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Detecting Subtle Brain Injuries
Researchers have shown that three novel imaging techniques can detect mild brain damage not visible using traditional methods. The findings will help scientists better define the type of damage that can lead to long-lasting memory and emotional problems, as well as help identify those who are most vulnerable to further trauma.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:22:00 -0500
More than just brains FLORIDA
On first glance, Jared Goodman and Jonathan Wang seem more the high school honor athletes they are than veteran scientists who have spent several years in the laboratory coming up with a way to treat someone who has suffered a traumatic brain injury.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:19:28 -0500
Haleigh Poutre Video Shown At Stepfather's Trial MASSACHUSETTS
A girl who was at the center of a right-to-die case has been shown in a videotape writing her name and feeding herself. VIDEO LINK.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:16:40 -0500
Study investigates Gore-tex-type device to stop strokes and mini-strokes
A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material - often used to make durable outerwear - to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in order to prevent recurrent strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in adults.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:16:05 -0500
$1 million to fund first 12 patient treatments NEW ZEALAND
Noela Vallis, the founder and President of the Spinal Cord Society of New Zealand, said there is a growing medical body throughout the World which believes that medical treatment to produce repair of paralysis and loss of feeling after spinal cord injury is now close.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:13:35 -0500
Play Podcast    Podcast: Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury
Host: Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC, CBIST

Guest: Guest: Sarah M. DeWard, MS, New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Time: 26:56

Synopsis: Domestic Violence is a pattern of coercive behavior aimed at gaining and maintaining power and control over an intimate partner. Sarah DeWard talks about domestic violence, its patterns and types of abuse. The conversation shifts to focus on individuals who have a traumatic brain injury which is either preexisting or as a result of abuse, and how a brain injury affects a victim. Ms. DeWard sites research, and speaks about the work of the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence to assist women's shelters to identify and advocate for TBI survivors who are victims of domestic violence.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:11:58 -0500
Cooling The Brain Prevents Cell Death In Young Mice Exposed To Anesthesia
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests cooling the brain may prevent the death of nerve cells that has been observed in infant mice exposed to anesthesia. The effects of anesthesia on human infants and young children have been debated among neuroscientists, but growing evidence suggests exposure to anesthetic drugs during brain development may contribute to behavioral and developmental delays.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:11:58 -0500
New Cause Of Fatal Brain Injury From Acute Viral Meningitis
What was once thought to be the culprit responsible for fatal brain damage in acute viral meningitis has now been found to be only an accomplice, say researchers at the Scripps Research Institute.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:11:04 -0500
Routine Testing After Aneurysm Coiling Carries Low Risk
A very low risk of complication is associated with a routine test that determines whether a brain aneurysm treated with endovascular coiling has started to recur, a study led by the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute has shown.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:08:51 -0500
Air Force's Stands Up First Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic For Wounded Warriors
The 3rd Medical Group at Elmendorf Air Force Base currently houses the Air Force's only Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) center where they've seen and treated more than 1,500 patients, most of them Army soldiers returning from the war zone.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:27 -0500
New Biomarkers For Brain Tumor Discovered
Researchers in the US and The Netherlands have discovered that cancer cells from a deadly type of human brain tumor called glioblastoma release tiny sacs containing proteins that traverse the brain-blood barrier and contain genetic material that could be used as biomarkers in new diagnostic tools and perhaps as new targets for treatments too.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:04:26 -0500
Exercise Helps Increase Production Of Neural Stem Cells In Mice Brains
A new study confirms that exercise can reverse the age-related decline in the production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus of the mouse brain, and suggests that this happens because exercise restores a brain chemical which promotes the production and maturation of new stem cells.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:02:58 -0500
Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age
Differences in the brains of elderly people may help explain why some develop dementia while others are among the "super aged" -- people who maintain sharp mental focus and ability well into old age.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:02:16 -0500
Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors
Researchers have stumbled across a novel mechanism by which brain tumors model their environment to nurture their own growth.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:01:06 -0500
Find Out When the Next Brain Injury Conference Is - UPDATED WITH HUNDREDS OF NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS FOR 2009-2010
Visit our listings of brain injury and neurological-related conferences - broken down by month and year.

View listings for conferences in the US and around the world!

A valuable resource just a click-away.
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:21:38 -0500
Better Predictive Tools For Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
"How will our loved one come out of this?" After an accident that results in severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), the answer to this simple question can change everything for a family.


