Oz researchers close to solving mystery of epilepsy deaths
November 7th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 7 (ANI): A team of researchers from Australia is on the verge of solving the mystery behind sudden deaths of young people with epilepsy.Around 150 youngsters, either who are in ... Read more...
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Mild traumatic brain injury may not be so mild after all
February 20th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 20 (ANI): Overlooking mild traumatic brain injury may amount to ignoring a major health issue, researchers have warned.Douglas Smith, director of the Center for Brain Injury and Repair and professor ... Read more...
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Blood cells successfully reprogrammed
November 10th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): For the first time, researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have shown how developing red blood cells could be used to produce lysosomal enzymes.Researchers transplanted genetically modified ... Read more...
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Formal education ‘reduces negative effects of Alzheimer’s’
August 12th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): Formal education diminishes the impact of Alzheimer's disease on cognition even if a manifest brain volume loss has already occurred, according to a new study."We know that there ... Read more...
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Formal education reduces Alzheimer impact
August 12th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Education reduces the impact of Alzheimer's disease on cognition even if brain volume loss has already occurred, says a study carried out in Germany.
Robert Perneczky, department of ... Read more...
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Consistent pattern of brain injury behind delusions uncovered
January 14th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 14 (ANI): Studying patients with certain delusions and brain disorders, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have revealed a consistent pattern of injury to the frontal lobe and right hemisphere ... Read more...
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Educated people less prone to Alzheimer’’s
November 11th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): A new study has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of Alzheimer''s diseaseDuring the study, ... Read more...
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Grape seed can prevent Alzheimers
November 10th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 10 (IANS) Grape seeds have been found to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Using a mouse model, a team of researchers headed by Xin-Fu Zhou of Flinders University, has found that adding ... Read more...
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Memory function can vary between patients with similar brain damage
October 24th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 24 (ANI): University of Liverpool researchers have shown that two patients with damage to the hippocampus, an area of the human brain key to memory, can have dramatic differences ... Read more...
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New line of treatment found for cerebral palsy
April 7th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, April 7 (IANS) There is hope for children who suffer brain damage due to oxygen deprivation during birth, according to a new study. Oxygen deprivation afflicts up to six children per ... Read more...
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