Health
Hello hay fever—why pressing under your nose could stop a sneeze but why you shouldn't
If you have hay fever, you've probably been sneezing a lot lately.
Oct 26, 2023
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News tagged with brain aneurysm
Surgery
Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic system
Navigating the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain with standard surgical instruments can be incredibly challenging, even for the steadiest of hands. But with some robotic assistance, brain surgeons could potentially operate ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Certain gut conditions may be early warning signs of Parkinson's disease
Certain gut problems, such as constipation, difficulty swallowing, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), may be early warning signs of the neurological condition Parkinson's disease, suggests research published online in the ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Medications
Study discovers mutant origin of brain aneurysms and demonstrates first drug treatment
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan have discovered a set of related mutations that lead to intracranial aneurysms—weakened blood vessels in the brain that can burst at any time. The mutations ...
Jun 14, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers identify possible risk factors for aneurysm growth in adults living with HIV
With advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART), outcomes for adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALWH) have largely improved, drastically decreasing the risk of death from opportunistic infections. However, as ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Cardiology
Sports journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm. Here's what that is
American journalist Grant Wahl, who died while reporting on a match during the 2022 Qatar World Cup, is said to have suffered from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. This happens when bulging in the aorta (the main blood vessel ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Q&A: Brain aneurysms don't always require treatment
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father had a fall recently. After a CT of his head, he was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. What is a brain aneurysm, and how is it treated? Am I at risk for a brain aneurysm?
Apr 7, 2022
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Neuroscience
Tiny device with a titanic impact: How neurosurgeons are treating one of the most dangerous brain aneurysms
Even as scientists in dozens of disciplines have turned their attention to the urgent needs of the global pandemic, an elite cadre of surgeon-scientists in the United States has been focusing on a potentially deadly brain ...
Neuroscience
New screening tool identifies people at risk of aneurysms
It's called a silent killer. Warnings are rare, but of the million people who suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm each year, almost half will die and only a third will recover without disabilities.
Sep 29, 2021
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Neuroscience
Dr. Dre recovering from a brain aneurysm. What is that?
The news that rapper and record executive Dr. Dre is recovering from a brain aneurysm has many people wondering: What is a brain aneurysm? What can be done about it? And what are the warning signs?
Jan 7, 2021
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