New research indicates that just one traumatic injury to the brain can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, identifies the complex mechanisms that result in a rapid and robust post-injury elevation of the enzyme, BACE1, in the brain. And these results, perhaps, will lead..
Read more
There is so much research being done on potential drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease that I can’t even keep track of it all, but my alma mater Northwestern University is doing what could be breakthrough. Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine is doing trials of a potential new class of drugs..
Read more
Out of the horror of the “Dark Knight” massacre last week has come a miracle: A young musician who was shot in the head apparently hasn’t suffered major brain damage. How? She has a birth defect, discovered as the result of her gunshot wound, that saved her. The woman, 22-year-old..
Read more
Singer Usher’s stepson, who was declared brain-dead after a Jet Ski accident, died Saturday after he was taken off life support, according to the Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-usher-stepson-dead-kile-glover-tameka-raymond,0,3861923.story Kile Glover, 11, had been in the hospital since the July 6 mishap. He and a friend were floating in an inner..
Read more
This just in from the UK: Oldsters who drink up a storm risk brain damage. A study done by British scientists found a link between binge drinking, which is defined as having four or more alcoholic beverages at one sitting, and later memory loss and cognitive decline, according to the..
Read more
Researchers are excited about the prospects for an immune-disorder drug that, at least in initial tests, halted the progression of Alzheimer’s disease for three years, according to USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-16/alzheimers-treatment-gammagard/56270084/1 Scientists announced the results of their study involving Gammagard, which is manufactured by Baxter International, at last week’s Alzheimer’s Association..
Read more
The father of a 6-year-old girl who sustained brain injury after being hit by a foul ball at an Atlanta Braves game has filed suit against the team, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/lawsuit-filed-for-girl-1480479.html The Braves, team parent Liberty Media Corp., and Major League Baseball Enterprises were named as defendants..
Read more
Two actresses, Halle Berry and Kristin Chenoweth, recently sustained head injuries while working on production sets. And it seems to me that their possible concussions were taken too lightly. Berry was sent to the hospital Tuesday after she fell and struck her head on concrete on the set of the..
Read more
At a major Alzheimer’s disease conference in Vancouver last weekend, there were four studies unveiled that basically came to the same conclusion: That exercise can lessen the risk and slow the progression of dementia. There have been dozens of stories written about the various studies, but the best summary that..
Read more
A new vaccine is being tested, and is giving patients with aggressive brain tumors a few more precious months to live. Researchers are hoping the vaccine, which is actually made from brain-tumor tissue from its eventual recipients, may be a breakthrough in terms of cancer treatment. Valley Hospital in Ridgewood,..
Read more
Brain Injury Law Group
Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.
212 Whitetail Run Ln.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
800-992-9447
Email Us
ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Brought to you by The Brain Injury Law Group, SC. The materials on this web page are provided purely for informational purposes. They are not intended to be legal advice. This information is intended, but not promised or guaranteed, to be correct, complete, and current. While this page is not intended to be a source of advertising, solicitation or legal advice, it could be deemed to be such.
TBI Voices TBI Law
Print Friendly Version
Save Page as PDF