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·August 23, 2012·4 min read

First UK Operation to Tackle Heart Failure with Novel Nerve-Stimulating Implant

Researchers announced that the UK’s first operation to tackle heart failure with a novel nerve-stimulating device will be performed today. The implantable device operates by stimulating the vagus nerve on the right side of the neck.

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·August 23, 2012·5 min read

Nanoparticles Reboot Blood Flow in Brain

New research would help emergency care workers and battlefield medics stabilize blood flow in the brains of traumatic injury victims. Researchers developed a nanoparticle-based antioxidant that quickly quenches free radicals that interfere with regulation of the brain’s vascular system.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·July 26, 2012·5 min read

Study Pinpoints a Genetic Cause of Most Lethal Brain Tumor and May Lead to New Treatment

Researchers discovered that some cases of glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. The study also found that drugs that target the protein produced by this genetic aberration can dramatically slow the growth of glioblastomas in mice.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·July 24, 2012·3 min read

New Probe Provides Vital Assist in Brain Cancer Surgery

A new probe developed uses an innovative fluorescence-reading technology to help brain surgeons distinguish cancerous tissue from normal tissue. The probe tool, now already in use at the Cancer Center for brain surgery, may one day be used for surgeries for a variety of cancers.

Neurology Neuroscience Business

·July 19, 2012·2 min read

Anti-Tau Drug Improves Cognition, Decreases Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease Models

Penn Medicine research presented today at the 2012 Alzheimer's Association International Conference shows that an anti-tau treatment called epithilone D (EpoD) was effective in preventing and intervening the progress of Alzheimer's disease in animal models, improving neuron function and cognition, as well as decreasing tau pathology.