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Acute psychological stress reduces ability to withstand physical pain
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 05 15
Traffic slows to a crawl, then a stop. You are trapped in a bottleneck nightmare, and late for a meeting. The stress takes a…
LSU Health New Orleans makes discovery key to preventing blindness and stroke devastation
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 30 15
Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor, Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair of Retinal Degeneration Research, and Director of the…
Walking on ice takes more than brains
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 29 15
Walking across an icy parking lot in winter - and remaining upright - takes intense concentration. But a new discovery suggests that much of…
LSU Health New Orleans research finds novel compound switches off epilepsy development
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Jan 28 15
Researchers at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence have found that a novel compound they discovered helps curtail the onset and…
Rare neurological disease shines light on health of essential nerve cells
• Neurology • Jan 23 15
Ian Duncan is a Scotsman with the iron discipline and stamina of a competitive marathoner, triathlete and cross-country skier. As a neuroscientist at the…
Family voices and stories speed coma recovery
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 22 15
“Can he hear me?” family members are desperate to know when a loved one with a traumatic brain injury is in a coma.
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Seeing is not remembering
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 21 15
People may have to “turn on” their memories in order to remember even the simplest details of an experience, according to Penn State psychologists.…
Comparing analgesic effect of manual vs laser acupuncture for lateral epicondylalgia
• Neurology • • Pain • Dec 29 14
A team of researchers from China Medical University and Da-Chien General Hospital in Taiwan (R.O.C.) recently compared the analgesic effect of laser acupuncture and…
Project pinpoints 12 new genetic causes of developmental disorders
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Neurology • Dec 26 14
The first results to emerge from a nationwide project to study the genetic causes of rare developmental disorders have revealed 12 causative genes that…
Optogenetics captures neuronal transmission in live mammalian brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 26 14
Neurons, the cells of the nervous system, communicate by transmitting chemical signals to each other through junctions called synapses. This “synaptic transmission” is critical…
Three Drugs Top Two in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
• Neurology • Dec 08 14
Patients with relapsed multiple myeloma had a 9-month improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) when they received the proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib (Kyprolis) in addition to…
Do concussions have lingering cognitive, physical, and emotional effects?
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 03 14
A study of active duty U.S. Marines who suffered a recent or previous concussion(s) examined whether persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) and lingering effects on…
Brain Study Uncovers New Clues on How Cues May Affect Memory
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 03 14
A new study from the UT Dallas Center for Vital Longevity shows that the brain activity prior to seeing an item is related to…
A rich vocabulary can protect against cognitive impairment
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 21 14
Some people suffer incipient dementia as they get older. To make up for this loss, the brain’s cognitive reserve is put to the test.…
Strong working memory puts brakes on problematic drug use
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 03 14
Adolescents with strong working memory are better equipped to escape early drug experimentation without progressing into substance abuse issues, says a University of Oregon…
Too many stroke patients miss out on the window to regain crucial functions
• Neurology • • Stroke • Oct 03 14
Too many stroke patients in Canada are not getting the rehabilitation they need to return to a healthy, active life, according to a new…
Cells from placentas safe for patients with multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Sep 29 14
Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) were able to safely tolerate treatment with cells cultured from human placental tissue, according to a study published today…
Mechanized human hands: System designed to improve hand function lost to nerve damage
• Neurology • Sep 26 14
Engineers at Oregon State University have developed and successfully demonstrated the value of a simple pulley mechanism to improve hand function after surgery.
The…
Scientists create new ‘designer proteins’ in fight against Alzheimer’s and cancer
• Brain • • Cancer • • Neurology • Sep 24 14
Chemists at the University of Leicester have reported a breakthrough in techniques to develop new drugs in the fight against diseases such as cancer…
Eating five a day may keep the blues away
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 23 14
Fruit and vegetable consumption could be as good for your mental as your physical health, new research suggests.
The research, conducted by the University…
Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood worsens musculoskeletal pain outcomes after trauma
• Neurology • • Pain • Sep 18 14
Individuals living in disadvantaged neighborhoods have worse musculoskeletal pain outcomes over time after stressful events such as motor vehicle collision than individuals from…
Not enough vitamin B1 can cause brain damage
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 11 14
A deficiency of a single vitamin, B1 (thiamine), can cause a potentially fatal brain disorder called Wernicke encephalopathy.
Symptoms can include confusion, hallucinations,…
How the brain finds what it’s looking for
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 04 14
Despite the barrage of visual information the brain receives, it retains a remarkable ability to focus on important and relevant items. This fall, for…
Wii Balance Board induces changes in the brains of MS patients
• Neurology • Aug 26 14
A balance board accessory for a popular video game console can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce their risk of accidental falls, according…
Increased risk of stroke in people with cognitive impairment
• Brain • • Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 25 14
People with cognitive impairment are significantly more likely to have a stroke, with a 39% increased risk, than people with normal cognitive function, according…