Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

Damage to a part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can contribute to both memory problems and seizures in the most common form of epilepsy, according to research at the University of WisconsinMadison. Continue reading →

Dec 03, 2021 at 2:34 pm At the University of Washington Medical Center, radiologist Dr. Swati Rane Levendovszky watches brain pictures. Continue reading →

Ads and PSAs about strokes focus on what the average person needs to look for: facial drooping, arm weakness, and speech difficulties. But what the average person doesnt know about strokes is even more troubling. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 800,000 people suffer strokes each year in the United States the global number is roughly 15 million meaning on average, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and someone dies of a stroke every four minutes. Continue reading →

NEW YORK and LONDON, Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akari Therapeutics, Plc (Nasdaq: AKTX), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative therapeutics to treat orphan autoimmune and inflammatory diseases where complement (C5) and/or leukotriene (LTB4) systems are implicated, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2021 and recent clinical progress. Akaris two lead programs, in BP and pediatric HSCT-TMA, are in Phase III clinical development and both have been granted Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations by the U.S Continue reading →

A TALENTED trainee paramedic died in hospital after being found unconscious in her bedroom. Aoife Mcmanus, a dedicated student at the University of Brighton, died at the citys Royal Sussex County Hospital on June 12. The 23-year-old had been found hanging and unconscious in her bedroom by her mother Lyn in the early hours of June 4. Continue reading →

Main Content December 1, 2021 From a treatment for COVID-19 to inflation and toxic masculinity, TCU Horned Frogs are in the news. INSTITUTIONAL National Adoption Month - Here's how to connect children in need with forever families Nov. 27, 2021 Fox News Every child has the inherent right to be a part of a loving, caring and secure family Continue reading →

Movantik approved for inclusion as preferred and unrestricted brand on a major National Medicare Part D formulary serving more than 10 million Americans as of January 1, 2022 Movantik's total commercial coverage extends to 152 million American patients' lives and will grow to 46 million Medicare lives and will increase to over 94% coverage of Medicare Part D lives Movantik is the U.S. market-leading oral peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist (PAMORA), approved to treat opioid-induced constipation in adults with chronic non-cancer pain TEL AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. Continue reading →

PARAMUS,N.J., Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --SK Life Science, Inc., a subsidiary of SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., an innovative global pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, will present new post-hoc, retrospective analyses of the long-term safety and efficacy of its anti-seizure medication (ASM) XCOPRI (cenobamate tablets) CV at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting, held December 3-7, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois and virtually through AES 2021 Digital Select. The analyses examined data collected from a subset of 240 patients with partial-onset seizures who participated in the long-term, open-label multicenter phase 3 safety study (C021) Continue reading →

The father of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and his girlfriend have been jailed for the six-year-old's killing. Emma Tustin, 32, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 29 years at Coventry Crown Court on Friday after she was found guilty of murdering the boy, who had been poisoned, starved and beaten in a campaign of "evil" abuse. Her partner and Arthur's father, Thomas Hughes, 29, was sentenced to 21 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter. Continue reading →

Concussions are an unfortunate risk in cycling despite advances in helmet technology. Can hyperbaric oxygen therapy help to accelerate recovery? There are many different variations in traumatic brain injuries, and very few tried and true ways to consistently resolve symptoms. Continue reading →