Processed sugar can not only make you fat, it can wreak havoc on your brain, interfering with memory and learning, according to a study done at the University of California at Los Angeles. In a press release last week, UCLA said that a new “rat study” is the first research..
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It’s a cliche, but it’s true: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature wound of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And it has been called an invisible injury, since you can’t see it and it typically doesn’t turn up in brain scans. But a fascinating study has found evidence..
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This entry is part 7 of 36 in the series Michael Part Seven By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 One of the often missed symptoms of brain injury are vision problems. While those surviving a severe brain injury, like Michael may get diagnosis of this problem, they can occur even..
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This may be a little technical, but bear with me here. It looks like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has done some interesting Alzeimer’s disease research. As the NIH explains in a recent press release (which this blog is based on), variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated..
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This entry is part 6 of 36 in the series Michael Part Six By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 You have tingling in your left arm? Yes, I get that all the time. Tell me about that. Well I’m right handed and I’ll be sitting watching TV or even..
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Federal health officials Tuesday unveiled details of the Obama administration’s ambitious national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease, an effort that includes a $100 million landmark trial of a drug that will try to prevent those at high risk for the ailment from getting it. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/05/20120515a.html Health and Human Services Secretary..
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This entry is part 5 of 36 in the series Michael Part Five By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 Let’s talk about your therapy. You were getting therapy at the nursing home in Elizabethtown? Yes. Do you remember any of that? Bits and pieces. What do you remember? I..
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This entry is part 4 of 36 in the series Michael Part Four By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 Part Four – Who Michael Was Before TBI Let’s talk about who you were be, and what your dreams, aspirations were, before you got hurt. You were a college student?..
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An oil rig worker fell 90 feet to his death from a derrick last week in Louisiana, according to KSLA News 12. http://www.ksla.com/story/18332368/two-investigations-underway-in-oil-rig-fatal-fall Zachary “Ty” Stewart, 22, was flown to Louisiana State University in Shreveport, La., after the accident on the derrick in south Caddo Parish, KSLA reported. He died..
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A new study has found that younger athletes, and girls in particular, take longer to recover from concussions than older males. Those were the findings of research published in the most recent issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine, with the lead author being Tracey Covassin, an associate professor..
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