Bodyguard for the brain: Researchers identify mechanism that seems to protect brain from aging

Date:July 13, 2011Source:University of BonnResearchers from the Universities of Bonn and Mainz have discovered a mechanism that seems to protect the brain from aging.Credit: Image copyright University of Bonn[Click to enlarge image]Researchers from the...

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Alzheimer’s Caused By Loss of Cannabinoids, Study Shows

Alzheimer’s Caused By Loss of Cannabinoids, Study ShowsVery interesting, but according to the study, “it would be inaccurate to assume that smoking cannabis could counteract the effects of beta-amyloid plaque on memory and learning.” The study as a whole...

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A Story of Hope

Dear friends, I would like to share a true"feel good" story of HOPE! I had my firstseizure the day my mom had a 15 poundovarian malignant tumor removed. Hersurgery was 6 weeks after we buried my dad.My mom is an amazing woman and has survivedchemo...

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Traumatic Brain Injury Triples Risk of Early Death

Home » Inside Pain » Traumatic Brain Injury Triples Risk of Early DeathPreviousTraumatic Brain Injury Triples Risk of Early DeathTraumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to long-lasting effects that triple survivors’ risk of premature death,...

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The Miracle of a Weed

The Miracle of a WeedIt is just a weed,It grows from a seed.It was put here for all in need.Its very existence has caused many to wrongly intercede.This weed has the ability to heal.We, the patients, just want a fair and just deal.This weed has caused...

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In military personnel, no difference between blast- and nonblast-related concussions

June 16, 2014By Julia Evangelou StraitU.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEU.S. service members transport an injured Marine to a Black Hawk helicopter for medical evacuation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in 2012. A new study of traumatic brain injury in military...

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Our Fate

Our FateI hear your agony as you try to make sense, of all that seems so senseless.The devastation of being told that you have a brain injury, is an enormous loss.It is so unacceptable and so hard to comprehend, that it seems unendurable.In light of...

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I Got Tired of Dwelling On Loss

I Got Tired of Dwelling On LossBrain Injury was one more thing thattaught me about loss. Uncontrolledseizures further taught me that losshad somehow become my boss. Therewere so many days I totally resentedsuch a tremendous life cost. The...

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It Felt Like I Walked Alone

It Felt Like I Walked AloneIt felt like I walked all alone, in a great deal of need.It felt like it was a rough road made of dirt and weeds.I never knew where this road would one day finally lead,I did know I had to keep going or I couldn't possibly...

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GLIMPSES

GLIMPSESIt was just a split second in time,now I am forever different from before.Feeling sad sometimes is certainly not a crime,none of us can predict what life might have in store.My children have lost a crucial part of their life,my original goals...

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McGRATH: Illinois Eye Institute project aims to identify CTE in the living

BY DAN MCGRATH For Sun-Times Media June 14, 2014 4:35PMDr. Leonard Messner (from right) and Dr. Christina Morettin of the Illinois Eye Institute with patient Jim Kuhn. | Illinois Eye InstituteUpdated: June 14, 2014 4:39PM David Diaz knows...

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