Posts Tagged ‘post-TBI brain damage’
By Paul Stone On September 9th, 2014
A new study may have found a previously undiscovered treatment to reduce brain damage following brain injuries according to findings published in Critical Care Medicine. While the primary injury from traumatic brain injuries are dangerous and may have long-term implications, the secondary is often the source of some of the most severe brain damage. The…
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By Paul Stone On August 5th, 2014
Researchers may have found a treatment option which minimizes brain and tissue damage in the moments after a traumatic brain injury. According to an experimental study published in the August issue of Neurosurgery, the team of scientists say “mechanical tissue resuscitation” – consisting of applying vacuum pressure over the injured area of the brain –…
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By Paul Stone On May 21st, 2014
There is quite a variety of medicines used to treat the human body that come from weird sources. Some of the most infamous stories in all of medicine are the result of mistakes that would normally cause a researcher to worry about their job security, such as the discovery of penicillin. Still, you wouldn’t think…
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