Understanding How Folic Acid Might Help Heal Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries ScienceDaily (June 30, 2010) � Babies born to women who do not consume enough folic acid (sometimes referred to as folate or vitamin B9) are at high risk of developing neural tube defects (i.e., defects in the development of the spinal cord or

Chronic pain is a serious medical problem, afflicting approximately 20% of adults. Some individuals are more susceptible than others, and the basis for this remains largely unknown. See Also: Health & Medicine * Pain Control * Fibromyalgia * Workplace Health Mind & Brain * Caregiving * Brain Injury * Stress Reference * Chronic pain *

First baby treated with xenon gas A newborn baby has become the first in the world to receive xenon gas treatment, pioneered in Bristol in a bid to prevent brain injury. Riley Joyce had no pulse and was not breathing when he was first delivered by emergency Caesarean section at the Royal United Hospital, Bath.

Gene Predicts Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms after Traumatic Brain Injury, Penn Study Finds Published on 22 October 2009, 13:21 Last Update: 4 day(s) ago by Insciences Tags: Alzheimer Amyloid Plaques Neprilsyin TBI Traumatic brain injury Subscribe to: Daily E-Mail Newsletter Instant RSS Feed Genetic Screening Tool May Determine Individual Risk of Developing Amyloid Plaques

By BENEDICT CAREY Some seventh graders who were struggling in class did significantly better after performing a series of brief confidence-building writing exercises, and the improvements continued through eighth grade, researchers reported Thursday. The students who benefited most were blacks who were doing poorly, the study found; the exercises made no difference for white students,

The Forgotten Learning Disability: Epidemiology of Written-Language Disorder in a Population-Based Birth Cohort (1976-1982), Rochester, Minnesota Slavica K. Katusic, MDa, Robert C. Colligan, PhDb, Amy L. Weaver, MSc and William J. Barbaresi, MDd Department of Health Sciences Research, Divisions of a Epidemiology c Biostatistics b Department of Psychiatry and Psychology d Division of Developmental and

General Anesthetics Lead To Learning Disabilities In Animal Models ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2009) � Studies by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that blocking the NMDA receptor in immature rats leads to profound, rapid brain injury and disruption of auditory function as the animals mature. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is activated

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY HAUNTS CHILDREN FOR YEARS WITH VARIETY OF FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS: TWO STUDIES ——————————————————————————– WASHINGTON Children who suffer traumatic brain injuries can experience lasting or late-appearing neuropsychological problems, highlighting the need for careful watching over time, according to two studies published by the American Psychological Association. In one study, a team of psychologists used

Confirming the fears of Somali immigrants in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Health Department agreed Tuesday that young Somali children there appeared to have higher-than-usual rates of autism. Though health officials emphasized that their report was based on very limited data, they concluded that young Somali children appeared to be two to seven times as likely as

Whole-brain Radiotherapy After Surgery Or Radio surgery Not Recommended For Brain Metastases Science Daily (Sep. 23, 2009) Whole-brain radiotherapy should not be given routinely to all patients whose cancer has spread to the brain, say researchers who found that using it after surgery or radio surgery in patients with a limited number of brain metastases

It is one of the most intriguing labels in psychiatry. Children with Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism, are socially awkward and often physically clumsy, but many are verbal prodigies, speaking in complex sentences at early ages, reading newspapers fluently by age 5 or 6 and acquiring expertise in some preferred topic stegosaurs, clipper

Up to 90,000 soldiers suffer symptoms, doctors and scientists say The Associated Press updated 4:37 p.m. ET, Thurs., March. 12, 2009 WASHINGTON – A group of doctors and scientists said Thursday the U.S. needs to devise a uniform test for traumatic brain injury to be performed on all troops who are exposed to a blast