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The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers. Brain calisthenics: A Lumosity user plays an online game. Cancer survivors sometimes suffer from a condition known as chemo foga cognitive impairment caused by repeated chemotherapy. A study hints at a controversial idea: that brain-training software might help lift this cognitive cloud. Various studies have concluded that cognitive training can improve brain function in both healthy people and those with medical conditions, but the broader applicability of these results remains controversial in the field. In a study published in the journal Clinical Breast Cancer, investigators report that those who used a brain-training program for 12 weeks were more cognitively flexible, more verbally fluent, and faster-thinking than survivors who did not train. Patients treated with chemotherapy show changes in brain structure and function in line with diffuse brain injury, and they often report long-term cognitive effects, says Shelli Kesler, a Stanford University clinical neuropsychologist who led the research. The new study suggests that cognitive training could be one possible avenue for helping to improve cognitive function in breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy, she says. The results may not convince everyone. One of the … Continue reading →

The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers. Brain calisthenics: A Lumosity user plays an online game. Cancer survivors sometimes suffer from a condition known as chemo foga cognitive impairment caused by repeated chemotherapy. A study hints at a controversial idea: that brain-training software might help lift this cognitive cloud. Various studies have concluded that cognitive training can improve brain function in both healthy people and those with medical conditions, but the broader applicability of these results remains controversial in the field. In a study published in the journal Clinical Breast Cancer, investigators report that those who used a brain-training program for 12 weeks were more cognitively flexible, more verbally fluent, and faster-thinking than survivors who did not train. Patients treated with chemotherapy show changes in brain structure and function in line with diffuse brain injury, and they often report long-term cognitive effects, says Shelli Kesler, a Stanford University clinical neuropsychologist who led the research. The new study suggests that cognitive training could be one possible avenue for helping to improve cognitive function in breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy, she says. The results may not convince everyone. One of the … Continue reading →

Public release date: 15-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Craig J. Bryan craig.bryan@utah.edu 801-587-7978 University of Utah People in the military who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to research by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah. A survey of 161 military personnel who were stationed in Iraq and evaluated for a possible traumatic brain injury also known as TBI showed that the risk for suicidal thoughts or behaviors increased not only in the short term, as measured during the past 12 months, but during the individual's lifetime. The risk of suicidal thoughts increased significantly with the number of TBIs, even when controlling for other psychological factors, the researchers say in a paper published online Wednesday, May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry, a specialty journal of the American Medical Association. "Up to now, no one has been able to say if multiple TBIs, which are common among combat veterans, are associated with higher suicide risk or not," says the study's lead author, Craig J. Bryan, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Utah and associate director of the National Center for Veterans Studies. … Continue reading →

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Topics: brain cancer, cancer council queensland, tumour JORDAN Carroll faces a lifetime of medication, serious side effects, and the certain knowledge that he will eventually be blind - and he's still only 16 years old. The Brisbane teenager has been battling a brain tumour since he was 11 - cheating death on more than one occasion. The tumour has taken his eyesight, his memory and his childhood. And there's very little doctors can do for him. Jordan's mum, Marie, has watched him endure a long and painful process of trial and error as his doctors tried chemotherapy, brain surgery, and even a trial drug in a bid to shrink his tumour. There are few effective treatments for brain tumours like Jordan's, which is why Marie is calling on Queenslanders to donate to Cancer Council Queensland's Tax Appeal - and give research into brain tumours a substantial boost. Marie said the nightmare began when Jordan complained of a terrible headache one night. "Within minutes, he was yelling with pain and had started to throw up, so we decided to take him to hospital," she said. "On the way, he stopped and was very quiet - we were close to going home … Continue reading →

Titus Youngs father says that his son suffers from a brain disorder and that his behavior his changed since a concussion suffered during his rookie season that the Detroit Lions never announced as an injury. Richard Young told Josh Katzenstein of the Detroit News that his son was happy and cheerful Friday morning before leaving the familys home and eventually being arrested and charged with burglary, assault on a police officer and resisting arrest. It was the third arrest for Young in a week. His mind is not capable enough to go out and deal with society because of this situation," Richard Young told Katzenstein. Richard Young could not remember the name of the disorder he says is plaguing his son and said he is not taking his medication that has been prescribed and has not been dedicated to treatment. "He's not dealing with it the way he should be," Richard Young said. "If the judge gives him a court order, then maybe he'll get the help he needs. He's always been temperamental. But he's changed. It's different now. I'm thinking about my son. He needs to get help and get better. When he's around us, his mind comes and … Continue reading →

