News tagged with neurological changes
Scientists identify early predictors of disease progression which could speed Huntington's disease drug trials
Scientists have identified a set of tests that could help identify whether and how Huntington's disease (HD) is progressing in groups of people who are not yet showing symptoms. The latest findings from the TRACK-HD study, ...
Neuroscience
May 08, 2013 |
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Brain region may hold key to aging
While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body's "fountain of aging": the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at Albert Einstein ...
Neuroscience
May 01, 2013 |
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Methamphetamine withdrawal may lead to brain-related concerns for recovering addicts
University of Florida researchers have found changes in the behavior and in the brains of mice in withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. These findings may affect the way physicians treat recovering methamphetamine addicts, ...
Medical research
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Needless abdominal CT scans can be avoided in children, study says
A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the ...
Cancer
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Childhood trauma leaves its mark on the brain
It is well known that violent adults often have a history of childhood psychological trauma. Some of these individuals exhibit very real, physical alterations in a part of the brain called the orbitofrontal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 15, 2013 |
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No need for routine repeated CT scans after mild head trauma, reports neurosurgery
When initial computed tomography (CT) scans show bleeding within the brain after mild head injury, decisions about repeated CT scans should be based on the patient's neurological condition, according to a report in the January ...
Surgery
Jan 03, 2013 |
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How the mind can map negative spaces around the body
(Medical Xpress)—The brain's perception of space can determine whether a part of a body which occupies that space is either healthy or "neglected".
Neuroscience
Dec 19, 2012 |
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New tools for Alzheimer's may aid early diagnosis and treatment
Curtailing the imminent rise in Alzheimer's disease (AD) will require early, accurate diagnostic tests and treatments, and researchers are closer to achieving these two goals. New findings in medical imaging, molecular analysis ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Astrocytes: More than just glue
Epileptic fits are like thunderstorms raging in the brain: Nerve cells excite each other in an uncontrolled way so that strong, rhythmic electrical discharges sweep over whole brain regions. In the wake of ...
Neuroscience
Aug 07, 2012 |
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Chronic inflammation in the brain leads the way to Alzheimer's disease
Research published today in Biomed Central's open access journal Journal of Neuroinflammation suggests that chronic inflammation can predispose the brain to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Diabetes drug could be a promising therapy for traumatic brain injury
Although the death toll is relatively low for people who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can have severe, life-long consequences for brain function. TBI can impair a patient's mental abilities, impact memory ...
Neuroscience
May 29, 2012 |
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Stress shrank brain area of Japan tsunami survivors: study
Emotional stress caused by last year's tsunami caused a part of some survivors' brains to shrink, according to scientists in Japan who grasped a unique chance to study the neurological effects of trauma.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 22, 2012 |
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Finding unseen damage of traumatic brain injury
The soldier on the fringes of an explosion. The survivor of a car wreck. The football player who took yet another skull-rattling hit. Too often, only time can tell when a traumatic brain injury will leave ...
Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Brain-imaging technique predicts who will suffer cognitive decline over time
Cognitive loss and brain degeneration currently affect millions of adults, and the number will increase, given the population of aging baby boomers. Today, nearly 20 percent of people age 65 or older suffer ...
Neuroscience
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Opioid abuse linked to mood and anxiety disorders
Individuals suffering from mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder may be more likely to abuse opioids, according to a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2011 |
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