For the over one million Canadians living with traumatic brain injury, the likelihood of developing epilepsy increases significantly because of their injury. When faced with stress or anxiety, that likelihood increases even ...
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Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be devastating and debilitating. Despite intense interest and years of study, the exact mechanisms linking force and neurological injury remain unclear. Researchers know that the membranes ...
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Light therapy is safe and has measurable effects in the brain, according to a pioneering study by researchers from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Senior investigators Rajiv Gupta, ...
Sep 23, 2020
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A recent study from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that a certain type of instructor-led brain training protocol can stimulate structural changes in the brain and neural connections ...
May 23, 2017
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If you've ever had a mild concussion, your risk of developing Parkinson's disease goes up by 56 percent, a new study of more than 300,000 U.S. veterans suggests.
Apr 18, 2018
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A patient who could not move and talk spontaneously for eight years started to do so again after being administered a sleeping pill. The spectacular but temporary effect was visualized with brain scans, giving researchers ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Concussions can increase the long-term risk of a wide range of sleep disorders, a new study indicates.
Mar 4, 2021
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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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As evidence builds of more long-term effects linked to concussion, a nationwide study led by scientists at UCSF and the University of Southern California has found that more than half of the patients seen at top-level trauma ...
May 25, 2018
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Contrary to what was once popular belief, microwaves don't cause cancer. It's a decades-old concern that may evoke an image of a child standing in front of a microwave, peering through the dimly-lit door, only to be told ...
Apr 25, 2022
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