Neuroscience
New research reveals tradeoff between complex words and complex grammar in sentences
How does one brain network compensate for another when parts of the brain are damaged by illness or injury?
Jun 20, 2022
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Brain Injury
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists create maps of the brain after traumatic brain injury
Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain. The new research was published this week in ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neurons and glia collaborate to drive neural regeneration following brain injury
One of the most devastating aspects of stroke and traumatic brain injury is that the neurons we lose are never replaced. This means that depending on the injury site, patients may suffer long-term impairments of crucial motor ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The lasting symptoms among COVID-19 long haulers
More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, scientists have become increasingly aware of a group of patients—so-called "long haulers"—who remain plagued by a combination of symptoms long after the infection ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Neuroscience
Healthy human brains are hotter than previously thought, exceeding 40 degrees C
New research has shown that normal human brain temperature varies much more than we thought, and this could be a sign of healthy brain function. In healthy men and women, where oral temperature is typically less than 37°C, ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Umbilical cord blood cells can safely be infused into a sibling with cerebral palsy
An Australian-first study has found collecting and storing cells from a baby's umbilical cord and later transferring them to a sibling who has cerebral palsy has been found to be safe.
Jun 9, 2022
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Neuroscience
Harnessing the immune system to treat traumatic brain injury in mice
A therapeutic method for harnessing the body's immune system to protect against brain damage is published today by researchers from the Babraham Institute's Immunology research program. The collaboration between Professor ...
May 26, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Catatonic person's body may be frozen, but their minds are not
Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the emergency department who is completely mute. They sit motionless, staring around the room. I lift up their arm and it stays in that position. Someone takes a blood ...
May 25, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Mixed martial arts fighters show signs of brain changes
The football gridiron and the boxing ring have come to be understood as danger zones for the brain, with repetitive hits to the head causing long-term damage to some athletes.
May 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
A pioneering study discovers an underlying cause for infantile spasms and points to a novel therapy
Infantile spasm (IS) is a severe epileptic syndrome of infancy and accounts for 50% of all epilepsy cases that occur in babies during the first year of life. Current treatment options for this disorder are limited and most ...
May 20, 2022
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