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New blood test helps patients with traumatic head injury to avoid costly CT scan

Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood biomarker that can indicate if patients with a head injury can avoid a costly CT scan because the blood test results indicate no traumatic brain injury

26 Jul 2018

New stroke imaging technology could reduce delays in care by up to 60 minutes

A new study, presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's 15th Annual Meeting, found that new stroke imaging technology could decrease delays in care by up to 60 minutes, giving patients a better chance at making a full recovery.

24 Jul 2018

Intervention program that includes a personalized app could benefit teens with suicidal thoughts

A troubled teenager is hospitalized with suicidal thoughts. The patient is diagnosed, medicated, and counseled by a team of experts.

20 Jul 2018

Vallum receives FDA clearance to market PEEK spinal interbody fusion device

Vallum Corporation, a medical device company, today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a polyetheretherketone spinal interbody fusion device with a PEEKplus nanotextured surface created by Vallum's proprietary and patented Accelerated Neutral Atom Beam technology.

17 Jul 2018

Study delves into the role played by Protein Kinase C in synaptic plasticity

Inside the brain, is a complex symphony of perfectly coordinated signaling. Hundreds of different molecules amplify, modify and carry information from tiny synaptic compartments all the way through the entire length of a neuron.

17 Jul 2018

Insight into causes, types and treatment of aphasia

Most people who are familiar with the term associate it with stroke. But aphasia, an impairment of language, is not always caused by stroke.

16 Jul 2018

Study: Eating Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in osteoporosis patients

Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

11 Jul 2018

New software helps microscopes to autonomously and efficiently identify dendritic spines

Is it possible for microscopes to learn a bit about the brain? Even be taught by neuroscientists to reliably recognize parts of brain cells... all on their own?

6 Jul 2018

Study finds link between testosterone and men's preference for status goods

A recent study conducted by a research team around Hilke Plassmann, the INSEAD Chaired Professor of Decision Neuroscience & Brain and Spine Institute, a principal investigator in the Social Affective Neuroscience Team at the ICM, David Dubois, Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD and Gideon Nave, Assistant Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School & the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative shows that testosterone, the male sex hormone, increased men's preference for status goods compared to goods of similar perceived quality but seen as lower in status.

4 Jul 2018

Researchers find elevated biomarkers of brain injury after high-acceleration head impacts

Researchers from the University of Michigan found that serum levels of two biomarkers of traumatic brain injury, tau and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1, are elevated following high-acceleration head impacts, even when there is no clinical diagnosis of concussion.

3 Jul 2018

Scientists focus on critical regulatory protein to find clues on cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

James McNew's and Michael Stern's biochemical hunt for the root cause of a rare, paralyzing genetic disorder is a 10-year quest that's taken an unexpected turn toward everyday killers such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer and aging.

30 Jun 2018

Fitness may be vital to depression patient’s good health

Exercise may be just as crucial to a depression patient's good health as finding an effective antidepressant.

27 Jun 2018

Starting physical therapy earlier may benefit adolescents with concussion

For adolescents with symptoms following a concussion, starting physical therapy (PT) earlier - within less than three weeks after the injury - provides outcomes similar to those of later PT, suggests a study in the July issue of The Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.

27 Jun 2018

Study highlights growing problem of 'iPad neck' among young adults and women

Is your iPad being a literal pain in the neck? The answer is likely yes - especially if you're a young adult or a woman. "iPad neck" - persistent pain in the neck and upper shoulders caused by slouching or bending into extreme positions while using tablet computers - is a growing problem among Americans, according to a new UNLV study.

21 Jun 2018

Impulse control disorders found to be more common in people taking Parkinson's drugs

Over time, half of the people taking certain drugs for Parkinson's disease may develop impulse control disorders such as compulsive gambling, shopping or eating, according to a study published in the June 20, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Jun 2018

Researchers examine risk factors for opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for DS

Researchers investigated risk factors for the development of opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis

19 Jun 2018

Bone density scans could help determine likelihood of cardiovascular disease

Routine bone density scans already performed on Australians to identify their risk of fractures could now also be used as an early warning for heart attack or stroke.

18 Jun 2018

Combination of NSAIDs and TNF inhibitors linked to reduced radiographic progression in AS patients

Celecoxib combined with TNF inhibitors was associated with the greatest reduction in radiographic progression.

14 Jun 2018

Study: Early, intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has long-term benefits

The results of a 23-year, follow-up study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology suggest early, intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has long-term benefits including the normalisation of mortality to levels consistent with the general population.

13 Jun 2018

Hydrogel releases nerve-protecting agent to restore breathing in animal models

One of the most severe outcomes of spinal cord injury from car accidents, sports impacts, or other neck trauma, is losing the ability to control breathing, with patients often requiring artificial ventilation for the rest of their lives.

12 Jun 2018