People who suffer from spinal cord injuries are often at risk for other complications and can have a difficult time adjusting to life with paralysis. Jennifer French, who became a quadriplegic when she was 26-years-old after a snowboarding accident, decided to take part in a new research program at the Functional Electrical Stimulation Center in… Read More
Department of Veterans Affairs Proposes New Regulations For TBI Benefits
According to the Defense Department, more than 250,000 service members have suffered from traumatic brain injury, which can lead to several life-changing illnesses. The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that they proposed new regulations that would help veterans receive health care and compensation for five illnesses that have been linked to TBI, according to… Read More
First Brain “Pacemaker” Is Implanted For Clinical Trial And May Slow Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Patients
Although there is currently no treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine are conducting a study to test the effectiveness of a brain “pacemaker,” according to a news release on their website. Parkinson’s patients have already seen improvement with the device, and reports state that the pacemaker has reversed cognitive decline and helped… Read More
Diabetes Drug Linagliptin May Reduce Brain Damage Following Stroke
As time goes on, patients who suffer from types 2 diabetes are at a greater risk to have a stroke than people without diabetes. Damage resulting from a stroke can be life changing and stop patients’ brains from functioning properly. However, new research reveals that a diabetes drug, Linagliptin, may decrease brain injury after stroke… Read More
Two Studies Reveal Why Elderly Brains Have Difficulty Processing Scams
Many elderly people have fallen for misleading information and scams, which often led to retirees losing their life savings to fraudulent behavior. Older generations seem to fall for these scams more easily than younger people, and two new studies reveal that sections of the brain are to blame for elderly people being more susceptible… Read More
Merk Alzheimer’s Drug Begins Trial And Vitamin D May Reduce Risk Of The Disease
Although there still isn’t a proven method of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows that taking Vitamin D may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. But for those patients that have already developed Alzheimer’s, there may be hope for a medicine that slows the progression of the mind-wasting disease, according to Reuters. Pharmaceutical company… Read More