Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) November 18, 2014 The Carrick Brain Centers (http://carrickbraincenters.com), a cutting-edge rehabilitation facility that provides highly effective treatments for those suffering from severe brain injuries, announced a partnership with the Move2Improve Foundation (http://m2i.org). Together the organizations aim to raise $250,000 in crowd source funding for 21 year old Autumn Hampton, a young woman who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in 2010. The money raised in this effort will allow Autumn to receive the treatment that she needs to improve her quality of life. Three weeks before her 18th birthday, Autumn Hampton suffered a severe head injury due to a fluke horse riding accident. After three years of marginal rehabilitation services, the Hamptons insurance coverage was cancelled, leaving Autumn unable to walk or speak clearly with no options for therapy. Thanks to the support of Move2Improve, Autumn underwent three weeks of intense rehabilitation at the Carrick Brain Center in Dallas, Texas during September of this year. Autumn is now walking short distances and is able to see clearly with both eyes for the first time in four years. We are very pleased with Autumns progress and excited to partner with M2I in order to make her recovery a … Continue reading →

On April 2, 2013, President Obama announced a new public-private partnership to develop new tools and technologies that will enable the research community to obtain a dynamic picture of the brain in action. Initially, 3 federal agenciesthe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA, $50M), the NIH ($40M), and the National Science Foundation (NSF, $20M)were charged with initiating new plans for the Brain Research through Advanc-ing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative activities. That list recently grew to include the FDA and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA).1 Those activities complement work supported by the initial private sector partners, the Allen Institute for Brain Science ($60M), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute ($30M), the Salk Institute for Biological Studies ($28M), and the Kavli Foundation ($4M). In most cases, the funding amounts indicate investments made in 2014. In addition to these investments in the American BRAIN Initiative, there is a significant investment by the European Commission in a related effortthe Human Brain Project.2 That project is focused on developing new modeling and computing technologies to understand the brain. The Japanese have recently announced an initiative that will fund research on the marmoset as well as on tool and technology development.3,4 Other countries seem to … Continue reading →

A tangle of protein (green) in this scanning electron micrograph of a brain cell of an Alzheimer's patient lies within the cytoplasm (blue) of the cell. The tangle consists of clumps of a toxic form of tau. Thomas J. Deerinck/Corbis hide caption A tangle of protein (green) in this scanning electron micrograph of a brain cell of an Alzheimer's patient lies within the cytoplasm (blue) of the cell. The tangle consists of clumps of a toxic form of tau. After years of setbacks, Alzheimer's researchers are sounding optimistic again. The reason: a brain protein called tau. At this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C., there are more than 100 papers on tau, which is responsible for the tangles that form in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. In the past, tau has received less attention than another protein called amyloid beta, which causes the sticky plaques associated with Alzheimer's. "Many people focused on amyloid beta for many years," says Julia Gerson, a graduate student in neuroscience at the University of Texas Medical Branch, who presented a paper on tau at the neuroscience meeting. "Now it's coming out that tau might be more important." If we could figure out … Continue reading →

Denver, CO (PRWEB) November 18, 2014 CereScan Corp. is proud to announce a groundbreaking neuroimaging partnership agreement with Diagnostic Imaging Services (DIS) in Metairie, Louisiana. This collaborative effort will expand CereScans sophisticated brain diagnostic products and DISs state of the art neuroimaging capabilities to adults and children who are suffering from invisible brain issues. This partnership creates a powerful combination of cutting edge technologies focused on identifying specific brain related problems in areas such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimers disease, and attention deficit disorder. The State of Louisiana and the southeast region of the country now have easy access to the capabilities that these two companies can deliver to medical professionals who are focused on finding solutions for patients with chronic brain disorders. CereScan is the nations leader in providing statistically measured brain diagnostics based on a new generation of imaging software and SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) neuroimaging technologies. Since 2009, patients from all over the country and throughout the world have consulted Denver-based CereScan and its leading physicians concerning chronic neurological and psychiatric issues. By partnering with DIS and their extensive experience in nuclear imaging, this Metairie-center will now offer unmatched functional brain imaging capabilities in the … Continue reading →