A brain aneurysm is a bulge that develops in a weak artery, causing blood to leak into the brain if that aneurysm bursts. A person only has about a 50 percent chance of surviving if that happens, and many of the people who do survive end up with a permanent disability from this horrible brain… Read More
Rice University Study Produces Nanoparticle That May Immediately Restore Brain’s Defenses
According to a study published in this month’s edition of ACS Nano – the official journal of the American Chemical Society – a joint effort by researchers at Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine has provided some hope for progress in the way traumatic brain injuries are treated immediately after they occur. A… Read More
University of Pittsburgh Study Shows Potential In Treating Secondary Brain Damage
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