  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:59:46 -0500
Cystic Fibrosis Patient Goes The Distance
The New York City marathon is 37-year-old Cris Dopher's Mount Everest. It's even more remarkable considering Dopher's lung capacity is 30 percent less than normal.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:58:33 -0500
No Differences Found In Trauma Patient Care Among Patients Of Different Ethnicities
A study published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery finds that non-Hispanic white patients and patients from minority ethnic groups in the US receive a similar level of trauma care. Shahid Shafi, M.D., M.P.H., and Larry M. Gentilello, M.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas) find no significant disparities in initial evaluations or injury management between the groups.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:58:12 -0500
Mayo Clinic Develops Potential New Therapy to Stop the Progression of Parkinson's Disease
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a method to reduce the production of alpha-synuclein in the brain. Alpha-synuclein is a protein that is believed to be central to the cause of Parkinson's disease. All patients with Parkinson's disease have abnormal accumulations of alpha-synuclein protein in the brain.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:55:16 -0500
Advances In Neuroimaging
At present, the gold standard for objectively proving that an individual sustained a mild traumatic brain injury is through neuropsychological testing. As we know, standard diagnostic testing such as CT scans, MRIs and EEGs, due to their lack of sensitivity, rarely if ever detect brain abnormalities in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:54:28 -0500
Brain Cells In Mice Destroyed By Drug Therapy For Premature Infants
A class of drugs that are used in premature infants to treat chronic lung damage can cause damage in the brain. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests the drugs may cause cognitive and motor-control problems even when they are given before birth.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:50:13 -0500
Study Shows How Social Support May Protect Brain During Stroke
New research in mice suggests that high levels of social support may provide some protection against strokes by reducing the amount of damaging inflammation in the brain.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:46:18 -0500
Paralyzed vet from St. Johns meets Oprah
Don and Cindi Worley were waiting Tuesday to board their flight home to Jacksonville from Chicago's Midway Airport when they got the call. It was Oprah Winfrey's spokesman.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:15:05 -0500
Valdosta Amputees Test Computer-Controlled Leg FLORIDA
A handful of Valdosta amputees got to test out a new prosthetic leg Tuesday. The computer-controlled C-Leg uses sensors to adapt to a person's movement.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:13:52 -0500
A Specialty Rehabilitation Program for Traumatic Brain Injury
With nearly a decade of successful outcomes Northeast Center for Special Care is recognized as a leader in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.

Visit us on the web - find out why we are the most talked about program for brain injury and take a virtual tour.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:11:40 -0500
Disabled Woman Charged Double For Trash Pickup GEORGIA
For Gwinnett County resident Gwen Caeli Mooneyham, it's tough enough to get around the house and do her daily chores. But in her hilly community and as a recent amputee, it's impossible for her to get her garbage can up the driveway to the curb. She called the collection service.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:11:40 -0500
Getting Over Concussion
After nearly two weeks, Arkansas quarterback Casey Dick feels like he's getting over the concussion that has kept him out of practice and put his starting job in jeopardy.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:10:59 -0500
Concussion's effects dog Stillman FLORIDA
When winger Cory Stillman didn't feel well and had to stop practicing Monday, the Panthers figured he had the flu. It turned out to be post-concussion symptoms.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:09:05 -0500
Lifewatch: Shaken baby syndrome NEW YORK
A family has transformed a tragedy into a learning experience for others. Darryl Gibbs lost a child to shaken baby syndrome, and is now trying to make sure other parents don't have to experience his pain.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:07:07 -0500
Sleep Apnea And Snoring: Facts, Figures And Options COLORADO
Obstructive sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous medical problem that affects Americans in epidemic proportions. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night, and often for a minute or longer.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:06:11 -0500
Revealing the dangers of sleep apnea
Almost four years after the tragic death of her husband Reggie White, the widow of the NFL Hall of famer is on a mission to wake everyone up to the dangers of sleep apnea.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:59:21 -0500
Recent Southern California wildfires caused hospital visits for respiratory illnesses to spike
Raging wildfires that engulfed Southern California earlier this decade not only destroyed neighborhoods laying in their path, they also caused significant health problems for many who lived outside the fires' reach.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:52:24 -0500
Lilly Licenses U.S. Rights For Tadalafil PAH Indication To United Therapeutics
EliLilly and Company and United Therapeutics Corporation recently announced that the two companies have entered into a license and a supply agreement related to the U.S. commercialization rights for the pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) indication of Lilly's molecule, tadalafil. The PAH indication is currently under regulatory review in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and the European Union.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:51:39 -0500
FREEDOM-C Trial Of Oral Treprostinil In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Fails To Meet Primary Endpoint
United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) announced the results of the FREEDOM-C trial of oral treprostinil, a sustained-release formulation of treprostinil, in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Preliminary analysis demonstrates that the trial did not achieve statistical significance for the primary endpoint, six minute walk (6MW) distance at Week 16.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:50:51 -0500
About the Ventilator Care Program at Northeast Center
Learn about our unique Ventilator Care and Weaning Program, what we do, our philosophy and services.

