UTMB to award $10K for brain research
Galveston County Daily News Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:06 AM PDT
The 10th annual Galveston Brain Injury Conference, set to begin Saturday, will focus on blast-induced brain injury. |
Could Cell Phone Radiation Protect Memory?
Scientific American Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:05 AM PDT
After spending years fighting claims that cell phone use can cause brain tumors, industry reps may be getting some welcome news. A new study suggests cell phone radiation may actually have a beneficial biological effect--two hours of exposure a day staved off Alzheimer’s disease in mice. Scientists at the University of South Florida studied mice that are genetically predisposed to develop ... |
Do Unruptured Brain AVMs Need Preventative Surgery?
Medical News Today Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:33 AM PDT
Individuals diagnosed with a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins, are at an increased risk of vessel rupture and bleeding that can cause stroke and permanent brain damage. Traditionally, doctors have advocated preventative interventions, such as endovascular procedures, surgical resection, or radiation therapy and sometimes a combination of these ... |
Lottery Game Helps To Assess Brain Damage Following Stroke
Medical News Today Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:32 AM PDT
Patients recovering from stroke sometimes behave as if completely unaware of one half of the world: colliding with obstacles on their left, eating food only from the right side of their plate, or failing to dress their left side. This puzzling phenomenon is termed "spatial neglect" and it affects roughly 45% of patients suffering from a stroke in the right side of the brain... |
No Evidence Alzheimer's Can Be Slowed Or Prevented Say Experts
Medical News Today Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:32 AM PDT
An independent panel of experts meeting in the US concluded there is no evidence that you can prevent or slow down Alzheimer's, a progressive and fatal brain disease, even if you keep yourself active with exercise, social interaction, brain puzzles, or take fish oil, other supplements, or medication... |
How Exercise Might Help Keep Alzheimer's At Bay
NPR Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:13 AM PDT
People who spend their lives exercising their minds and bodies seem to delay the onset of Alzheimer's, according to an expert panel convened by the National Institutes of Health. Now scientists are trying to figure out how activity protects the brain. |
Personality May Affect Brain Aging
Psych Central Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:44 AM PDT
A new study of MRI images among middle-aged and older individuals discovered an association between personality and the amount of gray matter in the brain. Researchers studied 79 volunteers between the ages of 44 and 88 who also had provided personality and demographic data. Investigators discovered lower volumes of gray matter in the frontal and [...] |
New Laser Treats Fibromyalgia
Medical News Today Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:32 AM PDT
Fibromyalgia is a condition in which the brain processes pain in an abnormal way, resulting in chronic, widespread muscular-skeletal pain and chronic fatigue. This condition effects millions of Americans and has been poorly understood and under diagnosed, resulting in billions of dollars in cost to our health care system. In the past, treatments have been primarily with medications; often side ... |
VH1's 'The OCD Project' Spotlights the Extreme Treatment of Six People With Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:00 AM PDT
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disorder of the brain where people experience obsessive thoughts, images, ideas or impulses â and they can't get past them. Â The day-to-day existence for severe OCD sufferers is dire. Â Untreated, they lead lives of self-punishment, fear and isolation that can result in job loss, broken families, bankruptcy and in some cases death. Â "The OCD Project ... |
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