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Damage to white matter linked to worse cognitive outcomes after brain inju
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): A new University of Iowa study challenges the idea that grey matter (the neurons that form the cerebral cortex) is more important than white matter (the myelin covered axons that physically connect neuronal regions) when it comes to cognitive health and function
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Study suggests sound sleep could heal traumatic brain injuries
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Getting a sound sleep at night is extremely important for one's overall health, and now another benefit of a good night's sleep has come to light. A new study has found that sound sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury.
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Effects of head trauma from intimate partner violence largely unrecognised
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): While there is an abundant amount of research about traumatic brain injuries in athletes and those serving in the military, the same data is scarce when it comes to concussions and head and neck injuries sustained due to intimate partner violence.
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Study finds that brain imaging predicts PTSD after injury
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], January 2 (ANI): Researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found potential brain biomarkers of PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Brain imaging predicts PTSD after injury, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], December 30 (ANI): Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable.
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New ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain injury
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 13 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers focus on encoding of the brain and claim new ways to enhance memory for the people suffering from traumatic brain diseases like Alzheimer.
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Study suggests new ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 9 (ANI): Researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center sheds light on the encoding of the brain and claims new ways to enhance memory for the people suffering from traumatic brain diseases like Alzheimer.
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Protein indicates early detection of traumatic brain injury, study finds
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): A well-studied protein -- Cathepsin B -- important to brain development and function, can be used as a biomarker, or indicator of severity, for traumatic brain injury.
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Long-studied protein could be a measure of traumatic brain injury
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research (WRAIR) have recently demonstrated that cathepsin B, a well-studied protein important to brain development and function, can be used as biomarker, or indicator of severity, for traumatic brain inj
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Neuroscientists examine the way brain regions function independently, coll
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Boston [USA], July 10 (ANI): In recent research, neuroscientists examined the way brain regions function independently and collectively. The research could help in a better understanding of parts of the brain that are used to process sensory information and remember different skills.
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Concussions in high school athletes may increase depression and suicide ri
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 26 (ANI): One of the most common forms of traumatic brain injury, a concussion, could lead to an increased risk of depression and suicide in adults, says a recent study.
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New cell therapy improves memory and stops seizures following TBI: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Researchers have developed a breakthrough cell therapy to improve memory and prevent seizures in mice following traumatic brain injury.
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