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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Post TBI Vision Problems: Part Seven One of the often missed symptoms of brain injury are post TBI vision problems. While those surviving a severe brain injury, like Michael may get diagnosis of this problem, they can occur even in milder cases. Post TBI vision problems can come from an..
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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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Brain Injury Partial Paralysis: Michael Part Six Michael and I talked about the partial paralysis he suffered because of the accident and whether it was caused by his traumatic brain injury. You have tingling in your left arm because of you brain injury partial paralysis? Yes, I get that all..
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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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Recollections of Therapy: Michael Part Five I discussed with Michael the recollections of therapy while he was in rehabilitation. He starts with the recollections of therapy in the nursing home. Micheal’s Recollections of Therapy in the Nursing Home Let’s talk about your recollections of therapy. You were getting therapy at..
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Before the Accident: Michael Part Four In part four we discuss who Micheal was before the accident. Who was Michael before TBI and what he was looking forward to in life. Let’s talk about who you were be, and what your dreams, aspirations were, before the accident. You were..
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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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