All Articles Tagged As: brain damage

Mild traumatic brain injury, not so mild after all (2/26/2010)

Douglas Smith, M.D., director of the Center for Brain Injury and Repair and professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will present information on the molecular mechanism at play in mild TBI (mTBI), commonly called concussions. Although mTBI affects over one million people each year in the United States, it is generally ignored as a major health issue. ...> Full Article

With amino acid diet, mice improve after brain injury (12/8/2009)

Neurology researchers have shown that feeding amino acids to brain-injured mice restores their cognitive abilities and may set the stage for the first effective treatment for cognitive impairments suffered by people with traumatic brain injuries. If these animal results can be translated to human medicine, there would be a broad clinical benefit. Every 23 seconds, a man, woman or child in the US suffers a traumatic brain injury. ...> Full Article

Mouse brain rewires its neural circuits to recuperate from damaged neural function after stroke (8/27/2009)

Japanese research group led by Professor Junichi Nabekura in National Institute for Physiological Sciences, NIPS, Japan, found that, after cerebral stroke in one side of the mouse brain, another side of the brain rewires its neural circuits to recuperate from damaged neural function. The Japan Science and Technology Agency supported this study. They report their finding in Journal of Neuroscience, on Aug. 12, 2009. ...> Full Article

Blood test can detect brain damage in amateur boxers (8/22/2009)

A blood test can now be used to detect brain damage in amateur boxers. Deterioration of nerve cells seems to occur even after a two-month break from boxing. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. ...> Full Article

Brain-injured patients can relearn emotions (2/12/2009)

New treatment holds promise for those who can't understand facial expressions ...> Full Article

Delusions associated with consistent pattern of brain injury (1/18/2009)

A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain delusions and brain disorders revealing a consistent pattern of injury to the frontal lobe and right hemisphere of the human brain. ...> Full Article

Researchers unravel mystery of brain aneurysms (11/10/2008)

Researchers have taken the first critical steps in unraveling the mysteries of brain aneurysms, the often fatal rupturing of blood vessels that afflicts 500,000 people worldwide each year ...> Full Article

Disturbances in Brain Circuitry Linked to Chronic Exposure to Solvents (4/19/2008)

Chronic occupational exposure to organic solvents, found in materials such as paints, printing and dry cleaning agents, is widespread all over the world, and is thought to damage the central nervous system ...> Full Article

Brain lesions more common than previously thought (4/3/2008)

New research shows cerebral microbleeds, which are lesions in the brain, are more common in people over 60 than previously thought ...> Full Article

Head injuries result in widespread brain tissue loss one year later (3/9/2008)

May provide important clue to why patients are left with behavioral handicaps ...> Full Article

Discovery of 'creator' gene for cerebral cortex points to potential stem cell treatments (1/18/2008)

Study identifies the specific role for gene linked to cortical development ...> Full Article

Judges Explore the Impact of Neuroscience on Justice (1/17/2008)

It was the sort of case that makes news headlines: A man was arrested for soliciting child sex online, and the case was slated for trial. But in the pre-trial investigation, a scan of the suspect's brain using positron emission tomography revealed serious damage to the frontal lobe of his brain, apparently the result of a stroke. ...> Full Article

World's Brain Experts to Converge in Florida (1/9/2008)

Several of the world's leading brain experts will converge Jan. 25 to 27 at the University of Central Florida for a conference focusing on the latest research and treatment techniques. ...> Full Article

Study suggests some brain injuries reduce the likelihood of post-traumatic stress disorder (12/25/2007)

A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Naval Medical Center, suggest that drugs or pacemaker-like devices aimed at dampening activity in these brain regions might be effective treatments for PTSD. ...> Full Article

Why diving marine mammals resist brain damage from low oxygen (12/21/2007)

No human can survive longer than a few minutes underwater, and even a well-trained Olympic swimmer needs frequent gulps of air. Our brains need a constant supply of oxygen, particularly during exercise. ...> Full Article

Neuroscientists Find Early Lead Exposure Impedes Recovery from Brain Injury (12/7/2007)

Exposure to lead can hinder the brain's ability to recover from injury, a recent study in laboratory animals shows. The results have implications for the effects of environmental lead exposure on brain injuries such as stroke, say researchers at Jefferson Medical College, who led the work. ...> Full Article

Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury (12/4/2007)

What do suffering a traumatic brain injury and using club drugs have in common? University of Florida researchers say both may trigger a similar chemical chain reaction in the brain, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible brain damage. ...> Full Article

Why can a stroke victim remember some things and not others? (12/3/2007)

The brain is the most beautifully complex organ in the human body. Three pounds of evolutionary genius, the brain provides both the hardware and software for controlling all behavior through an intricate system of synaptic messaging. But for all of its complexity, the brain is sustained by oxygen-rich arteries and blood vessels and can't survive without the free flow of blood to all of its lovely lobes and fissures, which is exactly what a stroke inhibits. When someone suffers a stroke, blood flow to that person's brain suddenly stops. The location of the stroke, how long the blood flow was interrupted, and the extent of the permanent damage will determine the stroke victim's long-term prognosis. ...> Full Article

Team IDs proteins key to brain function (11/22/2007)

Research could lead to new treatments for brain injuries ...> Full Article

Thought-reading Computers, Sleep, And Molecular Imaging Advance Stroke Research (11/12/2007)

Advanced technologies such as molecular imaging, sensory substitution devices, and programs that translate brain signals to a computer monitor are accelerating the pace of stroke research. And even an old-fashioned technique -- a good night's sleep -- helps patients remember new motor skills, according to new studies. ...> Full Article

Imaging Shows Structural Changes in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (10/27/2007)

Researchers report that diffusion tensor imaging can identify structural changes in the white matter of the brain that correlates to cognitive deficits even in patients with mild traumatic brain injury. ...> Full Article

World's First Successful Electrical Stimulation for Minimally Conscious Brain-Injured Patient (8/25/2007)

Assault Victim Regains Power to Interact with Family and Friends ...> Full Article

Reading Ability Protects Brain from Lead Exposure (8/2/2007)

Lead smelter workers who are better readers have more protection against the effect of lead exposure on the brain than those who do not read as well, according to a study on the impact of cognitive reserve published in the July 31, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...> Full Article

Females More Prone To Brain Damage From Alcohol Abuse (7/22/2007)

OHSU, VAMC study on mice shows more brain cells die in females than males ...> Full Article