• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
25-Year-Old Man Starts Seizing Only When Solving Sudoku Puzzles

25-Year-Old Man Starts Seizing Only When Solving Sudoku Puzzles

Doctors say it happened because of brain trauma

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons

Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons

The study might lead to therapies to regenerate the brain

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 15th, 2015
Broken and Swollen Nerve Fibers Found in the Brains of Combat Veterans

Broken and Swollen Nerve Fibers Found in the Brains of Combat Veterans

The damaged nerve fibers form a honeycomb pattern, researchers believed them to be the signature of shell shock

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 24th, 2014
Using Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Treat Brain Injuries Is Doable

Using Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Treat Brain Injuries Is Doable

Researchers experimenting on mice report success in using bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged brains

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2014
How the Immune System Attacks the Brain Following Head Injury

How the Immune System Attacks the Brain Following Head Injury

Researchers say that, in the aftermath of a head injury, the immune system moves in to attack and kill brain cells

The Brain Might Be Able to Repair Itself from Within

The Brain Might Be Able to Repair Itself from Within

Newly discovered type of neuron tells stem cells to make more neurons

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 6th, 2014
Savant Syndrome: Man Becomes Math Genius After Suffering Head Injury

Savant Syndrome: Man Becomes Math Genius After Suffering Head Injury

“Acquired savant syndrome is very rare,” specialist Berit Brogaard explains

Canadian Woman Wakes Up with Scottish Accent After Horse Fall

Canadian Woman Wakes Up with Scottish Accent After Horse Fall

The 50-year-old mother of two had her Canadian accent replaced by a Caledonian one

Ian and Larissa Murphy – A Love Story that Goes Beyond Debilitating Brain Injury

Ian and Larissa Murphy – A Love Story that Goes Beyond Debilitating Brain Injury

Couple still weds despite horrific driving accident

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2009
USAF Opens Brain Clinic in Alaska

USAF Opens Brain Clinic in Alaska

It will handle serious cases