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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is commonly found in athletes who have sustained multiple brain injuries, such as concussions. The repeated trauma “triggers progressive degeneration of the brain tissue, including the build-up of an abnormal protein called tau,” according to Boston University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encelphalopathy. This build-up can cause changes in the… Read More

Chinese herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years and has been known to treat various ailments affecting the human body. Although knowledge of potential benefits has been passed down through the years, there haven’t been many modern controlled experiments to verify or debunk claims about Chinese herbal medicine. A group of researchers in… Read More

There are a handful of anti-epilepsy drugs on the market, and each of them come with their own side effects. It can be difficult for a consumer to keep up with all of the risks associated with specific drugs. Recently, researchers at John Hopkins University found that nearly a fifth of United States neurologists do… Read More

A study published in Spine was recently awarded the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 2013 Prize for Lumbar Spine Research. The study, conducted by researchers at Hanga Hospital in Tamil, Nadu, India, discovered that most herniated discs in the lower spine are a result of avulsion of tissue connecting the spinal… Read More

Often, a severe brain injury will leave an individual in a state in which it is difficult to tell if the person is conscious. A new study recently set out to develop a novel method of measuring consciousness in patients with brain injuries and/or locked-in syndrome. The researchers in the study, which was published in… Read More