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Traumatic brain injury, PTSD associated with Alzheimer's: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers found that PTSD, TBI, and the e4 variant of the APOE gene exhibited high links with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a study of Veterans conducted by Dr. Mark Logue, a statistician in the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System (ADRD).
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Researchers reveal traumatic brain injury, PTSD strong associations with A
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The influence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and genetic risk factors in a large cohort have never been studied simultaneously in the medical community.
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Study examines positions of college football players for risk of injuries
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): A new study examines the brains of college football players to determine the levels of traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers by position. The study throws light on which positions are most sensitive to increases in brain damage indicators. Biomarkers are p
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Risk of behavioral, emotional issues in kids increases due to mild traumat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience have found that kids who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI), even a mild one, have more emotional and behavioural problems than kids who do not.
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Blood tests in newly brain-injured patients predict death, severe disabili
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): A study finds that blood tests taken on the day of a traumatic brain injury can predict which patients are likely to die or survive with severe disability, allowing clinicians to make decisions earlier on the possible treatment of TBI. Higher values of two p
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Study: UCI neuroscientists create brain maps after traumatic brain injury
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], June 19 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that injuring one part of the brain alters the connections between nerve cells throughout the brain. The new research was published this week in Nature Communications.
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Study: Normal human brain temperature varies much more than previously tho
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): A new study links a daily cycle in brain temperature with survival after traumatic brain injury.
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Researchers discover new function performed by nearly half of the cells in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], May 2 (ANI): According to a new study at Tufts University, researchers have discovered a previously unknown function performed by a cell type that contains almost half of all cells in the brain.
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Preventing long-term effects of traumatic brain injury: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): A new study has pointed to a potential new treatment to prevent chronic complications after traumatic brain injury.
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Sleep disorders are associated with increased dementia risk in patients wi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): Preliminary results from a study of more than 700,000 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) show that those with a sleep disorder had an increased risk of developing dementia.
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Scientists find mechanism linking neurodegenerative diseases with traumati
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): According to a recent study on fruit flies, and rat and human brain tissue, scientists have revealed a potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases.
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Scientists identify mechanism linking traumatic brain injury to neurodegen
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Scientists have revealed a potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study in fruit flies, and rat and human brain tissue, published in the journal eLife.
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