brain concussions
Kingston Whig-Standard Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:10 AM PDT
Do you know how much trauma the human brain sustains in contact sports? Unless you're a concussion specialist, few parents, coaches, athletes or even doctors have much knowledge about the extent of this injury.[...] |
IU Researchers: Chemotherapy Alters Brain Tissue In Breast Cancer Patients
Medical News Today Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:25 AM PDT
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center have published the first report using imaging to show that changes in brain tissue can occur in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The cognitive effects of chemotherapy, often referred to as "chemobrain," have been known for years. However, the IU research is the first to use brain imaging to study women with ... |
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Asheville Citizen-Times Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:10 AM PDT
A neuropsychologist who believes Edwardo Wong Jr. suffers from a traumatic brain injury presented medical records Wednesday from Wong's childhood that documented a fall from a five-story apartment building. |
Research on neurotransmitters suggest new approach to prevent psychotic symptoms
News-Medical-Net Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:02 AM PDT
New research has linked psychosis with an abnormal relationship between two signalling chemicals in the brain. The findings, published in tomorrow's edition of the journal Biological Psychiatry, suggest a new approach to preventing psychotic symptoms, which could lead to better drugs for schizophrenia. |
Identification Of Key Action Of A Gene Linked To Both Alzheimer's Disease And Type 2 Diabetes
Medical News Today Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:24 AM PDT
A research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified the mechanism behind a single gene linked to the causes of both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes. The data show that a gene for a protein called SorCS1, which can cause Type 2 diabetes, impacts the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Abeta) in the brain. Abeta plays a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The ... |
Gene Vital To Normal Brain Function Modified By Early Life Experience
Medical News Today Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:24 AM PDT
Early life stress, such as an extreme lack of parental affection, has lasting effects on a gene important to normal brain processes and also tied to mental disorders, according to a new animal study in the Sept. 29 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. In the last decade, researchers have found evidence that experiences can alter the form and structure of DNA, an effect known as epigenetics ... |
Brain Injury Turns Boozer Into Mr Perfect
SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:01 AM PDT
A heavy drinker who was regularly verbally abusive has been transformed into a teetotal perfect husband after suffering a brain haemorrhage. |
Hands-free phones safe from ban
CNews Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:56 AM PDT
A revelation it isn't, as yet another learned scientist makes the same learned point about driving with your mobile phone set to "chat" and brain switched to "distracted." |
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