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Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery: the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. In neurosurgery, there is a higher risk of further nerve damage and infection which may result in paralysis. Neurosurgery, or the premeditated incision into the head for pain relief, has been around for thousands of years, but notable advancements in neurosurgery have only come within the last hundred years.
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JUL 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 26, 2018Neuroscience
When someone has lost a limb to amputation a common problem is "phantom pain." The limb is gone, but the brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Neuroscience
When you think of brain surgery, in addition to being incredibly intricate and delicate, scalpels and clamps and an OR c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 04, 2018Neuroscience
A stroke is a severe medical event that impacts brain function because the supply of oxygen is cut off during a stroke. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 30, 2018Health & Medicine
Migraine headaches are a serious medical condition that can drastically reduce a patient's ability to work, particip ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2018Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 30, 2018Neuroscience
Once a person has suffered a spinal cord injury, there isn't much to be done except to learn how to live with paraly ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2018Health & Medicine
In many medical conditions that can cause chronic pain, there are treatments that involve either burning or freezing spe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2018Neuroscience
It takes nine months for a baby to grow from a few cells to a full-term newborn and there’s a lot going on during ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2018Neuroscience
If someone were to say, "He is such an air head" or "He's lost his mind" that would be considere ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 08, 2018Neuroscience
Shaking or "tremors" of the hands or head can make it difficult for patients to engage in the simple tasks of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 22, 2018Neuroscience
Have you ever said to someone, “What were you thinking?” Research from UC Berkeley neuroscientists may soon ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2017Health & Medicine
Sports injuries are not uncommon, especially in contact games where players routinely collide or have to kick, catch or ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 22, 2017Cancer
With cancer putting up such strong fight, scientists are resorting to more unconventional therapies to give them the edg ...SEP 18, 2017Neuroscience
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are very popular with gamers. Being immersed in a different world and being able to intera ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2017Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 09, 2017Neuroscience
Surgeons very often have music playing in the operating room. Whether it's piped in or from a CD player nearby, musi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 06, 2017Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2017Neuroscience
For patients who have suffered paralysis, whether from injury or illness, coping with the adjustment of limited mobility ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 02, 2017Videos
One kind of surgical procedure that has never been performed before is a human head transplant, and there's a pretty goo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2017Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 27, 2017Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2016Neuroscience
There is theory that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room randomly typing eventually something coherent, like a Shake ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 26, 2018
Neuroscience
When someone has lost a limb to amputation a common problem is "phantom pain." The limb is gone, but the brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Neuroscience
When you think of brain surgery, in addition to being incredibly intricate and delicate, scalpels and clamps and an OR c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 04, 2018
Neuroscience
A stroke is a severe medical event that impacts brain function because the supply of oxygen is cut off during a stroke.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
Migraine headaches are a serious medical condition that can drastically reduce a patient's ability to work, particip
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2018
Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 30, 2018
Neuroscience
Once a person has suffered a spinal cord injury, there isn't much to be done except to learn how to live with paraly
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
In many medical conditions that can cause chronic pain, there are treatments that involve either burning or freezing spe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2018
Neuroscience
It takes nine months for a baby to grow from a few cells to a full-term newborn and there’s a lot going on during
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 20, 2018
Neuroscience
If someone were to say, "He is such an air head" or "He's lost his mind" that would be considere
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 08, 2018
Neuroscience
Shaking or "tremors" of the hands or head can make it difficult for patients to engage in the simple tasks of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 22, 2018
Neuroscience
Have you ever said to someone, “What were you thinking?” Research from UC Berkeley neuroscientists may soon
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
Sports injuries are not uncommon, especially in contact games where players routinely collide or have to kick, catch or
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 22, 2017
Cancer
With cancer putting up such strong fight, scientists are resorting to more unconventional therapies to give them the edg
...
SEP 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are very popular with gamers. Being immersed in a different world and being able to intera
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 09, 2017
Neuroscience
Surgeons very often have music playing in the operating room. Whether it's piped in or from a CD player nearby, musi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2017
Neuroscience
For patients who have suffered paralysis, whether from injury or illness, coping with the adjustment of limited mobility
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 02, 2017
Videos
One kind of surgical procedure that has never been performed before is a human head transplant, and there's a pretty goo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2017
Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 27, 2017
Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2016
Neuroscience
There is theory that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room randomly typing eventually something coherent, like a Shake
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim