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The treatment involves implanting electrodes in the brain that are attached to a device placed under the skin in the chest. Recent research is promising, and doctors believe federal approval may come soon.
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A driving rehab therapist at USF says up to 75% of the seniors she evaluates have cognitive impairment. Some can still drive with regular testing and restrictions. Advance directives are a way to handle the challenge.
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Researchers used sound waves to jiggle a temporary opening in the brain's protective shield for three patients over six months. In spots where that shield was opened, more plaque was cleared.
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Students and faculty from multiple university departments collaborated on a unique device the delivers a repeated presentation of a strobe flash to see how the brain handles that information.
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The neurosurgeon was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull last year in Australia and used forceps to pull out the 3-inch-long living parasite.
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Particle pollution from sugar cane burning can cross the blood brain barrier and lead to brain inflammation.
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Researchers say the practice is dangerous and should be phased out, especially for children. The new diagnoses come as soccer officials gather in Chicago for a Head Injury Summit.
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In this episode of WJCT's What's Health Got to Do With It, retired NFL player Ben Utecht talks about his history of brain injuries before a panel of doctors discuss concussions in sports.
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People whose brains have been injured by concussions, traumatic accidents, strokes or neurodegenerative conditions can benefit from targeted therapy. Experts also employ therapies for long-COVID patients with memory and language problems.
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Lawmakers voted to give $150,000 stipends to parents whose children were once enrolled in the NICA state program but had been dropped when the children succumbed to their birth injuries.
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Lab-grown brainlike organoids altered with an ancient gene began to look and behave differently. The experiments help show how the human brain has evolved.
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Researchers studying a degenerative disease in former athletes say 11 of 12 brains of deceased former NFL players tested over the past year showed signs...