News tagged with brain damage

Study shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes leading to reduced cognitive abilities

Researchers from King's College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth. This new study, published ...

Neuroscience May 20, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Researchers find far-reaching, microvascular damage in uninjured side of brain after stroke

While the effects of acute stroke have been widely studied, brain damage during the subacute phase of stroke has been a neglected area of research. Now, a new study by the University of South Florida reports that within a ...

Neuroscience May 20, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Wireless signals could transform brain trauma diagnostics

New technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is using wireless signals to provide real-time, non-invasive diagnoses of brain swelling or bleeding.

Neuroscience May 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Researchers identify how cells control calcium influx

(Medical Xpress)—When brain cells are overwhelmed by an influx of too many calcium molecules, they shut down the channels through which these molecules enter the cells. Until now, the "stop" signal mechanism that cells ...

Neuroscience May 09, 2013 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Imaging technique could help traumatic brain injury patients: Mapping technology used to predict long-term effects

(Medical Xpress)—A new application of an existing medical imaging technology could help predict long-term damage in patients with traumatic brain injury, according to a recent UC San Francisco study.

Neuroscience May 09, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Childhood meningitis associated with lower levels of educational achievement

In a study that included nearly 3,000 adults from Denmark, a diagnosis of meningococcal, pneumococcal, or Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in childhood was associated with lower educational achievement and economic self-s ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 23, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

'Catastrophic' malpractice payouts add little to health care's rising costs

Efforts to lower health care costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, headline-grabbing and "frivolous" payouts are ...

Health Apr 30, 2013 | not rated yet | 0