Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

High Wire is Maia Szalavitz's reported opinion column on drugs and drug policy. When a researcher suggested that Gerod Buckhalter have experimental brain surgery to treat his addiction, the 33-year-old former hotel worker jumped at the chance. He had misused opioids since hed been sidelined by a football injury in high school, later adding Xanax and other benzodiazepines to his mix Continue reading →

We must focus on meaningful ways to support coronavirus patients after they leave the ICU Since nearly half of all patients with severe respiratory failure who are placed on a ventilator die, we tend to declare victory if a COVID-19 patient comes off the machine alive. Continue reading →

University of Virginia scientists are exploring why nerve cells die after spinal cord injuries research that they hope could improve treatments. Jonathan Kipnis, and Kodi Ravichandran, professors at the UVa School of Medicine, have received $350,00 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in support of their research, the university announced. Using a probe developed by Ravichandran, the two researchers are planning to track nerve cells after they die and are swallowed up by immune cells, or phagocytes, that remove them from the body. Continue reading →

When the axons that extend from neurons break during a spinal cord injury, the result is often a lifelong loss of motor functioning, because vital connections from the brain to other body parts cannot be restored. Now, researchers from Temple Universitys Lewis Katz School of Medicine say they may have found a way to recover some functions lost to axon breaks. Continue reading →

An unspecified number of the more than 100 troops who were treated for traumatic brain injuries suffered in a January missile attack on Al Asad air base in Iraq have been recommended for Purple Hearts, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday. Continue reading →

Rising usage of atypical antipsychotics, omega3 fatty acids, antidepressants, glutamateric neurotransmission modulators, erythropoietin, COX2 inhibitors and Nacetylcysteine have antiapoptotic properties which can help in brain maturational processes from psychotic disorders. Continue reading →

In the HBO drama The Sopranos, crime boss Tony Soprano sneaks through a maze of storefronts to meet with his therapist. The last thing he wants is for his mob family to know he is seeing a shrink. Continue reading →

Vitamin E is an essential vitamin that plays many important roles in your body. However, as with many vitamins, getting too much can lead to health complications. In this case, its known as vitamin E overdose, or vitamin E toxicity. Continue reading →

A little girl who has had 60 operations and made numerous miracle recoveries in her five short years of life has been left in treatment limbo by the coronavirus lockdown. Molly Bamborough was given a 10% chance of survival as a baby when she was born with a hole in her diaphragm and spent a month on life support. Continue reading →

If youve ever jammed out to your favorite dance beats before a big event, or power-rocked your way through a workout, you know music can affect your mood. Continue reading →