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Innovative protocol converts cord blood cells into neuron-like cells that may prove valuable for the treatment of a wide range of neurological conditions, including stroke, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. For more than 20 years, doctors have been using cells from blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after childbirth to …
Dietary supplementation of the docosahexanoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, may help to prevent traumatic brain injury, in a lab animal model. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious medical condition whose incidence among athletes engaged in impact sports, as well as soldiers in the military, is on the rise. To-date there has been …
Synthetic derivative of the curry spice turmeric dramatically improves the behavioral and molecular deficits seen in animal models of ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death of older people in the United States, while traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading …
Arizona State University (US) team pioneers a new transcranial pulsed ultrasound method that offers a potential non-invasive treatment approach for brain injury and disease. While other brain stimulation techniques involve surgical implantation or have significant adverse profile risks. William “Jamie” Tyler, from Arizona State University (Arizona, USA), and colleagues have pioneered a non-invasive transcranial pulsed …