Treatment of Trauma to Brain Is Studied By BENEDICT CAREY Techniques being used to treat psychological lapses from traumatic brain injuries, the signature wounds suffered by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, appear to be helpful, but lack rigorous scientific support, a government-appointed panel reported Tuesday after completing the most comprehensive analysis of the evidence to

Cellphones Exceed U.S. FCC Exposure Limits by as Much as Double for Children, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Oct. 18, 2011) � A scholarly article on cell phone safety to be published online Oct. 17 in the journal Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine reports the finding that cell phones used in the shirt or pants pocket exceed the

WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of war, the U.S. military cannot precisely diagnose concussion-related brain injuries resulting from the bomb blasts that are the most common cause of combat casualties. The mechanism of the injury — how the shock of blast can cause lingering headaches, dizziness, memory loss and insomnia — is not

Omega-3s as Study Aid? DHA May Help Lowest-Scoring Readers Improve September 07, 2012By Maia Szalavitz Girl studying Supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA may help improve reading skills and behavior in kids who need help most — those whose test scores place them in the bottom 20% of their elementary school class — according

Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury Can Persist for Years By JAMES DAO Doctors have long thought that if you ding your head playing sports or in an automobile accident, the concussive effects — headaches, dizziness, memory problems — would fade away with a little rest. But a new study out of the University of Oklahoma

Mild Thyroid Dysfunction in Early Pregnancy Linked to Serious Complications ScienceDaily (June 23, 2012) — Even moderate thyroid dysfunction during early pregnancy significantly increases the risk of serious complications, underscoring the need for universal screening in the first trimester, a new study finds. The results will be presented June 23 at The Endocrine Society’s 94th

Having multiple CT scans in childhood may triple the risk of certain cancers, according to a new study. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the U.S., U.K. and Canada worked for nearly 20 years, tracking cancer rates among children who had had CT scans during their first 15 years of life and

Commerce Secretary Takes Medical Leave After Hit-and-Run Crash By ADAM NAGOURNEY and HELENE COOPER LOS ANGELES — It began Saturday afternoon at a railroad crossing in a run-down commercial neighborhood in suburban San Gabriel, on a street bustling with signs in Chinese characters. A man in a Lexus rolled into the back of a Buick

The Measure of a Mother’s Love: How Deprivation Derails Child Development By Maia Szalavitz Most people don’t need science to appreciate the importance of a mother’s love. But to understand how early maltreatment can derail a child’s development requires careful study — and is fraught with ethical peril. Such research is therefore often conducted in

Damaged Connections in Phineas Gage’s Brain: Famous 1848 Case of Man Who Survived Accident Has Modern Parallel enlarge Recreation of Gage accident. (Credit: Copyright John Darrell Van Horn and the UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, 2012) ScienceDaily (May 16, 2012) — Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in

Epilepsy children in surgery plan By Philippa Roxby Health reporter, BBC News Epileptic seizures are a frightening experience for anyone, but particularly for children who cannot control their seizures with medication. For these children, and their parents, life can often be difficult and unpredictable. However, if a particular part of the brain can be pinpointed

Higher Risk of Birth Defects from Assisted Reproduction, Study Suggests A University of Adelaide study has identified the risk of major birth defects associated with different types of assisted reproductive technology. (Credit: © Aaron Amat / Fotolia) ScienceDaily (May 5, 2012) — A University of Adelaide study has identified the risk of major birth defects