Cooling-Down Therapy Reduces Brain Damage of Newborns: Report

Xinhua English Newswire;  November 9, 1995 ;     111 words ......immediately after birth could help reduce brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen, a research report...and pigs show that light to moderate brain damage is considerably reduced by cooling...effect on babies suffering from severe brain damage, the report said. Scientists ...

Chiropractor Survives Brain Damage, Almost Quits Practicing, And What He...

Dynamic Chiropractic;  March 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......patients are in great hands. No strokes, no brain damage, heck the chiropractic patient is arguably...guard him or her against the kind of Brain Damage chiropractic causes. If you are going...I was left for dead with irreparable brain damage and also the story of my unlikely ...

Brain Damage Killed Benoit, Experts Say

The Washington Post;  September 6, 2007 ;     283 words ...Extensive brain damage caused by a career in professional wrestling...institute's experts believe Benoit's brain damage "is enough to very likely explain...would not have caused Benoit's brain damage, and while he drew no conclusions...

Alcoholics risk brain damage ; Home News IN BRIEF

The Independent - London;  December 18, 2006 ;     62 words ...Long-term alcoholics risk permanent brain damage. Researchers found that while the brain can regenerate after damage caused by drink, it struggles more after longer periods. They looked at how the form, function and size of brains in 15 patients...

DRUNKENNESS LATE IN PREGNANCY MAY CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE TO BABY

United Press International;  February 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ......pregnancy may cause brain damage to baby WASHINGTON...irreversible brain damage in her baby...considerable brain damage," says neuroscientist...deformities, brain damage caused by one episode...shows that the brain damage associated with...ways to ...

Lab-Grown Cells Given to Stroke Victim; Aim Is to Reverse Brain Damage

The Washington Post;  July 2, 1998 ;     700+ words ......as treatments for damage caused by other disorders...they can reverse brain damage, Kondziolka said...reverse stroke-related brain damage. It occurs when...in nearby healthy brain regions, and repaired the damage. Paralyzed animals...

Drunkenness late in pregnancy may cause brain damage to baby.

United Press International;  March 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ......cause irreversible brain damage in her baby, suggests...cause considerable brain damage, says neuroscientist...face deformities, brain damage caused by one episode...shows that the brain damage associated with...ways to control damage caused by a ...

LEN CAPELING's column: Brain damage caused by heading.(Sport)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  November 14, 2002 ;     126 words ...Byline: LEN CAPELING THE deaths of Bob Paisley and Joe Mercer were said to be linked to brain damage caused by heading occasionally waterlogged leather footballs. Which weighed a ton. Now a Midlands coroner has ruled that Jeff Astle...

Long-time alcoholics 'risk brain damage that lasts'

Yorkshire Post;  December 18, 2006 ;     296 words ...Long-time alcoholics 'risk brain damage that lasts' Long-term alcoholics are running the risk of permanent brain damage according a study out today. Research has shown that while the brain can regenerate following damage caused by drink it struggles more after longer periods. Scanning...

Drug combo also helps stop brain damage caused by HIV

The Hindustan Times;  October 9, 2007 ;     382 words ......infections caused by HIV also stops brain damage caused by the virus. For the study, Swedish...levels of the protein, suggestive of brain damage, at the beginning of treatment. However...levels of this particular biomarker for brain damage. In addition, for the 32 patients ...

GBP750K study to sum up brain damage

Evening Times;  April 29, 2008 ;     127 words ......University to see if maths can unlock the mysteries behind the damage caused by strokes, dementia and other conditions. His team hope to generate computer models that predict brain damage in the lab - and assess the likely effects of new treatments...

Drugs 'can slow brain damage'.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  June 1, 2005 ;     243 words ...Byline: JENNY HOPE DRUGS to combat Alzheimer's actually slow brain damage caused by the disease rather than just alleviating symptoms, according to the latest research. The National Institute for Health and Clinical...

Brain damage 'cure'.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  September 4, 1997 ;     109 words ...Canadian researchers say they have found a protein that helps stop the brain damage caused by stroke and diseases that target nerve cells. They used a combination of drugs and gene therapy to get brain cells in rats to...

Brain damage risk for long-term alcoholics

The Northern Echo;  December 18, 2006 ;     194 words ...LONG-TERM alcoholics are running the risk of permanent brain damage according to a study out today.Research has shown that while the brain can regenerate following damage caused by drink, it struggles more after longer periods.Scanning technology...

Stroke victims' hope; Experts say revolutionary glove treatment could...

Evening Times;  October 14, 2002 ;     329 words ......treatment which could help them recover. Psychologists at Caledonian University hope to help patients reverse the brain damage caused by the condition using a simple treatment and a special glove. Now they are looking for volunteers who have had...