Neuroscience
Brain condition CTE seen in H.S. football players: study
(HealthDay)—Crippling brain injury from football can start early, even among high school players, a new study suggests.
Feb 21, 2019
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News tagged with encephalopathy
Neuroscience
Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat concussions
Repeat concussions, also referred to as repetitive mild traumatic brain injury, can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease. However, some people who experience repetitive ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
8 in 10 COVID-19 patients suffer neurological symptoms, study finds
(HealthDay)—As President Donald Trump battles the coronavirus, researchers reveal concerning new findings: Neurological symptoms occur in 8 of 10 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Oct 5, 2020
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Neuroscience
Genetic variant may increase risk for CTE severity among older individuals with repetitive head impacts
How could two individuals who both played football for 10 years and developed CTE have different disease severity? How could some individuals develop dementia in their 50's while other never develop dementia at all? Perhaps ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Neuroscience
What causes brain problems after traumatic brain injury? Studies have a surprising answer
A new paper by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) argues that there is a widespread misunderstanding about the true nature of traumatic brain injury and how it causes chronic degenerative ...
Jan 15, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sleep deprivation is a risk factor for Alzheimer's, say scientists who turned to animal models to find out why
Scientists have long explored the link between disturbances in sleep patterns and neurodegenerative diseases. Powerful evidence has emerged in recent years linking disrupted sleep to Parkinson's, and a massive body of research ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's might be transmissible in similar way as infectious prion diseases: study
The brain damage that characterizes Alzheimer's disease may originate in a form similar to that of infectious prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, according to newly published ...
Oct 4, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Molecular tracer, seen with PET scan, shows concentrations of abnormal proteins
In a small study of military personnel who had suffered head trauma and had reported memory and mood problems, UCLA researchers found brain changes similar to those seen in retired football players with suspected chronic ...
Jul 17, 2018
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Neuroscience
New antibody treats traumatic brain injury and prevents long-term neurodegeneration
New research led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) provides the first direct evidence linking traumatic brain injury to Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)—and offers ...
Jul 15, 2015
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Neuroscience
Team discovers novel root cause of tau-induced neurodegeneration
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) today reported the discovery of a novel mechanism by which pathological forms of tau protein cause neurons to die. Alzheimer's ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Encephalopathy
Encephalopathy /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/ means disorder or disease of the brain. In modern usage, encephalopathy does not refer to a single disease, but rather to a syndrome of global brain dysfunction; this syndrome can be caused by many different illnesses.
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