A team at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Graduate School of Public Health and Department of Chemistry published a report this week about a recent breakthrough in treating traumatic brain injuries. According to the study, published in Nature Neuroscience, the team has developed an agent known as XJB-5-131 that has proven successful in… Read More
Florida Brain Injury Treatment Center Exposed For Alleged Mistreatment And Abuse
For nearly 20 years, the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, located south of Tampa, has served as a high-priced alternative for patients recovering from or living with brain injuries. The 196-bed facility has previously been billed as one of the largest brain injury rehabilitation centers of its kind, but a recent investigation by Bloomberg News… Read More
Omega 3 Acids Continue To Provide Hope In Curing Brain Injuries
Recent research shows that omega-3 fatty acids, long known for producing many health benefits, could protect the brain in a case of trauma, and perhaps even heal it after injury. Researchers at universities in the United States and England are optimistic about the results they have found when experimenting with omega-3 fatty acids to help… Read More
Nanoparticle Breakthrough Lends Hope To Reversing Damage Of Cerebral Palsy
In a brief but promising article for the Galveston Daily News, University of Texas medical professors Norbert Herzog and David Niesel highlighted the recent efforts of a group of scientists and researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Wayne State University in understanding and curing cerebral palsy. Led by Dr. Rangaramanujam M. Kannan (Ophthalmology and Chemical… Read More
One Mind For Research Creates Roadmap For Curing Brain Disease In 10 Years
Founded in 2011, One Mind for Research was created and developed by Patrick Kennedy, the controversial nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of Senator Ted Kennedy, after he retired from the U.S. Congress in order to focus on fighting brain disease. One of Patrick’s key triumphs in Congress was the passing of legislation… Read More
New Study Reveals That Brain Studies Could Determine Perfect Timing For Treatments
Scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia have concluded in a new study that by monitoring a patient’s brain with Quantitative Electroencephalographic Assessment of Brain Function (qEEG) methods that they may be able to limit the amount of brain damage that is suffered after a stroke. Used for evaluating brain function by electronically mapping… Read More