No, we aren’t talking about the Peg who lives down the street and collects lawn ornaments. PEG stands for polyethylene glycol, a nontoxic molecule that when injected intravenously can help to repair cellular membrane damage in the corpus callosum area of the brain. PEG eliminates the amyloid precursor protein (APP) that builds up as a… Read More
National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research – Your Resource for the Week
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research The National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is devoted to providing both leadership and support to all research related to the rehabilitation of people with disabilities. Located in Washington, D.C., NIDRR is part of the U.S. Department of Education, and works in conjunction with the Rehabilitation… Read More
Ways to Cope After a Brain Injury – Your Weekly Spotlight
Accepting Your Feelings after Brain Injury The time following a brain injury is an incredibly confusing, frustrating, and emotional period for both the survivor and his or her family and friends. All involved should be expected to experience a wide variety of emotions, from depression to denial, from anger to hopelessness. These feelings are completely… Read More
More Effort is Made to Assist Brain Injured Soldiers
On Courant.com, Lisa Chedekel writes that the military is starting a program where they will test and evaluate troops that are war bound before they leave. This screening is to help create a reference point for those who end up sustaining brain damage. There has been a lot of buzz lately about the growing number… Read More
Can An Alzheimer’s Drug Reduce Brain Injury?
According to the HealthDay News, the Alzheimer’s drug memantine may help reduce damage to cells in premature babies, sparing them brain injury. “Memantine blocks a type of glutamate receptor in the brain called the NMDA receptor. In premature babies, hypoxic-ischemia leads to over-activation of NMDA receptors, resulting in a pattern of white-matter brain injury called… Read More
Spinal Cord Injury-Repair Possibilities Grow
Stem cell research has been a popular topic of controversy on the news, in politics, religion and in everyday households. These tiny cells are able to help repair the body as they have the ability to divide and become the cells needed to repair damage done to a body part such as the spinal cord…. Read More