New Chicago Sports Concussion Clinic at Rush University helps proper diagnosis for athletes
News-Medical-Net Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:00 AM PDT
Concussions, like any injury, need proper assessment and time to heal. Some may brush off an injury to the head, but an injury to the brain may be severe with possible long-term consequences. Athletes or individuals who suffer a bump or blow to the head now can see a physician for assessment within 24 to 48 hours at the new Chicago Sports Concussion Clinic at Rush University Medical Center. |
God changes our brain, physician says
Chambersburg Public Opinion Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:49 AM PDT
How does your brain interpret the image at right? The image shows four circles with one part of each cut out. There are no connecting lines but many people see a square, said Dr. Andrew Newberg, because the brain fills in the blanks. |
Probing The Mysterious Second-Wave Of Damage In Head Injury Patients
Medical News Today Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:48 AM PDT
Why do some of the one million people who sustain head injuries annually in United States experience a mysterious second wave of brain damage days after the initial injury - just when they appear to be recovering? Limited clinical trials using an innovative new device to monitor brain chemistry on a second-by-second basis are underway to answer that life-and-death question, according to an ... |
We can consciously control neurons inside our head
News-Medical-Net Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:45 AM PDT
Every day our brains are flooded by stimulation - sounds, sights and smells. At the same time, we are constantly engaged in an inner dialogue, ruminating about the past, musing about the future. Somehow the brain filters all this input instantly, selecting some things for long- or short-term storage, discarding others and focusing in on what's most important at any given instant. |
Somerset County girl recovers from brain injury caused by arrow accident
The Star-Ledger Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:13 AM PDT
NEW BRUNSWICK â€" Ariana McGuire was riding her red tricycle down the hall of PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, her father pretending to give chase. As she pedaled away from him, the eight-year-old was beaming from ear to ear. When... |
Ailing Niceville boy gets a surprise visit from Bobby Bowden / PHOTOS
The News Herald Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:53 AM PDT
BLUEWATER BAY â€" The last two months haven’t been much fun for 10-year-old Wesley Landon. After 10 days of severe nausea and headaches, he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in late September. “They just told me it was a mass,†said... |
Not So Fast - Sex Differences In The Brain Are Overblown
Medical News Today Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48 AM PDT
People love to speculate about differences between the sexes, and neuroscience has brought a new technology to this pastime. Brain imaging studies are published at a great rate, and some report sex differences in brain structure or patterns of neural activity. But we should be skeptical about reports of brain differences between the sexes, writes psychological scientist Cordelia Fine in Current ... |
Research on brain circuit activity may pave way to find biomarker for PTSD
News-Medical-Net Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:45 AM PDT
University of Minnesota Medical School and Minneapolis Veterans Affair Medical Center researchers have discovered a correlation between increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain and the debilitating, involuntary flashbacks triggered by post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
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