LearningRx1 December, 2013 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 5

Blood biomarker predicts which TBI victims will have most damage...

Dec 6, 2013 by

Researchers have discovered that calpain-cleaved all-spectrin N-terminal fragment (SNTF) can serve as a biomarker to predict which concussion victims will have the worst white matter tract structural damage and persistent cognitive dysfunction. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/269119.php...

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Non-verbal learning disability looks different than autism in brain...

Dec 5, 2013 by

Researchers have discovered evidence that the brains of children with NVLD actually develop differently than other children, even those with HFA....

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Brain connections strengthen while children sleep

Dec 4, 2013 by

Although connections within hemispheres weaken during children’s sleep, the connections between hemispheres are strengthened....

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Asparagine in meat, egg and dairy essential for brain development...

Dec 3, 2013 by

Although Asparagine is found in foods, which means it can provide an essential amino acid to most organs in the body, that’s not true for the brain because it Asparagine is not easily transported via the blood-brain barrier....

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Banned chemical still affecting seniors’ cognition 30 years later...

Dec 2, 2013 by

In 1979, PCBs were banned in the U.S., but its effects are still showing up in seniors in the form of lower cognitive performance....

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Study shows cognitive rehabilitation for MS works

Dec 1, 2013 by

A new study shows that mSMT (modified Story Memory Technique) had a significant effect on learning and memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis....

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