Archive for December, 2012
By Paul Stone On December 19th, 2012
While most Christmas lists across the country feature materialistic goods like iPads and televisions, one New Hampshire woman is asking for something much more meaningful. Myla Gott, a 22 year-old…
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By Paul Stone On December 19th, 2012
Professor Valery Feigin is Professor and Director of the National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, at the AUT University of Aukland. He recently did an interview with April Cashin-Garbutt…
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By Paul Stone On December 18th, 2012
Children who have sustained a traumatic brain injury have evident brain change for long after the physical symptoms subside. These findings were published in The Journal of Neuroscience, and the…
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By Paul Stone On December 18th, 2012
The latest traumatic brain injury news from the Pentagon is surprisingly good, as they report that incidences of TBI among U.S. troops are down 42 percent. That is a drop…
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By Paul Stone On December 17th, 2012
Dr. Michael Whalen, MD PhD is the HMS associate professor of pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, who has also spent his time studying traumatic brain injury and treatment for the…
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By Paul Stone On December 14th, 2012
Dr. Lauren Smith is the interim health commissioner of the state Department of Public Health in Massachusetts, and was instrumental in state legislation to force high school coaches to be…
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By jasonmaddox On December 14th, 2012
The controversy surrounding the reality of the Gulf War Syndrome may be drawing to an end. With more than 50% of the Gulf War veterans experiencing physical, neurological and psychological…
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By Paul Stone On December 13th, 2012
One Persian Gulf War veteran is undergoing an experimental treatment for the nearly 20 year old issues he has from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),…
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By Paul Stone On December 12th, 2012
A drug already on the market has been shown to reduce brain damage after strokes in patients with type 2 diabetes. Currently, the only available treatment to decrease the consequences…
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By Paul Stone On December 12th, 2012
New tests on a biomaterial that is implanted into the brain to favor neuroregeneration in areas with brain damage look favorable for the material, according to Medical Xpress. Animal testing in rats…
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