Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

ByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on October 19, 2023Medically reviewed byBrigid Dwyer, MDFact checked byNick BlackmerA middle cerebral artery (MCA)strokeoccurs

Updated on: December 21,2023

Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

ByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on October 19, 2023Medically reviewed byBrigid Dwyer, MDFact checked byNick BlackmerA middle cerebral artery (MCA)strokeoccurs

Updated on:December 21,2023

Strategies to promote better sleep in these uncertain times

April 4, 2020BySuzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH, ContributorThese are unprecedented times. Given the real and tangible threat of the coronavirus pandemic on personal, community, and societal levels, it

Updated on: December 20,2023

Strategies to promote better sleep in these uncertain times

April 4, 2020BySuzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH, ContributorThese are unprecedented times. Given the real and tangible threat of the coronavirus pandemic on personal, community, and societal levels, it

Updated on:December 20,2023

Technique to 'listen' to a patient's brain during tumour surgery

byUniversity of CambridgeBrains. Credit: Kai SchreiberSurgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient's brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of

Updated on: December 18,2023

Technique to 'listen' to a patient's brain during tumour surgery

byUniversity of CambridgeBrains. Credit: Kai SchreiberSurgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient's brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of

Updated on:December 18,2023

Investigating the pathogenesis of rare congenital nerve disorder

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityConfocal live microscopy image of mitochondria (MitoTracker/purple) and lysosomes (LysoTracker/green) in a peripheral sensory neuron from mutant Rab7 mic

Updated on: November 26,2023

Investigating the pathogenesis of rare congenital nerve disorder

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityConfocal live microscopy image of mitochondria (MitoTracker/purple) and lysosomes (LysoTracker/green) in a peripheral sensory neuron from mutant Rab7 mic

Updated on:November 26,2023

Can Supplements Really Boost Brain Health?

ByBrittany Lubeck, RDPublished on September 29, 2023Medically reviewed byBeth Thomas, PharmDWorldwide, more than 50 million people have dementia, a disease that affects cogniti

Updated on: November 21,2023

Can Supplements Really Boost Brain Health?

ByBrittany Lubeck, RDPublished on September 29, 2023Medically reviewed byBeth Thomas, PharmDWorldwide, more than 50 million people have dementia, a disease that affects cogniti

Updated on:November 21,2023

Gum disease and tooth loss linked to brain shrinkage

The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and Alzheimer's disease. The study does not prove that gum disease o

Updated on: November 19,2023

Gum disease and tooth loss linked to brain shrinkage

The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, which plays a role in memory and Alzheimer's disease. The study does not prove that gum disease o

Updated on:November 19,2023

Connections between nerves and stem cells may be essential for function

Researchers have demonstrated that stem cells attract neurons with different strengths and that connections between the two may be vital for cancer stem cell function.Scientists exploring how neurons

Updated on: November 01,2023

Connections between nerves and stem cells may be essential for function

Researchers have demonstrated that stem cells attract neurons with different strengths and that connections between the two may be vital for cancer stem cell function.Scientists exploring how neurons

Updated on:November 01,2023

Transplanted brain organoids show response to visual stimuli in adult rats

Researchers say that by looking at individual neurons, they were able to gain a deeper understanding of the integration of transplanted brain organoids.In a study published inCell Stem Cell, res

Updated on: October 31,2023

Transplanted brain organoids show response to visual stimuli in adult rats

Researchers say that by looking at individual neurons, they were able to gain a deeper understanding of the integration of transplanted brain organoids.In a study published inCell Stem Cell, res

Updated on:October 31,2023

Stem cell therapy to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS)

In the pursuit of a remedy for Alzheimer’s disease, a frontier in medical science is illuminating a glimmer of hope. Stem cell therapies have already demonstrated their prowess in treating diverse can

Updated on: October 31,2023

Stem cell therapy to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS)

In the pursuit of a remedy for Alzheimer’s disease, a frontier in medical science is illuminating a glimmer of hope. Stem cell therapies have already demonstrated their prowess in treating diverse can

Updated on:October 31,2023

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on: October 31,2023

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on:October 31,2023

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on: October 31,2023

New hydrogel stem cell treatment could repair injured brain tissue

The new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel allowed researchers to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice.Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Australian National Uni

Updated on:October 31,2023

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on: October 31,2023

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on:October 31,2023