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Brain Damage
Brain Damage: is an injury that causes the destruction or deterioration of brain cells. In the U.S., every year, about 2.6 million people have some type of brain injury -- whether as a result of trauma, stroke, tumor, or other illnesses.
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MAR 27, 2018Cardiology
Reducing inflammation as soon as possible after stroke symptoms begin to appear could save patients from devastating bra ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s imm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 24, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Of the 25 percent of people who survive in-hospital cardiac arrests and 12 percent of people who survive out-of-hospital ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Silent seizures often go unnoticed, but they can cause brain damage in certain cases. With proper diagnosis of this cond ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2018Neuroscience
In a small lab, maybe in a rural area, there could be frozen bodies and slides of nanometer thin brain slices, perfectly ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2018Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers are looking for possible therapeutic targets in early Alzheimer's Disease to prevent the devastating, irreve ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Recent studies shed light on the interaction of endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System in neuropathic pain, spe ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 05, 2018Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Any accident in the history of science should serve as a reminder that safety should always remain the most importa ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 28, 2018Videos
In patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury, sometimes the only way to regain the use of the arms and hands is to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2018Neuroscience
Are you confused about all the conflicting research about alcohol and its effect on the brain? It seems that every week ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2018Videos
In most parts of the United States, alcohol is legal, and marijuana is not. While some states have laws that allow the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 20, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is fast becoming the Holy Grail of neuroscience research. To date, not one single clinica ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 19, 2018Neuroscience
Teens and young adults who binge drink often have genetic and structural changes in the brain as a result of the overuse ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new device called the Blink Reflexometer™ could drastically improve field-side diagnostic capabilities used by a ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2018Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Woodpeckers are somewhat famous for their habitual act of slamming their faces into trees, but does this activity cause ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2018Neuroscience
When neuroscientists have to monitor neural activity in the brain, small wires and electrodes are often used. The proble ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 31, 2018Neuroscience
Getting medication to the brain can be a tricky business. The blood-brain-barrier is designed to prevent toxic substance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2018Cardiology
What used to be a devastating event can now be treated or even prevented. With techniques to manage strokes and the bloo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 11, 2018Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that is probably most well-known from the co ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Cancer
"This paper provides very strong evidence that an alcohol metabolite causes DNA damage [including] to the all-important ...Written By: Julia Travers
MAR 27, 2018
Cardiology
Reducing inflammation as soon as possible after stroke symptoms begin to appear could save patients from devastating bra
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s imm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 24, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Of the 25 percent of people who survive in-hospital cardiac arrests and 12 percent of people who survive out-of-hospital
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Silent seizures often go unnoticed, but they can cause brain damage in certain cases. With proper diagnosis of this cond
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2018
Neuroscience
In a small lab, maybe in a rural area, there could be frozen bodies and slides of nanometer thin brain slices, perfectly
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers are looking for possible therapeutic targets in early Alzheimer's Disease to prevent the devastating, irreve
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Recent studies shed light on the interaction of endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System in neuropathic pain, spe
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 05, 2018
Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 02, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Any accident in the history of science should serve as a reminder that safety should always remain the most importa
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 28, 2018
Videos
In patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury, sometimes the only way to regain the use of the arms and hands is to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 28, 2018
Neuroscience
Are you confused about all the conflicting research about alcohol and its effect on the brain? It seems that every week
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2018
Videos
In most parts of the United States, alcohol is legal, and marijuana is not. While some states have laws that allow the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 20, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is fast becoming the Holy Grail of neuroscience research. To date, not one single clinica
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Teens and young adults who binge drink often have genetic and structural changes in the brain as a result of the overuse
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new device called the Blink Reflexometer™ could drastically improve field-side diagnostic capabilities used by a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Woodpeckers are somewhat famous for their habitual act of slamming their faces into trees, but does this activity cause
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2018
Neuroscience
When neuroscientists have to monitor neural activity in the brain, small wires and electrodes are often used. The proble
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 31, 2018
Neuroscience
Getting medication to the brain can be a tricky business. The blood-brain-barrier is designed to prevent toxic substance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2018
Cardiology
What used to be a devastating event can now be treated or even prevented. With techniques to manage strokes and the bloo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2018
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that is probably most well-known from the co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Cancer
"This paper provides very strong evidence that an alcohol metabolite causes DNA damage [including] to the all-important
...
Written By:
Julia Travers