Here’s another study that may unlock a way to combat brain injury and ailments such as Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers in Toronto has found that metformin, a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, can spur stem cells to make new brain cells, according to the Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Drug+diabetes+help+improve+brain+injuries/6894488/story.html The research..
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery following her shooting in 2011 put a national spotlight on aphasia, a disorder that can accompany traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke or a brain tumor. In fact, Giffords this fall will receive the 2012 Annie Glenn Award for building awareness of communications disorders. She will..
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Some traumatic brain injury (TBI) stories do have a happy ending. Such seems to be the case with pitcher Darin Downs. Call Downs the comeback kid. Last week he was called up from the minors in Toledo by the Detroit Tigers. After what happened to him in August 2009, it’s..
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Pitocin, a drug given to pregnant women to help with their contractions, has been the culprit in several recent brain-injury cases involving babies at birth. The state of Iowa has just agreed to pay a $3.75 million settlement in one of these cases, according to Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/03/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-injured-idUS328128207020120703 And I recently..
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Premature babies don’t only face physical problems at their birth: They are at a greater risk for mental illness as they become older, adolescent or young adults. So found a new study that was done in Sweden, and which The New York Times reported on Tuesday. http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1171951 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/health/premature-birth-may-raise-risk-for-mental-illness-study-reports.html?ref=science Scientists looked..
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Researchers for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) plan to map the DNA of 800 people who are taking part in a study of the causes of memory and cognitive loss, according to various press reports this week. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) issued a press release..
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A $12 million settlement has been reached in the case of an Indiana girl who suffered permanent brain damage during her birth, according to The Times of North West Indiana. http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/lowell/m-settlement-reached-for-lowell-child-who-suffered-brain-damage/article_52233630-26f1-564e-bd6d-c78fae84d614.html Kari Cavanaugh of Lowell, Ind., reached the settlement announced last Friday with South Suburban Hospital in Hazelcrest, Ind., and..
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The evidence continues to build on the connection between football-related head injuries and long-term neurological problems. In the latest research, it was determined that more than 40 percent of a group of retired NFL players tested had depression or dementia, according to HealthDay. The study was performed at Center for..
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An indoor recreation center, which has trampolines for kids, is being sued over a child’s brain injury and amnesia, according to Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/27/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-injured-idUS128295699720120627 The federal lawsuit filed on behalf of the child, D.D.B., charges that the boy hit his head on a pole when he bounced off the side wall..
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The family of a man, who sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) after falling off the back of a golf cart, has settled a $5 million lawsuit with one defendant, according to Reuters. A trial will go forward against the remaining defendant. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/27/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-injured-idUS374143684420120627 New Hampshire Motor Speedway settled a suit brought..
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