News tagged with brain injury
Related topics: traumatic brain injury , brain , stroke , brain damage , brain function
Soldiers' helmets could control brain activity with ultrasound
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of DARPA's latest pursuits of cutting-edge research involves a neurotechnology lab at Arizona State University that specializes in ultrasonic brain stimulation. By implementing the technology ...
Introspection linked to more gray matter in brain: study
A specific region of the brain appears to be larger in individuals who are good at turning their thoughts inward and reflecting upon their decisions, according to new research published in the journal Science. This a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 16, 2010 |
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US treats first patient with human embryonic stem cells (Update 2)
US doctors have begun the first tests of human embryonic stem cells in patients, treating a man with spinal cord injuries in a landmark trial of the controversial process, the Geron Corporation said Monday.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Right or left? Brain stimulation can change which hand you favor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Each time we perform a simple task, like pushing an elevator button or reaching for a cup of coffee, the brain races to decide whether the left or right hand will do the job. But the left ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 27, 2010 |
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A glove on your hand can change your mind
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unconsciously, right-handers associate good with the right side of space and bad with the left. But this association can be rapidly changed, according to a study published online March 9, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 10, 2011 |
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A pacemaker for your brain
By stimulating certain areas of the brain, scientists can alleviate the effects of disorders such as depression or Parkinson's disease. That's the good news. But because controlling that stimulation currently lacks precision, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Rewiring a damaged brain
Researchers in the Midwest are developing microelectronic circuitry to guide the growth of axons in a brain damaged by an exploding bomb, car crash or stroke. The goal is to rewire the brain connectivity and bypass the region ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 27, 2010 |
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New evidence of interhuman aggression and human induced trauma 126,000 years ago
The study of a cranium of an East Asian human from the late Middle Pleistocene age from Maba, China, brings to the fore evidence that interhuman aggression and human induced trauma occurred 126,000 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 21, 2011 |
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The real 'mommy brain': New mothers grew
Motherhood may actually cause the brain to grow, not turn it into mush, as some have claimed. Exploratory research published by the American Psychological Association found that the brains of new mothers bulked up in areas ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Compound derived from curry spice is neuroprotective against stroke and traumatic brain injury
A synthetic derivative of the curry spice turmeric, made by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, dramatically improves the behavioral and molecular deficits seen in animal models of ischemic stroke and ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Anti-depressants boost brain cells after injury in early studies
Anti-depressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a study by neurosurgeons at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Researchers report first case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in an active college football player
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that University of Pennsylvania (Penn) football co-captain Owen Thomas was suffering from mild stages ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Neuroscience research may help patients recover from brain injury
New neuroscience research by life scientists from UCLA and Australia may potentially help people who have lost their ability to remember due to brain injury or disease.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Docs optimistic, but Giffords in for long recovery
(AP) -- Recovering from a gunshot wound to the head depends on the bullet's path, and while doctors are optimistic about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' odds, it can take weeks to months to tell the damage.
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Can magnetism help us control the brain, remotely?
University at Buffalo scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles to remotely control ion channels, neurons in cell culture and even the movement of a tiny worm.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 03, 2011 |
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