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2018-10-04 – Traumatic head injury can have widespread effects in the brain, but now scientists can look in real time at how head injury affects thousands of individual cells and genes simultaneously in mice. This approach could lead to precise treatments for traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study, reported in…
2018-10-03 – Markedly fewer concussions occurred following a minor-seeming rule change in Ivy League college football, an analysis of team physician reports found. Concussion rates dropped 81% -- from 10.93 to 2.04 per 1,000 plays -- after kickoffs were moved up 5 yards to the 40-yard line in 2016, which had…
2018-10-01 – Nearly half a million kids visit ERs in the U.S. each year due to head injuries, and many of them undergo CT scans — but few of those scans show signs of traumatic brain injury. In a new paper, researchers looking for ways to curb unnecessary CT use in kids tested out a decision-making tool …
2018-09-28 – The president today signed H.R. 6157, which includes FY 2019 funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies. The package provides $39.1 billion for NIH, a $2 billion (5.4 percent) increase over the comparable FY 2018 funding level. The ANA thanks all Representatives and …
2018-09-27 – Two research teams reported that three patients paralyzed from the waist down were able to take steps again after weeks of rehabilitation and the implantation of a device that zaps the spinal cord in precise ways, fueling hopes that some sensory and motor function may be regained even when it…
2018-09-24 – Over 3% of the population -- nearly 14 million Americans -- may have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias by 2060, according to a new CDC report. The burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, which was 1.6% of the U.S. population in 2014, is projected to double to 3.3% by 2060,…
2018-09-21 – With the help of a glow-in-the-dark rabies virus, scientists have discovered a possible new signaling pathway between the gut and the brain in mice. Learn more: A Neural Circuit for Gut-Induced Reward
2018-09-19 – Glenner Town Square, a new care facility for dementia patients in California, was built to resemble a town from the 1950s. It’s an application of ‘reminiscence therapy,’ which uses prompts from a person’s past to elicit memories and encourage conversation. Learn more: To Help Alzheimer’s Patients,…
2018-09-18 – Neurons absorb and release water when they relay messages throughout the brain, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Tracking this water movement with imaging technology may one day provide valuable information on normal brain activity, as…
2018-09-07 – Ten-year risk estimates for Alzheimer's disease and dementia by age, sex, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype may help identify patients who could benefit from early prevention, Danish researchers suggested. In a study that spanned over 100,000 people and 4 decades, women who carried two copies of…