In a major study, researchers have discovered that a blood protein test could detect the severity of head trauma in under 15 minutes. According to the study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, the researchers have shown that glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can accurately determine the severity of a brain injury through a blood test. Now, the research team advanced the development of a point-of-care testing device which is designed to help clinicians assess traumatic brain injury (TBI) in minutes Continue reading →

Anne Marie Sorsa, right, who was a vice-president of the Timmins Seizure and Brain Injury Centre, was with Rhonda Latendresse, as she's taking over as the centre's executive director from Latendresse. Continue reading →

STACY SQUIRES Dale Henley broke his back and had a traumatic brain injury in a mountain biking accident last year. He stayed two months in a rehab facility run by Laura Fergusson trust in Christchurch and credits the place for a full recovery. Dale Henley cannot remember flying over his handlebars and landing on his head. Continue reading →

Lithium is one of the most widely-used medications for the treatment of bipolar disorder because it decreases suicidal thoughts a leading cause of death in those with bipolar and helps manage both manic and depressive episodes. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that affects about 2.8% of the US adult population and is a condition characterized by episodes of mania and depression Continue reading →

DEMENTIA could be treatable in the same way as breast cancer detected at the earliest stages as experts hailed real progress in treatment and screening. Professor Craig Ritchie,a world-leading authority in dementia based at the Universityof Edinburgh, said advances in blood-based biomarkers are opening the door to reliable and effective screening and early treatment for neurodegenerative disease. He said screening for the earliest stages of Alzheimers Disease is about five to 10 years away but could be piloted earlier if plans to launch four new dedicated brain health clinics are able to progress. Continue reading →

Twenty-two research projects led by researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and affiliated health authority research centres were awarded $15 million from the Canadian Institute of Health Research Project Grant Spring 2020 competition. The Project Grant program supports researchers in building and conducting health-related research and knowledge translation projects, covering all areas of health. In addition to the Project Grant Spring 2020 competition, one Faculty of Medicine project was awarded a priority announcement bridge grant of $100,000 Continue reading →

A CLUBGOER suffered a life-threatening head injury when he was punched to the ground on his way to McDonalds in Keighley town centre, Bradford Crown Court heard. He was transferred from Airedale Hospital to Leeds General Infirmary where emergency surgery was carried out to treat a large skull fracture and bleeding on the brain. Continue reading →

MODESTO (CBS13) The 7-year-old Modesto boy at the center of a child abuse case has been left in a coma due to the injuries, a criminal complaint against the childs mother and boyfriend reveals. Back on Sept. 13, Modesto police responded to a medical aid call at an apartment in the 1900 block of Oakdale Road Continue reading →

Matt Burke has been a General Motors graphic designer for 15 years, where his work is mostly digital. Outside the office, he works in mixed media art for more hands-on side projects Continue reading →