OTTAWA Rowan Stringer might still be alive if there were better awareness of the immediate dangers of concussions and repeated concussions, according to the president of the Brain Injury Association of Canada. Stringer, 18, was the captain of the John McCrae Secondary School Rugby Team. The Barrhaven teen suffered trauma to the head after a hard tackle last Wednesday and later died in hospital. Her family has said that in the leadup to that final game, Stringer had complained of headaches following two other blows to the head. Was this her first brain injury? That was my first thought, says Jeannette Holman-Price, president of the Brain Injury Association, a national organization representing people with brain injuries. My next thought was education, education education thats where were going to make a difference. Holman-Price says theres a misunderstanding in the public conversation about concussion, a tendency to underplay the seriousness of the injury because it cant be seen from the outside, and doesnt involve blood or broken bones. It needs to be shouted from the rooftops of every hospital and every sports league: concussion is a brain injury, says Holman-Price, whose son suffered a brain injury as a teenager. The media says … Continue reading →

Brain injuries are becoming a silent epidemic. Many times, people recovering from a brain injury may look fine -- until they start to speak. Some people with a traumatic brain injury have problems with voice and sound production and often have abnormal breathing patterns, which create labored speech. "Brain injuries change a person's whole life and their family's life," said Nancy Peters, director of marketing and business development for Mentis El Paso, a facility that offers neurological recovery and mental services. "It is not only the person with the brain injury that needs to be treated, but the whole family." Getting people recovering from a brain injury to become reintegrated back into society is Peters said reintegration is difficult for two reasons. "Either the patient doesn't have funding for it (treatment) or they're not even aware that they have a problem because they are so much in denial. At times, their health care professional does not understand brain injury, so they never get the option to benefit from therapy." Reintegration will be one of the topics covered at a conference titled "Inter-disciplinary Team Approach To Brain Injury Management," set for 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Marriott hotel, … Continue reading →

UC Researching Into Severe Loss of Memory May 8, 2013 Severe loss of everyday memory associated with brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases substantially impacts quality of life and is a major health issue in New Zealand. The incidence of aging-related memory loss is a particular concern because the current 12 percent of people over 65 will burgeon to 25 percent within 30 years. A University of Canterbury (UC) psychology researcher Dr Bruce Harland is seeking to identify whether these losses can be minimised or reversed. ``This is an important goal in neuroscience today. We want to sustain good health and wellbeing in our older population. Previous research in our laboratory was the first to demonstrate recovery of impaired memory in an animal model of injury to one part of the brains circuitry that enables the acquisition of everyday memory. ``This recovery was achieved using a non-pharmacological treatment, in which brain-injured rats exposed to a safe, but stimulating and varied enriched environment showed substantial improvement in memory. Brain-injured rats, living in standard conditions, showed only persisting impairments. ``My research, supervised by Professor John Dalrymple-Alford and Dr David Collings, was part of collaboration between two New Zealand, one United Kingdom, one US … Continue reading →

(PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Neurological Recovery Guide and Neurological Wellness Center have been facilitating recovery from traumatic brain injury since 2010. March was Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious problem in the United States according to this article in the Huffington Post. 1.7 million Americans will experience a TBI in 2013. 3.1 million Americans live with life long disability as a result of TBI. According to the Brain Injury Association 30.5% of all injury-related deaths in the U.S. have TBI as a contributing factor. This novel treatment involves a simple subcutaneous injection of the common anti-inflammatory drug Enbrel into the back of the neck between the cervical vertebrae C-5 and C-6. An observational study published in the October 2012 issue of CNS Drugs* followed five persons with TBI who were given a single perispinal injection of Enbrel. Prior to treatment these five individuals took an average of 35.0 seconds to walk 20 meters. Three weeks after this single injection they were able to walk the 20 meters at an average time of 23.7 seconds. All five persons showed improvement. The median pre-treatment time was 26.5 seconds, and the median time three weeks post-treatment was 15.7 … Continue reading →