Find out what sets us apart from other pulmonary rehabilitation programs
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:50:11 -0500
Mothers See Flu As Serious Health Threat, But Often Don't Get Their Families Vaccinated
While 78 percent of mothers in the United States consider influenza a severe and potentially life-threatening disease that can strike anyone, only half say it is likely their families will get vaccinated this season, according to a new survey from the American Lung Association.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:50:11 -0500
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease sending more people to hospital
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a higher hospitalization rate and a higher hospital readmission rate than heart failure, angina, and other serious chronic diseases.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:49:30 -0500
Ex-smoker's struggle with COPD serves as testament to quit ILLINOIS
For many people -- maybe even most people -- housework is an obligatory drudgery. But local resident Ruby Beck always enjoyed the vacuuming, dusting, window-cleaning, polishing and cobweb-chasing.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:48:46 -0500
World COPD Day 2008 Features New Initiatives That Drive Enhanced Diagnosis And Treatment
World COPD Day 2008 features new patient and health professional initiatives that address the misconceptions and lack of awareness surrounding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These misconceptions -- revealed in a global survey, the International COPD Coalition (ICC) Report -- include poor public awareness that smoking is the main cause of COPD, a failure to diagnosis COPD in its early stages, when medication can be used to prevent further lung deterioration, and a mistaken belief that initial COPD symptoms, like coughing and shortness of breath, are a normal consequence of aging.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:46:16 -0500
ASU plans to impound bikes parked on wheelchair ramps ARIZONA
Within the next few weeks, police at Arizona State University will impound bicycles parked on wheelchair ramps. VIDEO LINK.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:38:55 -0500
Lending library in SLO aimed at kids with special needs CALIFORNIA
Maddi McKellar, 2, rolled a toy ball across the wooden floor, smiled and quickly crawled after it. The little girl with pink bows in her hair and small plastic braces on her ankles was at Jack’s Adaptive Toy Lending Library, which opened Monday in San Luis Obispo through the local nonprofit group Jack’s Helping Hand.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:38:25 -0500
New Cause Of Fatal Brain Injury From Acute Viral Meningitis Discovered By Scripps Research Scientists
In a November 16 advance online publication of the journal Nature, the researchers say their discovery revamps common beliefs about how such potentially lethal infections may be ravaging the brain and suggests the possibility of new treatments.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:35:43 -0500
Thief steals specialized sports gear from disabled players CANADA
A team of disabled Ottawa athletes has lost its specialized equipment to a thief who broke into their coach's van.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:34:10 -0500
Woman Seeks Limits on Mentally Disabled Voters IOWA
A Deep River woman wants to change a state law to require that mentally disabled voters be supervised when they cast a ballot.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:21:44 -0500
Girl's Attitude Trumps Battle With Rare Muscular Disorder WISCONSIN
Annie Heathcote, 10, of Mazomanie, is living with spinal muscular atrophy. She was born with the disease, in which the communication between brain and muscles doesn't work.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:20:36 -0500
Ministry Striving to Enable Disabled Persons And Needy Families in Mendefera Sub-Zone Become Self-Supporting ERITREA
Efforts are being stepped up in Mendefera sub-zone to enable disabled persons and needy families become self-supporting and productive through extending different types of assistance, according to Mr. Tesfagabir Gebreslassie, branch head of the Ministry of Labor and Human Welfare in the sub-zone.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:18:43 -0500
Rehabilitation Recovery Reentry
Northeast Center for Special Care a unique specialty rehabilitation and reentry program serving individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Northeast Center for Special Care, is the largest free-standing program dedicated to the rehabilitation, recovery, and community reentry of survivors of brain injury, worldwide. Find our what makes us so different. Visit us on the web.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:17:34 -0500
State Shutting Down Home For Mentally Disabled TENNEESSEE
The state is in the process of shutting down a home for the mentally disabled that's been open for more than 35 years.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:17:34 -0500
