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During Exercise, Human Brain Shifts Into High Gear On 'Alternative Energy'
October 1, 2008 — The brain, just like muscles, works harder during strenuous exercise and is fueled by lactate, rather than glucose. This helps explain why the brain is able to work properly when the body's demands ... > full story -
Blood Thinning Drug Linked To Increased Bleeding In Brain
October 1, 2008 — A new study shows that people who take the commonly used blood thinning drug warfarin may have larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of death if they suffer a hemorrhagic ... > full story -
Out Of Iraq Emerges Hope For Those With Severest Of Head Injuries
September 29, 2008 — There may be more hope than has been recognized for some people with severe brain injuries, according to a US neurosurgeon who earlier this year spent four months in Iraq treating soldiers and ... > full story -
Getting Lost: A Newly Discovered Developmental Brain Disorder
September 29, 2008 — Researchers have recently documented the first case of a patient who, without apparent brain damage or cognitive impairment, is unable to orient within any environment. Researchers also believe that ... > full story -
Novel Mechanism To Reduce Nervous System Inflammation Identified
September 28, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a new way to limit inflammation caused by the activation of microglia -- key immune cells in the brain. Although the role of such cells is to "clean up damage" after ... > full story -
Family History Of Brain Tumors Linked To Increased Risk Of Brain Cancer
September 24, 2008 — People with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history, according to a new study in ... > full story -
Sole Use Of Impaired Limb Improves Recovery In Spinal Cord Injury
September 20, 2008 — A new study finds that following minor spinal cord injury, rats that had to use impaired limbs showed full recovery due to increased growth of healthy nerve fibers and the formation of new nerve cell ... > full story -
Key Advance In Treating Spinal Cord Injuries Found In Manipulating Stem Cells
September 19, 2008 — Manipulating stem cells prior to transplantation may hold the key to overcoming a critical obstacle to using stem cell technology to repair spinal cord injuries, scientists have ... > full story -
Inflammatory Response To Infection And Injury May Worsen Dementia
September 19, 2008 — Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, new research suggests. The findings may have implications for the treatment and care of those ... > full story -
How Memories Are Made, And Recalled
September 16, 2008 — What makes a memory? Single cells in the brain, for one thing. For the first time, scientists have recorded individual brain cells in the act of calling up a memory, thus revealing where in the brain ... > full story -
New Cannabis-like Drugs Could Block Pain Without Affecting Brain, Says Study
September 14, 2008 — A new type of drug could alleviate pain in a similar way to cannabis without affecting the brain, according to a new study in the journal Pain. The research demonstrates for the first time that ... > full story -
New Marker For Raised Intracranial Pressure
September 13, 2008 — Magnetic resonance imaging measurements of the thickness of the optic nerve sheath are a good marker for raised intracranial pressure. New research shows that a retro-bulbar optic nerve sheath ... > full story
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