Posts Tagged ‘Brain Health’
By Paul Stone On November 29th, 2012
New research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center in New York may have found evidence for the brain compensating after injury. Using MRI technology, the doctors believe they can examine the movement of water molecules along and within axons, the nerve fibers that make up the brain’s…
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By Paul Stone On November 6th, 2012
According to scientists from the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the University of California, Davis, high blood pressure may lead to brain injury and premature brain aging, even among people with only slightly raised blood pressure. The researchers are investigating links between systolic blood pressure, and various indicators of brain injury among middle-aged adults. The latest…
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By Paul Stone On October 18th, 2012
Gary Farnum used to be brilliant. He was the head of the family, a high performing Chesapeake Energy attorney, and he was in great shape from endurance bicycling. He also had a great vocabulary. In one moment, that Gary disappeared and was replaced with someone who relied on others for even the most basic things.…
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