News tagged with neurosurgery
Researchers make first direct recording of mirror neurons in human brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mirror neurons, many say, are what make us human. They are the cells in the brain that fire not only when we perform a particular action but also when we watch someone else perform that same ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Researchers design steady-handed robot for brain surgery
Neurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human hand to perform delicate brain surgeries, the EU said Monday.
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Did Michelangelo Include a Brain Stem in the Sistine Chapel?
Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown has yet to write a book on the hidden pictures in Michelangelo's artwork, but maybe he can start working on a thriller that takes Robert Langdon on a journey through the Renaissance ...
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Lasers, custom microscope show gene splicing process in real time
From neurosurgery to bar code readers, lasers have been used in a myriad of applications since they were first introduced in the late 1950's. Now, with the work being done in Jeff Gelles' Lab at Brandeis University, ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Researchers find blood-brain barrier damaged by disease
A study into the effects of Sanfilippo Syndrome type B (MPS III B) has found that the barrier responsible for protecting the brain from the entry of harmful blood-borne substances is structurally and functionally damaged ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Scientists develop 'designer protein,' opening new door in cancer research
A major breakthrough in how to target and destroy the most malignant and aggressive brain cancer cells has been made by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Childhood trauma has life-long effect on genes and the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- McGill University and Douglas Institute scientists have discovered that childhood trauma can actually alter your DNA and shape the way your genes work. This confirms in humans earlier findings in rats, that ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Vitamin D found in fish boosts brain power
Eating fish -- long considered 'brain food' -- may really be good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests.
May 21, 2009 |
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Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
Traumatic brain injury — not heart disease, stroke or cancer — is the number one cause of death and disability in people under 45. Each year, some 1.5 million Americans, including soldiers, athletes, the elderly and children, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Head injury can blight survival up to 13 years later
A head injury can blight the chances of survival up to 13 years after the event, especially among younger adults, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 01, 2011 |
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UA surgeons remove brain tumors through nose
(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative surgical technique now performed at University Medical Center involves removing skull base brain tumors entirely through the nose and sinuses without incisions to the face or ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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What's causing life-threatening blood clots in brain surgery patients?
One of the most severe complications of brain surgery is a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs called a pulmonary embolism.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Surgery halves death risk for stroke patients versus 'stent' treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- People at high risk of having a stroke are half as likely to have a stroke or die following surgery to repair damage to an artery in the neck, rather than ‘stenting’ treatment, according to UCL research published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Clinical Trial to Treat Brain Tumors with Electric Fields
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago is taking part in an international, multi-center study for patients newly diagnosed with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Brain cancer: Study focuses on forgotten cells
Glioblastoma is a guileful enemy. While most of the brain tumor can often be removed surgically, in virtually every case the tumor reappears. One reason for this is that sporadic, infiltrative tumor cells will remain in the ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery (or neurological surgery) is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.
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