A research team led by the University of Waterloo has created a new monitoring system to save lives and significantly reduce health-care costs in brain-injury cases through the early detection of infections in intensive care ...
Jun 2, 2026
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The communication network in the developing brain builds when neurons partner up to form contact points called synapses, allowing signals to pass from one cell to another. At the same time, a web of blood vessels builds the ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Hydrocephalus, commonly referred to as "water on the brain," is a dangerous and potentially deadly condition that can harm the brain. For more than a century, physicians have believed that the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid ...
Apr 14, 2026
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A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital assessed cognitive and communication abilities in children treated for the brain tumor ependymoma to understand the impact of treatment better. They found that radiation ...
Feb 23, 2026
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Hydrocephalus is a life-threatening condition that occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborns and is often treated with invasive surgery. Now, a new study offers hope of preventing hydrocephalus before it even occurs. The paper ...
Jan 30, 2026
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Using information in medical records for more than 1,100 emergency room visits, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have developed a scoring tool that helps more accurately predict potential shunt failures ...
Jan 21, 2026
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Prenatal screening for Down syndrome (DS) is offered to all pregnant people receiving antenatal care in Great Britain, with the goal of providing relevant impartial information to support their reproductive decisions, but ...
Aug 13, 2025
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Millions of people worldwide suffer from hydrocephalus, or a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, and which recently received greater attention when Billy Joel announced his diagnosis. Treatment usually involves ...
Jul 22, 2025
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A drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes may reduce excess fluid in the brains of patients with hydrocephalus, which could help treat the disease less invasively than current treatments, according to a Northwestern Medicine ...
Jun 26, 2025
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When Wendy Beaudoin accepted a job as the nurse practitioner for pediatric neurosurgery and neuro oncology at the Stollery Children's Hospital, she had no idea how thoroughly her personal and professional lives would intertwine.
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