Computational Tools Could Change the Way Sleep Apnea is Treated

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 14, 2016

Researchers are developing a 3D model of a human airway which could lead to new tools for the treatment of sleep apnea.

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Mood of Patient Can Impact Outcome of Medical Procedures

Neuroscience NewsDecember 3, 2015

Researchers report the mood of a patient prior to treatment can have a significant impact on the outcome of their procedure.

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History Is Made with First Small LVAD Implant for Young Patient

Neuroscience NewsMarch 26, 2014

A patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is only one of three people in the US to receive a LVAD to keep his weakened heart pumping blood around his body.

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Significant Progress Toward Creating “Benchtop Human” Reported

Neuroscience NewsMarch 26, 2014

Researchers move a step closer to creating a bench-top human which could eventually replace animal testing.

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Mysterious Polio Like Illness Found in Between 20 to 25 California Children

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 26, 2014

Researchers have identified a polio-like syndrome in a group of five California based children over a one year period.

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Head First: Reshaping How Traumatic Brain Injury Is Treated

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 30, 2014

A new study aims to help identify how to match personalized medicine to achieve the best outcomes for recovering in TBI patients.

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Brain Structure Shows Who is Most Sensitive to Pain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 14, 2014

A new neuroimaging study finds the brain's structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain.

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Multi-Institutional Team Finds Targetable Mutation in Rare Brain Tumor

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 13, 2014

A genetic mutation associated with a number of cancers could also be responsible for papillary craniopharyngioma, a rare but debilitating brain tumor, a new study reports.

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Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 13, 2014

Researchers describe a pair of drug candidates which advance the search for new treatments for addiction, pain and other disorders.

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Scientists Uncover New Target for Brain Cancer Treatment

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 9, 2014

Researchers demonstrate melanoma differentiation associated gene, mda-9/syntenin is a driving force behind the aggressive and invasive nature of glioblastoma brain cancer.

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Scientists Find a New Mechanism Underlying Depression

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 8, 2014

Changes in microglia underlie depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress, a new study reports.

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Ancient Cranial Surgery

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2013

Ancient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.

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