A recent study from the University of Munich reported that researchers were able to awaken an 82-year-old woman from a vegetative state by injecting her with activated immune cells. This study, published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, explains that the woman eventually regained the ability to respond to commands, swallow, and spontaneously move… Read More
NFL Veteran Retires, Works to Prevent Brain Trauma after Junior Seau Suicide
Eight-year NFL veteran Jacob Bell has decided to walk away from the game of football, partially due to the recent suicide of former linebacker Junior Seau. Despite signing with the Cincinnati Bengals last month, the 31-year-old has used this new tragedy as motivation to walk away from the game he loves while he still can…. Read More
Study Reports Nerve Transfer Gives Patient Back hand Function after Spinal Cord Injury
The Journal of Neurosurgery published a case report this week on an emerging procedure which allows doctors to transfer working nerves to other locations in the body where nerve function has been lost, thus restoring movement. The study highlights the treatment’s success by describing one patient who underwent this procedure to regain hand function after… Read More
CPSC Announces Pool and Trampoline Safety Recalls and Warnings
As the summer months approach and the weather improves, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of two dangerous products and released a safety warning on a third. All these recent safety alerts primarily concern children, who are highly vulnerable to defective and potentially hazardous outdoor toys and sporting goods like… Read More
Girls’ Soccer Accounts for Second Most High School Sports Concussions
A recently published study on the number of sports-related concussions in the United States found, not surprisingly, that football leads the list with the majority of these injuries. However, what is surprising about the results is that girls’ soccer came in with the second greatest number of these injuries. Furthermore, the study published in The… Read More
Electric Device May Stimulate Brain Activity in Alzheimer’s Patients
Reuters reports that a new safety trial suggests that when a small electronic device is implanted into the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, beneficial brain activity may be stimulated. Although Reuters is careful to note that the results do not indicate that the small, pacemaker-like device has any hope in acting as a cure, “it may… Read More