Ten to 20% of the patients admitted to intensive care after cardiac arrest and resuscitation show signs of brain activity that appears like epilepsy. For a long time, it was unclear if anti-epileptic medication could improve ...
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Decades of research on medical cannabis has focused on the compounds THC and CBD in clinical applications. But less is known about the therapeutic properties of cannabinol (CBN). Now, a new study by Salk scientists shows ...
Jan 26, 2022
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University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers discovered a potential treatment to reduce the risk of post-stroke dementia, which may be influenced by the immune response to dead brain tissue left in the wake of a stroke, ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Researchers in Austria say a new MRI technique may lead to faster diagnosis and treatment for people with multiple sclerosis.
Jan 7, 2022
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You probably don't realize it when you're listening to your favorite song, but music has an incredibly powerful effect on the human brain. Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Herpes type 1 is sealed with a kiss for a lifetime. More than half of U.S. adults are carriers of HSV1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) which hibernates in the peripheral nervous system and can never be eradicated.
Nov 17, 2021
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Neuroinflammatory diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury, have been linked to deposits of a tough protein known as fibrin, derived from the blood clotting factor fibrinogen. These mesh-like fibrin ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Two drugs approved decades ago not only counteract brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease in animal models, the same therapeutic combination may also improve cognition.
Oxygen-deprived newborns who undergo cooling therapy to protect their brains are at an elevated risk of seizures and brain damage during the rewarming period, which could be a precursor of disability or death, a new study ...
Oct 18, 2021
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Not everyone can sing like a nightingale. When some of us try to carry a tune, we sound like Bob Dylan imitating Elmer Fudd.
Oct 15, 2021
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