Neuroscience
Brain scans show unusual activity in retired American football players
A new study has discovered profound abnormalities in brain activity in a group of retired American football players.
Oct 17, 2013
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News tagged with neurological problems
Oncology & Cancer
Serious consequences identified for young survivors of brain cancer
From neurological problems to hearing loss and infertility, survivors of medulloblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, are left with severe physical and cognitive impairments and have an overall mortality rate 21 times ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What have we learned about long COVID?
Hundreds of millions of people have had COVID, leaving many with an array of lingering symptoms known as long COVID. Awareness of long COVID has increased, allowing clinicians to refine their approach to diagnosing and treating ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Medical research
Investigating devastating childhood diseases just got easier
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPScs) from the skin of patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) show Dravet-like functional impairment when they are converted into neurons, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
May 1, 2013
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Medications
Combination of two pharmaceuticals proves effective in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
A new substance class for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases now promises increased efficacy paired with fewer side effects.
Nov 26, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Timber rattlesnakes indirectly benefit human health
The scientific name of the timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, is a sign of the fear and loathing this native North American viper has inspired. But research by a team of University of Maryland biologists shows the timber ...
Aug 6, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
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.
Jul 2, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed parents may affect preemie behavior later
(HealthDay) -- When parents of very small premature infants are stressed or depressed, their children are more likely to develop behavioral problems by age 3, according to new research.
Mar 16, 2012
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Cardiology
Patients more likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest today, study finds
(HealthDay)—A new study finds that survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest improved substantially from 2000 to 2009 in U.S. medical centers, probably because established guidelines were followed.
Nov 15, 2012
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Genetics
Researchers discover new genetic brain disorder in humans
A newly identified genetic disorder associated with degeneration of the central and peripheral nervous systems in humans, along with the genetic cause, is reported in the April 24, 2014 issue of Cell.
Apr 24, 2014
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