New concussion test... Army finds simple blood test to identify mild brain trauma 15 Oct.`10 The Army says it has discovered a simple blood test that can diagnose mild traumatic brain damage or concussion, a hard-to-detect injury that can affect young athletes, infants with "shaken baby syndrome" and combat troops.
New brain cancer vaccine... New Vaccine A Possible Hope For Brain Cancer Patients 14 October 2010 - People with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, survive for only fifteen months on average after diagnosis. But now there may be hope for those battling this deadly disease. Researchers at Duke University say they have a new vaccine that can curb the growth of this cancer and extend lives. In clinical trials, the vaccine has shown positive results in fighting the tumors, raising hopes for patients and scientists.
Trial study to see if stem cells can treat stroke patients... Stem cells used in stroke trial 16 November 2010 - Trial patients will get progressively higher doses of stem cells
Sneakin' medicine past the brain barrier... Brain cancer 'trojan attack' hope 18 November 2010 - Nanoparticles are 1,000-times smaller than the width of a human hair
Medical mystery... Boy Without a Cerebellum Baffles Doctors Feb 12, 2011 Heather and David Britton want everyone to understand a few things about their giggling, bespectacled 3-year-old son, Chase. "He's happy. We call him the Little Gremlin. He loves to play tricks on people. He loves to sing. His goal in life is to make people smile," Heather Britton told AOL News.
Granny kinda does the same thing, holdin' a spark-plug wire to Uncle Ferd's head... Electric Jolt Could Right the Brain February 25, 2011 - Deep brain stimulation can treat obsessive-compulsive disorders, OCD, and some forms of depression See also: Professor Unravels Mysteries of Medicine February 22, 2011 - In free lectures to the community, John Cohen strives to make technical language understandable
It appears that not only NFL players suffer from CTE, one of the NHL's most ell-known "enforcers" suffered from CTE as well.
Getting drugs to brain cells has hampered medical advances... Breakthrough in delivering drugs to the brain 20 March 2011 - A new way of delivering drugs to the brain has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.
Condition raises stress hormones and can overwork the heart... Sleep Apnea Associated with Stroke May 03, 2011 - Snoring can be irritating or funny - depending on whether or not it's disturbing your sleep. But it can also be deadly, especially when someone suffers from sleep apnea, a condition where a person stops breathing for a while and then gasps for air. Increasingly, evidence points to a relationship between sleep apnea and stroke.
Undetectable damage in the brain linked to signs of aging... Undetectable blood vessel damage linked to signs of age 2 September 2011 - Tiny clots in the brain may be the cause of some signs of old age such as stooped posture and restricted movement, say US scientists. See also: US stroke rates 'rising in young' 1 September 2011 - People over 65 are normally at the greatest risk of a stroke
Granny says if dey scan Uncle Ferd's brain, all dey gonna see is his fat g/f... Brain Scans Let Computer Reconstruct Movie Scenes September 22, 2011 It sounds like science fiction: While volunteers watched movie clips, a scanner watched their brains. And from their brain activity, a computer made rough reconstructions of what they viewed.
Kinda like RoboCop... Dutch engineers make 'robot legs' for stroke patients 23 September 2011 - The LOPES therapeutic robot can do all or some of the walking for you
Uncle Ferd gonna get the doctor to give Granny a B-12 shot... Study: Vitamin B12 Deficits in Older Adults Linked to Brain Decline October 24, 2011 - A new study says deficiencies of Vitamin B12 might be responsible for declining brain function in older adults. Although people normally get plenty of B12 from fish, meat and dairy products, as well as fortified cereals and supplements, their ability to absorb the essential nutrient can be blocked by a number of factors.
New hope in regenerating brain cells?... Skin transformed into brain cells 30 January 2012 - Skin cells have been converted directly into cells which develop into the main components of the brain, by researchers studying mice in California.
Scientists unlocking secrets of child brain tumors... Genetic mutations behind fatal brain cancer in kids identified Tuesday 31st January, 2012 - An international research team has identified two genetic mutations responsible for up to 40 per cent of glioblastomas in children - a fatal cancer of the brain that is unresponsive to chemo and radiotherapy treatment.
New stroke drug could limit permanent disability... Drug Might Limit Stroke Brain Damage March 02, 2012 - An experimental drug could help protect against brain damage during a stroke, reducing the risk of permanent disability. See also: Study Links Falls to Hearing Loss March 02, 2012 - Seniors with hearing loss more likely to fall
ECT 'turns down' brain connection... Electroconvulsive therapy: Aberdeen team says it 'turns down overactive connection' 19 March 2012 - ECT has been used as a controversial treatment since the 1930s
Understandable considering the number of IED's... Better tests find record concussions among U.S. troops 12 Apr.`12 - Improved battlefield diagnosis has led to a record number of concussions detected among U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq last year, with an average of 16 inflicted each day last spring, according to newly released Pentagon figures.
Good use of animal trials... Study shows possible breakthrough for cerebral palsy 18 Apr.`12 - A new treatment helped rabbits born with cerebral palsy regain near-normal mobility, offering hope of a potential breakthrough in treating humans with the incurable disorder, researchers said Wednesday.
Can brain cell death be prevented in a range of diseases?... Range of brain diseases could be treated by single drug 6 May 2012 - The tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, all with the same drug, has been raised by UK researchers.
Strokes increasing among the young... Strokes in young people 'rising', study finds 10 October 2012 - Research suggests there has been a shift in those experiencing stroke, from the old to the young
Vegetative patient communicates... Vegetative patient Scott Routley says 'I'm not in pain' 12 November 2012 - A Canadian man who was believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, has been able to tell scientists that he is not in any pain.
'Intellectual & Emotional Capabilities' Slowly Eroding... Mutations in the human brain are making us stupider, new research shows Monday, November 12, 2012, A Stanford University professor presented evidence Monday that mutations in the human brain brought on by advances in society that have made survival less stressful are eroding our intellectual and emotional capabilities.
Granny says eat yer fruits an' vegetables... Eating Colorful Produce May Help Prevent ALS February 04, 2013 - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, is a rare but devastating neuromuscular condition with no known cure which is nearly always fatal.