NO SHOW: Md. transportation service for the disabled necessary, but costly MARYLAND
The Maryland Transit Administration's Mobility/Paratransit service made 828,000 curb-to-curb trips for the disabled in fiscal year 2008, 100,000 more than the previous year.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:16:21 -0500
Disabled athletes get boccia balls back CANADA
The Ottawa Odyssey Boccia Club's disabled athletes have balls. And that's just terrific. One day after a thief broke into their coach's SUV and made off with four sets of boccia balls valued at $1,600, club members have all of them back, thanks to a maintenance worker at the Perley Rideau Veterans Health Centre.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:15:31 -0500
Picking up the pieces: Girl's wheelchair broken, returned one day after it's stolen TENNESSEE
Jackie Jackson was hoping 5-year-old Annabelle Hulgan's wheelchair would somehow turn up, but she never expected it to be in "a million pieces" when it did. Stolen from Jackson's yard north of Grahamwood Elementary School just the day before, the pint-size chair mysteriously had been boxed up and dropped off Tuesday morning at the corner of Chatwood and Given, just feet from where it was last seen.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:13:04 -0500
Not giving bus seat to elderly, disabled will result in fine TEXAS
Practicing bad manners by refusing to give up your Sun Metro seat to an elderly or disabled person could get you in trouble, and not just with Mom.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:11:11 -0500
Axe-wielding robber attacks disabled couple UK
A DISABLED couple were confronted by an axe man who burst into their home in broad daylight and demanded their savings.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:05 -0500
Scientists exploring new compounds to target muscular dystrophy
Using a drug-discovery technique in which molecules compete against each other for access to the target - the strand of toxic RNA that causes the most common form of muscular dystrophy in adults - a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center has identified several compounds that, in the laboratory, block the unwanted coupling of two molecules that is at the root of the disease.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:03:08 -0500
Brain Abnormalities That May Play Key Role In ADHD Revealed By Novel Imaging Technique
A study published in the online advance edition of The American Journal of Psychiatry for the first time reveals shape differences in the brains of children with ADHD, which could help pinpoint the specific neural circuits involved in the disorder. Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md. and the Johns Hopkins Center for Imaging Science used a new analysis tool, large deformation diffeomorphic mapping (LDDMM), which allowed them to examine the precise shape of the basal ganglia.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:55 -0500
Breaking down mental illness stigma can save employers billions: Expert CANADA
If the military and the RCMP can break the stigma of mental illness as a character weakness, other Canadian employers should follow suit, says the organizer of a conference trying to convince businesses to do just that.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:45 -0500
Punjab giving assistance to 102074 disabled people INDIA
Social Security and Welfare of Women and Child Development Minister Swarna Ram said that this assistance was being given to permanently disabled blind, orthopedically handicapped deaf and dumb and mentally challenged persons.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:55:43 -0500
Not limited by disability INDIA
The children of NGO Pratibandhi Kalyan Kendra (PKK) have learnt that disability need not be a handicap.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:54:46 -0500
KNPD taking court action on accessibility MALTA
The National Commission for Persons with Disability (KNPD) has instigated court cases against the Education Division, the Health Division and the Hotel Calypso over lack of access to the disabled.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:52:34 -0500
Goodwill Industries and YWCA win grant to support disabled victims of domestic violence MASSACHUSETTS
Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area Inc., in collaboration with the YWCA of Western Massachusetts, announced a Violence Against Women Grant to enhance service response to people with disabilities affected by domestic violence.
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:50:15 -0500
Play Podcast    Podcast: Seizure and Brain Injury
Host: Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC, CBIST

Guest: Guest: Nathan D. Zasler, MD.

Time: 28:59

Synopsis: Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of seizure disorder. In this program host Gerry Brooks discusses seizure with our guest Nathan D. Zasler, MD.

An overview of seizures is presented and important questions are answered: what is a seizure, what is the difference between a seizure and a behavior?, what is the progression of post-traumatic epilepsy, how are s