News tagged with lesions
Study looks at risk factors for rupture or bleeding of arachnoid cysts in children
Arachnoid cysts are a common type of brain lesion that is usually harmless, but with a risk of rupture or bleeding. A new study identifies risk factors for rupture or bleeding in children with "incidentally" detected arachnoid ...
Surgery
May 21, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Getting a grip on sleep
All mammals sleep, as do birds and some insects. However, how this basic function is regulated by the brain remains unclear. According to a new study by researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, ...
Neuroscience
May 14, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
2
The search for an early biomarker to fight atherosclerosis
The Journal of the American Heart Association published the conclusive results from a study directed by Dr. Éric Thorin of the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), which suggests for the first time that a blood protein contri ...
Cardiology
May 14, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Excessive soda can mimic illicit drug use effects on teeth
(HealthDay)—Manifestation of dental erosion caused by illicit drug use or excessive soda consumption needs to be distinguished from dental caries, according to case studies published in the March/April ...
Dentistry
May 13, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
No link between anesthesia, dementia in elderly
Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
May 01, 2013 |
not rated yet |
1
|
Soy and tomato combo may be effective in preventing prostate cancer
Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone, said a University of Illinois study.
Cancer
May 08, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Researchers discover a missing link in signals contributing to neurodegeneration
In many neurodegenerative diseases the neurons of the brain are over-stimulated and this leads to their destruction. After many failed attempts and much scepticism this process was finally shown last year to be a possible ...
Neuroscience
May 09, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Early evidence of HPV vaccine impact
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in Lancet, researchers from Australia report evidence that the vaccine designed to target the human papillomavirus, or HPV, has dramatically dropped the incidence of les ...
Health
Jun 20, 2011 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Experimental compound improves memory in mice with multiple sclerosis
Johns Hopkins researchers report the successful use of a form of MRI to identify what appears to be a key biochemical marker for cognitive impairment in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In follow-up experiments ...
Neuroscience
Nov 19, 2012 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Potential stroke treatment may extend time to prevent brain damage
A naturally occurring substance shrank the size of stroke-induced lesions in the brains of experimental mice — even when administered as much as 12 hours after the event, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers ...
Cardiology
Jul 25, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Cervical cancer and pre-cancer cervical growths require single HPV protein
(Medical Xpress)—Human papillomavirus (HPV) has long been implicated in cervical cancer, but details of how it happens have remained a mystery. Now researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that a single ...
Cancer
Sep 17, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators
(Medical Xpress)—Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, findings from the University of Washington reveal. ...
Immunology
Jan 11, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Self-collection of samples for HPV testing shows promise in detection of cervical cancer in Kenya
In Kenya, women face a cervical cancer mortality rate that is approximately 10 times as high as in the United States. A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that training women ...
Cancer
May 01, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Longer wait for mammogram after benign breast biopsy may be warranted
(HealthDay)—Women who have a breast biopsy that turns out to be benign are typically told to undergo another imaging test, such as a mammogram, in six to 12 months. Now, a new study suggests that the longer ...
Cancer
May 02, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Genetic risk for elevated arsenic toxicity discovered
One of the first large-scale genomic studies conducted in a developing country has discovered genetic variants that elevate the risk for skin lesions in people chronically exposed to arsenic. Genetic changes found near the ...
Genetics
Feb 23, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Lesion
A lesion is any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism, usually damaged by disease or trauma. Lesion is derived from the Latin word laesio which means injury.
For more information about Lesion, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
