Red meat ups stroke risk in women
Press TV Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:03 AM PST
Women who eat a lot of red meat on daily bases are at a significant higher risk of experiencing stroke due to the blockage of blood flow in the brain later on in life. |
Researchers Find Gene That Protects Against Dementia In High-Risk Individuals
Medical News Today Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST
Neuroscientists had assumed that a mutation in the progranulin gene, which makes the progranulin protein and supports brain neurons, was sufficient to produce a kind of dementia known as frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). But now an international team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have found another genetic factor they say appears to protect against ... |
Some Brain Tumors Mimic The Genetic Program Of Germline Cells
Medical News Today Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:29 AM PST
Scientists at IRB Barcelona have discovered that some brain tumours in larvae of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster use the genetic programme of germline cells to grow. The removal of some of these genes leads to healthy brains. This finding demonstrates that these genes are crucial for tumour development. The study, headed by ICREA researcher Cayetano González, is published today in the ... |
Troy facility helps teen stricken with blindness
Royal Oak Daily Tribune Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:06 AM PST
At first glance K'hron Green, 18, seems like any other teenager who likes to send text messages, listen to music and is looking forward to voting for the first time. But there is one difference â€" he has sustained a traumatic brain injury and is now blind. |
Leading the way for survivors
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:39 AM PST
Brain Injury Association of Michigan President Michael Dabbs has been awarded the Brain Injury Association of America's prestigious State Affiliate Leadership Award. |
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