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Doctors Use Surgery to Relieve Lingering Concussion Pain

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

She was just a 12-year-old athlete when it happened: A blow to the head from a lacrosse ball left Marianna Consiglio with a severe concussion. Recovering from the brain injury took more than a year and a half, but it turned out that was the easier part. Marianna and her family hadn't figured on debilitating headaches that often left her unable to function. The headaches lasted four years through every imaginable medical treatment. Nothing worked. Then Marianna's mother, desperate for an answer, ended up on the Internet and came across a doctor she hoped could help. Last December, the Connecticut family traveled to Washington, D.C., to Georgetown University Hospital, where Marianna underwent outpatient surgery. Marianna, now 16, was understandably skittish. "I was almost at the point where I wanted to give up," she said. "I was really nervous about having surgery, but there was no way I couldn't try it." On Dec. 15, Georgetown plastic and peripheral nerve surgeon Dr. Ivica Ducic operated on Marianna's occipital nerves, which he found were inflamed. The occipital nerves begin in the spine in the upper neck and run through muscles in the back of the head and into the scalp. Ducic performed decompression … Continue reading →

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Brain injury treatment

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

Whether it be from the battlefield or the playing field, traumatic brain injury is something that has received a good deal of discussion in recent years, and along with that comes some significant breakthroughs in how is it treated, especially in a pre-hospital setting. When it comes to emergency medical services, Arizona is becoming recognized as leading the way with innovation when it comes to pre-hospital care in the field. The University of Arizona has established the Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care (EPIC) project with a new emphasis on traumatic brain injury. According to the UofA, an estimated 1,000 people die each week from traumatic brain injury in the United States. It is becoming clear that the care received before arriving at the hospital can make a significant difference in life or death and even the level of recovery for survivors. There is growing evidence that treatment in the early minutes following an injury significantly impacts the outcome of recovery. EMTs and paramedics around the state are receiving training for a new protocol for treating TBI patients for moderate to severe injury in the field. Fountain Hills Fire Department Paramedic Capt. Todd Brunin is certified as a master trainer with … Continue reading →

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Occupational Therapists are crucial to helping people with MS stay in work, says new report

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

A major report from the MS Society has called for occupational therapists to be more involved in caring for people with Multiple Sclerosis. Amongst its key recommendations it asks Governments across the UK to ensure that multi-disciplinary health and social care teams include occupational therapists, who can do so much to help people with MS stay active and help employers make appropriate adjustments. The report A lottery of treatment and care - states that occupational therapists are crucial to unlocking barriers to employment, enabling people with MS to get into and remain in work. It insists that assessments for benefits such as Personal Independence Payments (PIP) recognise the needs of people with fluctuating conditions, such as MS. Karin Bishop, Interim Head of Practice at COT said: This report highlights unacceptable inconsistencies in the care and support that people with MS receive. Access to the right support is vital and care must be tailored to suit the needs of each individual, and that is where occupational therapists skills can make a difference. Occupational therapists can help to address many of the problems highlighted in this report, providing preventative support and helping people to manage all aspects of living with MS. Occupational … Continue reading →

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Botox used to find new wrinkle in brain communication

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

May 2, 2013 National Institutes of Health researchers used the popular anti-wrinkle agent Botox to discover a new and important role for a group of molecules that nerve cells use to quickly send messages. This novel role for the molecules, called SNARES, may be a missing piece that scientists have been searching for to fully understand how brain cells communicate under normal and disease conditions. "The results were very surprising," said Ling-Gang Wu, Ph.D., a scientist at NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. "Like many scientists we thought SNAREs were only involved in fusion." Every day almost 100 billion nerve cells throughout the body send thousands of messages through nearly 100 trillion communication points called synapses. Cell-to-cell communication at synapses controls thoughts, movements, and senses and could provide therapeutic targets for a number of neurological disorders, including epilepsy. Nerve cells use chemicals, called neurotransmitters, to rapidly send messages at synapses. Like pellets inside shotgun shells, neurotransmitters are stored inside spherical membranes, called synaptic vesicles. Messages are sent when a carrier shell fuses with the nerve cell's own shell, called the plasma membrane, and releases the neurotransmitter "pellets" into the synapse. SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) are … Continue reading →

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Addisons Disease – Maintaining a Balance HSC – Hormone Replacement Therapy: Adolsterone – Video

