LearningRx1 TBI/Concussion | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 14

Scientists convert skin cells into brain cells

Dec 6, 2014 by

Scientists discovered that if they exposed skin cells to a certain combination of cell programming molecules, they could convert them into brain cells....

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Stroke-fighting drug may treat TBI

Nov 26, 2014 by

A drug used to treat stroke is showing to be helpful in treating TBI when administered as a nasal spray....

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Erasing memories with light

Nov 21, 2014 by

Neuroscientists at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience and Dept. of Psychology found a way to erase specific memories in mice using light....

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Injury to brain “hubs” does more damage than farther from hubs...

Nov 11, 2014 by

Research from the University of Iowa have discovered that injury affects the brain more when it damages the hubs....

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Paper in Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Nov 9, 2014 by

A Pilot Study Evaluating Attention and Strategy Training Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury:...

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Sleep apnea damages the brain

Oct 31, 2014 by

There’s new evidence that brain damage caused by sleep apnea is due to weaker brain blood flow....

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Recovering from TBI heavily influenced by BDNF gene

Oct 22, 2014 by

Just one change in the sequence of the BDNF gene can cause some TBI victims to be more impaired than others with the same wounds....

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