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Mid-life high blood pressure linked to increased brain damage later...

Dec 3, 2020 by

Mid-life high blood pressure linked to increased brain damage later

A new study published in European Heart Journal found a strong association between diastolic blood pressure (the blood pressure between heart beats) before age 50 and brain damage in later life (elderly). This is true even if the diastolic...

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Many retired NFL players have poor memory and brain shrinkage...

Jun 17, 2015 by

A new study has found that there is a strong link between long-term brain impairments and concussions in retired NFL players....

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Injectable hydrogel helps repair brain damage via stem cell therapy...

Jun 8, 2015 by

Mice with stroke-related brain damage demonstrated improvements in motor coordination within just weeks of being given injections of neural stem and progenitor cells enveloped in hydrogel....

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Brain damage linked to long-term exposure to air pollution

May 22, 2015 by

New research indicates that being exposed to air pollution for an extended number of years–even at low levels–may lead to brain damage. Specifically, the brain damage serves as a marker of age-related cognitive impairment and other brain conditions....

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More evidence exercise may protect older brains from damage

Apr 1, 2015 by

A new study out of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that the most physically active seniors had no reduction in movement abilities despite MRIs showing high levels of age-related brain damage....

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TBI blood test may not be feasible after all

Feb 16, 2015 by

Identifying biomarkers that detect TBI may not be feasible, as once thought, because the brain’s waste removal system might affect the amount of proteins that can reach the blood system. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150113184141.htm...

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