Topic: Brain and Nerve Health

The Myelin Repair Foundation Encourages Collaboration for a Cure

Scientists in their labs. Big Pharma in pursuit of the next blockbuster. An innovative foundation brings them together to speed up the discovery of multiple-sclerosis drugs.READ»

India's Pivotal Meningitis Vaccine Rolls Out in Africa

The new vaccine--developed in India--offers protection for up to 10 years, compared with older trajectories of two or three years.READ»

iFive: First Stem Cell Treatment Trial, Google's Wind Farm, Ngmoco Bought, Irish Three Strikes Law Defeated, Spotify Phone

Spare a thought for Gray Collins, as you ponder the prospect of all those work-related emails you've got to send: Collins is in the middle of a non-stop Twitterthon for charity. His tweet burden is one every 10 minutes, which doesn't ...READ»

World Congress of Neurotechnology

Ah, the 1950s. The war was won, populations were populating, and babies boomed. But six decades later, a new specter haunts Europe and North America: age. In America, more than 5 million baby boomers suffer from Alzheimer's, ...READ»

No link seen between stressful events, stroke

Despite the common belief that high stress can trigger a stroke, a new study finds no evidence that distressing life events raise the risk of a particularly Nike Air Max shoes deadly type of stroke.The study, published in the ...READ»

Uncommon Act of Design: Fake Bus Stop Helps Alzheimer's Patients

A German hospital's amazing solution to a baffling problem.READ»

Hospital Negligence Can Increase the Chance for Severe Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injuries require immediate and specific medical care, and when patient care is delayed, the results can be devastating. READ»

NJ Plastic Surgeon | Silicone Breast Implants | Jersey Shore

Are silicone breast implants safe? NJ best plastic surgeon, Dr. Anthony Lombardi, answers.READ»

Why we need to use both sides of our brain

Previous brain research has shown that the brain is divided into the left and right hemispheres, each with different functions and perspectives on reality. Yet recent brain research has shown the functional division is not as we thought, and that language, imaging, and reasoning is served by both hemispheres. Yet, our society has favored left brain thinking and perspectives, at the expense of the right brain, with some negative consequences.READ»

Concussions or TBI?

Is there really any difference between a concussion and traumatic brain injury? The question of whether or not a concussion is a more benign form of head injury as compared to traumatic brain injury is a good one. By all reports ...READ»

TBI Healing Hope

The face of hope for treatment for traumatic brain injury just got a bit brighter with the introduction of something called Oxycyte. This is a major breakthrough, as there is currently no effective medical treatment. Traumatic ...READ»

Long Term Care Insurance

When you retire, you have expectations of being able to do pretty much what you want to do. But what if you don’t have enough money to do that? What if your standard of living dropped instead, to a level you never imagined was possible?READ»

Roy Lichtenstein-Inspired, Seizure-Inducing Interiors

Everyone knows the comic-book inspired work of Roy Lichtenstein. But for some, a measly painting just isn't enough. They'd prefer to actually live inside of one. Design Crisis has rounded up some amazing examples, like this ...READ»

Dr. Albith Colon Negron - Taking care of your medical problems

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Helmet Hair May Save a Life

It should go without saying that wearing a motorcycle helmet will save lives, but many people opt not to wear them because they don’t look cool – a potentially deadly decision. READ»

Patrice Green Houston - Saving our economy

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Circle BMW in Eatontown NJ Sponsors Upcoming Tour de Fair Haven

Community-Minded Circle BMW in Eatontown NJ announces their sponsorship of the Tour de Fair Haven, Joan Dancy & PALS Foundation, Holiday Express and Embrace Kids Foundation. READ»

Spinal Cord Personal Injuries

Spinal cord injuries are far more complicated than one would think.READ»

Degrees of Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal cord injuries may arise as a result of many different causes that include: being hit while playing a high intensity sport (football), a fall, physical abuse, or auto accidents.READ»

CEOCast AND Michael Wachs

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Driver Pedestrian Negligence

There are far too many pedestrians hit in crosswalks due to the negligence of drivers.READ»

Jose Poulose

Dr Jose Poulose MINEOLA CARDIOLIGIST The physician also looks for enlarged (distended) veins in the neck and for swelling (edema) in the legs (particularly the ankles and feet) and/or the abdomen; checks the blood pressure in both arms (rare conditions produce different blood pressures in each arm); and may also look at the back of the eyes with an ophthalmoscope, to examine the small blood vessels there for signs of damage (e.g., from chronic high blood pressure). Obtaining a medical history requires the doctor or nurse to ask the patient for information. The doctor usually asks if there is a history of heart problems (such as heart attack) or chest pains (which might suggest coronary artery disease); if the patient has suddenly developed a sensation of shortness of breath and chest pains (which can suggest that a blood clot has broken off from a blood vessel in the legs and traveled to the lungs); if the patient is losing weight or feels hot all the time (symptoms of an overactive thyroid gland); and if the patient regularly consume alcohol. READ»

Elder Law Expert Weighs in on U. S. Healthcare Crisis

Gene L. Osofsky of the law firm Osofsky and Osofsky asserts that U.S. medical care has become a "mountain of cost."READ»

The Doctor of the Future

Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today.READ»

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Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Varies

People who suffered a traumatic brain injury, also referred to as a coup/contrecoup injury, have a long road to recovery ahead of them.READ»