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High school athletes require longer recovery following concussions
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High school athletes require longer recovery following concussions

Epidemiologic findings from a high school population HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES REQUIRE LONGER RECOVERY FOLLOWING CONCUSSIONS. view more CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES DETROIT – Young athletes are sidelined for at least one month after suffering a concussion, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study that provides new perspective on concussions and brain injuries....

CBD may help avert lung destruction in COVID-19
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CBD may help avert lung destruction in COVID-19

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY DRS. JACK YU AND BABAK BABAN view more CREDIT: PHIL JONES, SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19, researchers say. While more work, including clinical trials to determine optimal dosage and...

COVID-19 can cause a rare and potentially lethal brain inflammation
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COVID-19 can cause a rare and potentially lethal brain inflammation

The second wave of COVID-19 is slowly emerging and countries have to be prepared. However, this is still a fairly new disease, which scientists are still trying to figure out. Now researchers at UCL found that COVID-19 can have neurological complications, which include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke and nerve damage. Scientists looked through the cases...

Study identifies pathways between memory and decisions
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Study identifies pathways between memory and decisions

by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center New research from Cedars-Sinai has identified the pathways of neurons that help people retrieve information from memories and use that information to make decisions—a discovery that may aid development of future treatments for memory disorders that accompany certain conditions, like schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. The research, led by Ueli Rutishauser, Ph.D.,...

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Growth factors and Parkinson’s disease — Where next?

Amsterdam, NL, June 4, 2020 – Growth factors such as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) were initially thought to be exciting new treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD), but trials have been disappointing. A panel of prominent leaders in the field convened to discuss whether there is a future for this approach and what any...

Study shows patients with hemorrhagic brain disease have disordered gut microbiomes
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Study shows patients with hemorrhagic brain disease have disordered gut microbiomes

by University of Chicago Medical Center A new study shows that people with a rare genetic disease that causes bleeding in the brain have gut microbiomes distinct from those without the disease. Moreover, it is the molecules produced by this bacterial imbalance that cause lesions to form in the brains of these patients. The results...

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COVID-19 may increase blood clotting and blockage of brain blood vessels

Clinical observations of COVID-19 patients, who went on to have a stroke, suggest coronavirus may cause clots within blood vessels (arteries) in the brain, finds a team of neurologists from UCL and UCLH (the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery), London. The findings suggest early testing for D-dimer, a protein fragment in the blood associated...

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Nanoparticles Cross Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat Stroke

NOVEMBER 7TH, 2019 MEDGADGET EDITORS CRITICAL CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, MATERIALS, MEDICINE, NANOMEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY Ischemic strokes can cause havoc in the brain, but early and properly directed treatment can mitigate a lot of damage. While there are a number of options to unclog blocked arteries, the potential to provide additional drug therapy remains mostly unexplored...

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Computer-brain link helps ‘locked in’ people chat, surf web

These are activities taken for granted by most, but denied to paralyzed people who’ve lost the use of their arms and hands. Now, thanks to a brain implant, a small group of paralyzed patients can directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device just by thinking about it. BrainGate trial participant plays Beethoven on digital piano. Credit:...