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Microbleeds may worsen outcome after head injury

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Accident and Trauma, Birth Defects, Brain Tumor, Disability, Mental Health Research, Nervous System, Psychology Research, Today's Healthcare

Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on MRI scans after head injury but are typically too small to be detected on CT scans. The findings published in Brain suggest that traumatic microbleeds are a form of injury to brain blood vessels and may predict worse outcomes. The study was conducted in part by scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Researchers explore spinal discs' early response to injury and ways to improve it

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Bone and Spine, Brain Tumor, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Nervous System, Stem Cells

Researchers showed in animal models that the default injury response of spinal discs can be temporarily stopped to allow for better treatment.

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Dementia spreads via connected brain networks

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Alzheimer's Research, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Dementia, Disorders and Syndromes, Nervous System, Today's Healthcare

Scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individual patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), adding to growing evidence that the loss of brain cells associated with dementia spreads via the synaptic connections between established brain networks.

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Overcoming the blood-brain-barrier: Delivering therapeutics to the brain

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Birth Defects, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Disorders and Syndromes, Intelligence, Nervous System, Pharmacology

For the first time, scientists have identified a simple way that can effectively transport medication into the brain – which could lead to improved treatments for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.

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Targeting immune cells may be potential therapy for Alzheimer's

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Research, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Dementia, Healthy Aging, Nervous System, neuroscience

A study has found that microglia drive neurodegeneration in diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, that are linked to tau protein. Targeting microglia may help treat such diseases.

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When studying immune cells, environment matters

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Immune System, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

For years, scientists have used cells grown in petri dishes to study the metabolic processes that fuel the immune system. But a new report suggests looking outside the dish and into living organisms gives a drastically different view of the way immune cells process and use energy.

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Brain scans may provide clues to suicide risk

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Accident and Trauma, Anger Management, Bipolar Disorder, Brain Tumor, Disorders and Syndromes, Mental Health Research, Psychiatry, Teen Health

Researchers have identified brain circuitry differences that might be associated with suicidal behavior in individuals with mood disorders. The study provides a promising lead toward tools that can predict which individuals are at the highest risk for suicide.

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Algorithm personalizes which cancer mutations are best targets for immunotherapy

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Computer Modeling, Computer Programming, Lung Cancer, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics

As tumor cells multiply, they often spawn tens of thousands of genetic mutations. Figuring out which ones are the most promising to target with immunotherapy is like finding a few needles in a haystack. Now a new model hand-picks those needles so they can be leveraged in more effective, customized cancer vaccines.

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Virtual review of cancer clinical trial treatment options quicker than conventional method

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Computer Modeling, Hacking, Information Technology, Personalized Medicine, Virtual Reality

Using virtual, cloud-based, interconnected computing techniques applied to 51,000 variables, researchers reduced the time needed to assess a cancer patient's tumor profile and suitability for clinical trials from 14 to 4 days. This method also increased two-fold, over a four-year period, the number of cases that could be assessed compared to conventional methods.

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New mechanism fueling brain metastasis

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Cancer, Intelligence, neuroscience, Pancreatic Cancer, Skin Cancer

Scientists described a novel mechanism through which astrocytes, the most abundant supporting cells in the brain, also promote cancer cell growth and metastasis in the brain.