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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 created May 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover dynamic behavior of progenitor cells in brain

By monitoring the behavior of a class of cells in the brains of living mice, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins discovered that these cells remain highly dynamic in the adult brain, where they transform into ...

Neuroscience created May 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

After brain injury, new astrocytes play unexpected role in healing

The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at ...

Medical research created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover how brains change with new skills

(Medical Xpress)—The phrase "practice makes perfect" has a neural basis in the brain. Researchers have discovered a set of common changes in the brain upon learning a new skill. They have essentially detected a neural marker ...

Neuroscience created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Environmental enrichment important factor impacting cell transplantation and brain repair

A team of Korean researchers investigated whether "environmental enrichment" can improve the neurobehavioral function of six week-old mice after transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) to treat hypoxic-ischemic ...

Medical research created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find long-term consequences for those suffering traumatic brain injury

Researchers from the University of South Florida and colleagues at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital studying the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using rat models, have found that, overtime, TBI ...

Neuroscience created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study offers new targets for stroke treatments

New research from the University of Georgia identifies the mechanisms responsible for regenerating blood vessels in the brain.

Medical research created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune cells of the blood might replace dysfunctional brain cells

Blood-circulating immune cells can take over the essential immune surveillance of the brain, this is shown by scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research ...

Medical research created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Crucial advance in stem cell research: Human skin cells converted to neural precursor cells

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research have succeeded in converting human skin cells directly into immature brain cells (or neural precursor cells).

Medical research created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New tests monitor brain health during children's heart surgery

A new monitoring method and blood test may provide early warnings when a child's brain isn't getting enough blood during heart surgery, according to new research presented during the American Heart Association's Emerging ...

Pediatrics created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein prevents DNA damage in the developing brain and might serve as a tumor suppressor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have rewritten the job description of the protein TopBP1 after demonstrating that it guards early brain cells from DNA damage. Such damage might foreshadow later problems, ...

Neuroscience created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Skull resconstruction immediately following traumatic brain injury worsens brain damage

Immediate skull reconstruction following trauma that penetrates or creates an indentation in the skull can aggravate brain damage inflicted by the initial injury, a study by a University of South Florida research team reports. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disabling cancer cells' defenses against radiation

Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute are developing a technique to remove cancer cells' defenses against radiation.

Cancer created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study unravels mystery of a DNA repair process

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Sussex have uncovered the mechanism of a key process in DNA repair that helps prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as ataxia.

Medical research created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find additional benefits of cord blood cells in mice modeling ALS

Repeated, low-dose injections of mononuclear cells derived from human umbilical cord blood (MNC hUCB, tradename: U-CORD-CELL) have been found effective in protecting motor neuron cells, delaying disease progression and increasing ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast