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Brain Injury, Neurological Disorders, Brain Tumor

  • Down Syndrome Treatment Possible
    Deborah Mitchell
    Nov 20th, 2009

    Scientists have found evidence that boosting the level of a brain neurotransmitter called norepinephrine may improve cognition in Down syndrome. The new study was conducted in mice engineered to mimic Down syndrome and suggests a new approach to treating the defects of the syndrome with medication.

  • Potential Treatment for Huntington’s Found
    Deborah Mitchell
    Nov 16th, 2009

    A team of scientists have found that a drug widely used to treat Alzheimer’s disease can successfully treat Huntington’s disease in a mouse model. The drug, memantine (Namenda®), acts on the electrical activity in the brain that is associated with Huntington’s.

  • Hypothermia May Help Athletes, Others with Concussions
    Deborah Mitchell
    Nov 14th, 2009

    More than one million Americans, including athletes, accident victims, and others, experience a concussion each year. A new surgical technique involving hypothermia may minimize damage following these potentially devastating brain injuries.

  • Obese Teens Have Greater Risk of Developing Multiple Sclerosis
    Denise Reynolds RD
    Nov 9th, 2009

    A Harvard study found that women who were obese at age 18 had twice the risk of developing multiple sclerosis compared to women who were at normal weight as teenagers, according to research published in the journal Neurology.

  • Childhood Brain Tumors Survivors Left with Life-long Impairments
    Ramona Bates MD
    Nov 4th, 2009

    Childhood brain tumors cast long shadows on survivors. These shadows are in the form of ongoing cognitive problems which affect the survivors level of education, employment and income, all in a negative way.

  • Cell Phone Use Linked to Brain Tumors Says WHO Study
    Deborah Mitchell
    Oct 25th, 2009

    The World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a ten-year investigation of cell phone use and reportedly has found a link between long-term use and brain tumors. According to the Daily Telegraph of Great Britain, the WHO will release the official results of their study before the end of the year.

  • Older Brains Get A Quick Boost From The Internet
    Kathleen Blanchard RN
    Oct 20th, 2009

    Results of a new study show that older brains can get a quick boost from the internet. Changes can occur in just one week in key areas of the brain that are responsible for decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings from UCLA researcher s, show that first time internet users, in midlife and older, internet use can boost brain function quickly.

  • NFL forms concussion and brain injury committee
    Jenny Decker RN
    Oct 10th, 2009

    In response to a study just released, the National Football League announced last week that it is forming a concussion and brain injury committee. With the higher number of dementia noted in a correlational study that was commissioned by the NFL Player Care Foundation, evaluation of several aspects of the game and injury are essential.

  • Drug That Crosses Blood-Brain Barrier Reduces Brain Metastases
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Sep 30th, 2009

    The drug vorinostat is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and reduce the development of large metastatic tumors in mice brains by 62 percent when compared to mice that did not receive the drug.

  • Using Blood Brain Barrier As Therapy Delivery System
    Ruzanna Harutyunyan
    Sep 23rd, 2009

    The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. However, researchers have discovered a way to turn the blood vessels surrounding brain cells into a production and delivery system for getting therapeutic molecules directly into brain cells.

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