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Xenon Found to Prevent Early Death and Improve Long-term Cognition After TBI...

May 30, 2019 by

New research from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Imperial College London has found that the anesthetic drug xenon helps the brain when given soon after a traumatic brain injury. The drug appears to prevent early death and long-term cognitive...

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Kids whose families move more may have declines in academic performance...

Jun 30, 2016 by

A study of 19,162 children found that those who moved households frequently had declines in grades and higher rates of emotional and behavioral problems....

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HDACis may help those with PTSD

Feb 27, 2014 by

Drugs that enhance the brain’s ability to replace bad memories with good ones (called HDACis) are looking promising in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder....

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Veterans with blast-induced TBIs report poorer vision

Nov 23, 2013 by

Veterans who received a TBI from a blast reported poorer vision than not only healthy individuals, but also people with known eye diseases....

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Low level blast explosions decrease neurocognitive performance...

Oct 12, 2013 by

Soldiers and police who go through training that uses low level blasts to force open an entry are at risk of decreased neurocognitive performance. The blasts can cause symptoms similar to those found in athletes with sports-related concussions....

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High-flying military pilots found to have brain lesions

Sep 28, 2013 by

Military aviators who fly at particularly high altitudes have significantly more white matter hyperintensities. Compared to control subjects, the pilots had nearly a fourfold rise in the volume of lesions (375%) and a threefold rise in the number of...

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