Scientists advance understanding of deadly form of malaria
PhysOrg Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:40 AM PDT
Scientists are making strides against cerebral malaria, a fatal form of malaria in children that can ravage the brain and is extremely difficult to treat. New research points to platelets - known for their role in blood clotting - as playing an important role in the disease, stimulating the immune system and turning on molecules that increase inflammation. The inflammation leads to the ... |
Grass Lake couple raising child with rare brain defect
The Jackson Citizen Patriot Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:16 AM PDT
Jake May | Jackson Citizen PatriotChristie Mazur kisses her 15-month-old daughter, Emily, in their Grass Lake home. Emily was born with Dandy-Walker syndrome, a brain defect that can lead to slow motor development and malformation of the heart, face and... |
Woman suffered “massive†brain injury in stairs fall
Evening Star Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:41 AM PDT
A SUFFOLK woman who suffered a “massive†brain injury after falling down a flight of stairs at her home was not seen by paramedics for 38 minutes. Bonita Mason, 58, died following the fall at her home in Castle Hill, Eye, in the early hours of May 24 last year. |
Rochester advances understanding of deadly form of malaria
EurekAlert! Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:10 AM PDT
( University of Rochester Medical Center ) Scientists are making strides against cerebral malaria, a fatal form of malaria in children that can ravage the brain and is extremely difficult to treat. New research points to platelets -- known for their role in blood clotting -- as playing an important role in the disease, stimulating the immune system and turning on molecules that increase ... |
New Target For Antidepressants Revealed By Animal Study
Medical News Today Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:29 AM PDT
University of Michigan scientists have provided the most detailed picture yet of a key receptor in the brain that influences the effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants, such as Prozac. The findings, which appeared online Monday ahead of print in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, open the door to providing a more targeted treatment of depression and anxiety ... |
Longtime local Kevin Green killed in skiing accident
Telluride Daily Planet Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:11 AM PDT
Kevin Green, an iconoclastic Tellurider and one of the region’s pioneering skiers, was killed Monday afternoon on the ski area when he collided with a rope. The fall, or the collision, fractured Green’s skull near the base of his brain and killed him instantly, according to San Miguel County Coroner Bob Dempsey. |
Synthetic peptide may regenerate brain tissue in stroke victims
EurekAlert! Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:10 AM PDT
( Henry Ford Health System ) A synthetic version of a naturally occurring peptide promoted the creation of new blood vessels and repaired damaged nerve cells in lab animals, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. "This successful experiment holds promise for treating clot-induced strokes in humans," says study lead author Daniel C. Morris, M.D., senior staff physician in the ... |
'Understand the invisibility'
Belleville Intelligencer Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:58 AM PDT
When Ken Johnson helps people with a brain injury, he speaks from first-hand experience. Johnson, 43, was injured in a 1992 traffic accident.[...] |
Common Virus May Lead to Cognitive Problems in Schizophrenia
Psych Central Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:40 AM PDT
Provocative new research suggests exposure to the common virus that causes cold sores may be partially responsible for cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. John Hopkins scientists discovered shrinking regions of the brain and the loss of concentration skills, memory, coordinated movement and dexterity widely seen in patients with schizophrenia may result from exposure to herpes simplex. “We’re ... |
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