K. Fassbender
A study published inCellhas shed light on a surprising connection between brain injury from a stroke and heart health.Researchers have discovered that specific immune cells, known as myeloid cells, can retain a “memory” of the brain injury, leading to long-term inflammation in the hear...
The investigators tested reading and phonological abilities in 67 people, 30 of whom had had a stroke and 37 that had not. Advanced MRI techniques allowed the researchers to trace out white matter connections, which are akin to wiring diagrams for the brain, as well as map out stroke location...
Whether reeling from a sudden stroke or buckling under the sustained assault of Alzheimer's, the brain becomes inflamed, leading to cognitive problems and even death. Ad Scientists have known for many years that severe inflammation can kill the brain's neurons. Now, researchers at UC San Francis...
This article will explore recent research where hypnosis for stroke patients was used as a viable alternative therapy to affect their psychological well-being.
The fusion of these two domains has revolutionized various aspects of medical practice, ranging from early disease detection and accurate diagnosis to personalized treatment planning and improved patient outcomes. Medical imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
Here are some tips onmastering stroke order. 1). 从上到下Top to bottom When a Chinese character is “stacked” vertically, like the character 立 (lì) which means to stand, the rule is to write from top to bottom. 2). 从左到右Left to right ...
10 min read People with diabetes can run into trouble if their levels of blood sugar and insulin are out of balance. Usually, they can take steps to correct what's going on and stop the symptoms. But sometimes, they won't be able to help themselves, and you may need to step in to...
That’s what the re-mapping hypothesis predicts would happen in the brain. “If the hypothesis were true, we would see cells that survived the stroke start to respond to that whisker that had the stroke,” Zeiger says. “What we found was that that didn’t happen.” ...
(Medical Xpress) -- The simple act of picking up a pencil requires the coordination of dozens of muscles: The eyes and head must turn toward the object as the hand reaches forward and the fingers grasp it. To make this job more manageable, the brain’s m