In severe epilepsies, surgical intervention is often the only remedy—usually with great success. While neuropsychological performance can recover in the long term after successful surgery, on rare occasions, unexpected ...
Nov 22, 2022
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If an epilepsy patient needs brain surgery, their brain surgeon often extracts a piece of tissue the size of a sugar cube from the outermost layer to access the regions responsible for the seizures. This excised lump is typically ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Folks who regularly use weed could be in for a rocky road if they ever require major surgery, a new study reports.
Oct 24, 2022
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A small molecule called ISRIB that was identified at UC San Francisco can reverse the neuronal and cognitive effects of concussion in mice weeks after an injury occurred, new research has found.
Oct 12, 2022
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Imagine growing up tormented by fears and life-consuming rituals that make no sense to you or those around you. Then imagine the shame of being told by mental health providers that, because you understand that your behaviors ...
Sep 29, 2022
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The first large-scale genomic study of musicality—published on the cover of today's Nature Human Behaviour—identified 69 genetic variants associated with beat synchronization, meaning the ability to move in synchrony ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Research from Ochsner Health published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is likely to influence expanded insurance coverage for carotid artery stenting.
Aug 3, 2022
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Stroke surgery and other neuroendovascular procedures could be made safer and easier through robotics, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting. A new ...
Jul 25, 2022
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An innovative light-activated therapy developed at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, could help detect and treat an aggressive brain cancer type, a new study shows.
Jun 20, 2022
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Individuals with obesity were at least two times more likely to develop certain types of cancer and 3.5 times more likely to die from from the disease than those who had weight-loss surgery, according to a new study presented ...
Jun 7, 2022
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