• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 22nd, 2015
High-Tech Headphones Zoom In on Brain Damage, Facilitate Diagnosis

High-Tech Headphones Zoom In on Brain Damage, Facilitate Diagnosis

The headphones are the work of medical experts in the UK

Scientists Find Where Sarcasm Resides in the Brain

Scientists Find Where Sarcasm Resides in the Brain

Study finds damage to a brain structure dubbed the right sagittal stratum correlates with being unable to detect sarcasm

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 24th, 2014
Scientists Diagnose 100,000-Year-Old Case of Brain Damage

Scientists Diagnose 100,000-Year-Old Case of Brain Damage

The brain damage most likely resulted from a violent head trauma

Music Evokes Autobiographical Memories in the Human Brain

Music Evokes Autobiographical Memories in the Human Brain

Scientists use music to help patients with brain injury-induced amnesia

Migraines Foster Brain Lesions, Can Cause Permanent Damage

Migraines Foster Brain Lesions, Can Cause Permanent Damage

Specialists say migraines are more dangerous than people think

People Who Eat Loads of Red Meat Are More Likely to Get Alzheimer's

People Who Eat Loads of Red Meat Are More Likely to Get Alzheimer's

Researchers suspect this is because red meat contains a lot of iron

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2013
Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Boy in Florida

Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Boy in Florida

The boy appears to have contracted the parasite while swimming in a canal

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 12th, 2013
Ötzi the Iceman Got Hit in the Head Just Minutes Before Dying

Ötzi the Iceman Got Hit in the Head Just Minutes Before Dying

Researchers suspect the iceman was ambushed and killed

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2013
Marijuana Can Prevent Brain Damage, Study on Mice Shows

Marijuana Can Prevent Brain Damage, Study on Mice Shows

Mice injected with low doses of THC have an easier time coping with brain trauma

Advanced Stroke Treatment Now Available

Advanced Stroke Treatment Now Available

The approach reduces the amount of long-lasting brain damage people get

  • Health
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • November 2nd, 2010
Possible Treatment for Brain Trauma Effects

Possible Treatment for Brain Trauma Effects

  • Science
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • August 10th, 2010
The US EPA Rules Cement Plants Emissions

The US EPA Rules Cement Plants Emissions

This is the first time the EPA emits national rules that protect the health of the Americans

Future Helmets Will Include Diagnostics Tools

Future Helmets Will Include Diagnostics Tools

They will assess the severity of injuries

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 10th, 2010
Xenon Cooling Therapy to Prevent Babies' Brain Damage

Xenon Cooling Therapy to Prevent Babies' Brain Damage

If complications arise at birth

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 8th, 2009
Animal Proteins Could Promote Brain-Damage Healing

Animal Proteins Could Promote Brain-Damage Healing

Chicken, fish and protein shakes are the way to go

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 4th, 2009
Holding Your Breath Can Cause Brain Damage

Holding Your Breath Can Cause Brain Damage

The exact effects of prolonged apnea are not fully known

 
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