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

Addisons Disease - Maintaining a Balance HSC - Hormone Replacement Therapy: Adolsterone Hey everyone, Just a quick update with some information about hormone replacement therapy. Nothing too in detail, just a quick outline. Thanks for watching. By: hscbiologyexposed … Continue reading →

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HRT Improves Muscle Function In Women

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Menopause Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 02 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Current ratings for: HRT Improves Muscle Function In Women 5 (1 votes) The research showed that muscle function in these women improves down to the muscle fiber level. The finding was published in The Journal of Physiology. Over the last 10 years, the negative results of several HRT studies put many women off. However, the results of this new report have shown a positive outcome from HRT - a treatment which can relieve symptoms of menopause. Past studies which have observed walking speed and jumping height have indicated that the treatment decreases the effects of age-related decline in muscle mass and strength. For the first time, these effects have been examined at cellular and molecular levels in this study. Six pairs of postmenopausal identical twins were involved in the investigation. In order to rule out genetic differences, only one pair of each set of twins underwent HRT. The experts then closely observed muscle biopsies taken from the subjects. Leading researcher Dr Lars Larsson, from Uppsala University Hospital Sweden, said: HRT is also linked to a more efficient organization … Continue reading →

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Health: Hormone therapy

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

NEW YORK, New York, United States (Reuters) - Though long-term hormone replacement therapy has serious health risks, going off the medication may lead to a return of menopausal symptoms and increased risk for high blood pressure, according to a new study. Taking estrogen or estrogen and progesterone hormones can help alleviate some bothersome symptoms of menopause, like hot flashes, vaginal dryness and trouble sleeping, but the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that postmenopausal women avoid the therapy due to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and breast cancer. The risks were widely publicized after the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study results were published in 2002. Despite those risks, "for some women there may be definite benefits (of hormone therapy) that have not been realized," lead author Dr. Michelle Warren of Columbia University Medical Center in New York told Reuters Health. The new study, which was funded by Pfizer, manufacturer of Prempro and Premarin hormone replacement drugs, included 310 postmenopausal women aged 56 to 73 who had been on hormone therapy for at least five years. The women were divided into three groups: those on continuous hormone therapy, those who stopped taking the hormones briefly and went … Continue reading →

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The Historical Emergence of Stem Cell Research – Video

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

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Turning human stem cells into brain cells sheds light on neural development

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

Public release date: 2-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: John Ascenzi Ascenzi@email.chop.edu 267-426-6055 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Medical researchers have manipulated human stem cells into producing types of brain cells known to play important roles in neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism. The new model cell system allows neuroscientists to investigate normal brain development, as well as to identify specific disruptions in biological signals that may contribute to neuropsychiatric diseases. Scientists from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research led a study team that described their research in the journal Cell Stem Cell, published online today. The research harnesses human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), which differentiate into a broad range of different cell types. In the current study, the scientists directed the stem cells into becoming cortical interneuronsa class of brain cells that, by releasing the neurotransmitter GABA, controls electrical firing in brain circuits. "Interneurons act like an orchestra conductor, directing other excitatory brain cells to fire in synchrony," said study co-leader Stewart A. Anderson, M.D., a research psychiatrist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "However, when interneurons malfunction, the synchrony is disrupted, and seizures or mental disorders can result." Anderson … Continue reading →

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Stem cell discovery could aid research into new treatments

Posted: Published on May 3rd, 2013

May 2, 2013 Scientists have made a fundamental discovery about how the properties of embryonic stem cells are controlled. The study, which focuses on the process by which these cells renew and increase in number, could help research to find new treatments. Researchers have found that a protein, which switches on genes to allow embryonic stem cells to self-renew, works better when the natural occurring level of the protein is reduced. It was previously thought that once levels of this protein -- called Oct 4 -- were reduced the numbers of new stem cells being produced would also fall. The finding will inform stem cell research, which is looking to find treatments for conditions including Parkinson's, motor neuron, liver and heart disease. During embryonic development, cells that have the capacity to become any cell type in the body -- called pluripotent stem cells -- can either renew themselves by multiplying in number or differentiate to become cells found in different parts of the body, for instance skin or liver. This need for pluripotent cells to increase in number is important so that there is a sufficient supply of them to be differentiated into other cell types. Scientists at the Medical … Continue reading →

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