LearningRx1 Memory | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 50

New head-scanning ultrasound technology helps diagnose TBIs

Sep 6, 2016 by

The University of Aberdeen is developing software that lets medics scan for bleeding in the brain using ultrasound while on location. The results can then be sent to an expert for swift diagnosis....

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Protein released in response to running improves memory

Sep 4, 2016 by

A study using mice found that running increased the protein cathepsin B, which spurred brain cell growth and improved memory recall after running. Mice lacking the ability to produce cathepsin B could not remember where a particular platform in...

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Noninvasive drug delivery method could treat TBI damage

Sep 2, 2016 by

A new study has found that a peptide could target and repair brain tissue after TBI. The research was done by delivering the drug intravenously into mice, rather than through a direct injection into the brain....

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Cognitive Training with Supplemental Digital Delivery for Soldiers with TBI: Functional Results...

Sep 1, 2016 by

Abstract: As part of the quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest feasibility study with 11 soldiers between 3 and 36 months post traumatic brain injury, researchers collected personal pre-intervention goals from each participant. At the completion of the study, researchers collected self-reported improvements...

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Poor balance may be signal higher dementia risk in oldest adults...

Aug 31, 2016 by

A new study found a link between dementia risk and poor performance on a standing balance test and a four-meter walking test....

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Cognitive Training with Supplemental Digital Delivery for Soldiers with TBI...

Aug 30, 2016 by

A Feasibility Study of One-On-One Cognitive Training with Supplemental Digital Delivery for Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury   Abstract: In this quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest feasibility study, 11 soldiers between 3 and 36 months post traumatic brain injury completed half of ThinkRx through...

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State Achievement Test Results for ReadRx Clients

Aug 29, 2016 by

Abstract: In 2010, LearningRx collected state reading achievement test records from 65 ReadRx graduates. Prior to training, the mean percentile for this group was 33. After training, the group had jumped to the 47th percentile in reading—nearly average for...

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