FeaturedNeurology·March 26, 2016·4 min readEnhancing Sleep After Brain Injury Reduces Brain Damage and Cognitive Decline in RatsResearchers report enhancing sleep following TBI may help to prevent some damage to brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2015·4 min readCombat Veterans’ Brains Reveal Hidden Damage from IED BlastsResearchers report they may have discovered the signature of blast neurotrauma.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·June 27, 2012·3 min readNerve Pathway for Combating Axon Injury and Stress May Hold Benefits for Individuals With Neurodegenerative DisordersResearchers from the Huck Institutes’ Center for Cellular Dynamics, led by Center director Melissa Rolls, have found that a neuroprotective...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 20, 2012·4 min readScientists Identify Protein Required to Regrow Injured Nerves in LimbsA protein required to regrow injured peripheral nerves has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2012·4 min readNovel Brain Imaging Technique Explains Why Concussions Affect People DifferentlyPatients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven’t understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 7, 2012·3 min readResearchers Identify Gene that Promotes Axon DestructionFindings could have broad therapeutic potential for many neurodegenerative diseases. Degeneration of the axon and synapse, the slender projection through...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·June 6, 2012·3 min readSoldiers Who Suffer Mild TBI During Combat May Be More Vulnerable to PTSDStudy Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat. Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can...Read More
