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Exposure to lead during childhood leads to permanent damage, study says
A new study is reporting that exposure to lead during childhood can lead to permanent brain damage. What's more, there are no parts of the brain that aren't affected by lead exposure, and different areas of the brain are affected differently....
Tags: lead exposure, lead paint in toys, recall, childhood safety, health, childhood leads, Occupational safety and health, Toxicology, Frontal lobe, Brain damage, Brain, Central nervous system, Neuroanatomy, Disaster Accident, Cerebrum, Health Medical Pharma, leads exposure, Environment
Lead exposure during childhood 'causes permanent brain damage'
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 1 day ago
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What we have found is that no region of the brain is spared from lead exposure," said the study''s lead author, Kim Cecil, Ph.D., imaging scientist at Cincinnati Children''s Hospital Medical Center and professor of radiology, pediatrics and neuroscience...
Tags: lead exposure, brain damage, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Health Medical Pharma, Neuroanatomy, Intelligence quotient, Central nervous system, Neuroimaging, Cerebrum, Cognitive science, Neurotrauma, Brain, Radiology, Organs, Frontal lobe, Traumatic brain injury
Progress, setbacks for boy abused as baby
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Kevin celebrated his seventh birthday Friday, spending the day with his adopted mother and family. He got his own party and played with his new toy school bus and alphabet game. He’s a generally happy boy with a good life, largely unaware of his troubled...
Tags: Kevin, Michele Surprenant, Atlanta, Head injury, Cerebral palsy, Neurotrauma, Brain, Brain damage, Dream, Shaken baby syndrome, Traumatic brain injury
How to keep mind sharp
Miami :: FL :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility People with some forgetfulness can use a variety of techniques that might help them stay healthy and maintain their memory and mental skills...National Institutes of Health: Plan tasks, make ``to do'' lists, and use memory aids like notes and calendars.
Tags: Miami, Health Medical Pharma, Abnormal psychology, Alcohol, Memory, Major depressive disorder, Drinking culture, Brain damage, Physical exercise, Neurology
Belgian wrongly believed to have been in coma ''feels like a newborn baby'
Liège :: Belgium | 8 days ago
Credibility The 46-year-old Rom Houben was injured in a car crash in 1983 when he was 20 and doctors took him to be in coma, although they now agree that he was conscious throughout. However, it was not until three years ago, when a specialised brain scan diagnosed...
Tags: Rom Houben, brain scans, car crash, Ron Houben, Mr Houben, loved ones, Belgium, Liège, Neurology, Health Medical Pharma, Coma, Steven Laureys, Persistent vegetative state, Locked-in syndrome, Materialists, Consciousness, Neurotrauma, Philosophy of mind, Brain damage, Minimally conscious state, Intensive care medicine, Emergency medicine, Death, Infant feeding, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Elizabeth Woolcock, Sjￃﾶgren's syndrome, Strong AI, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Traumatic brain injury, Baby bottle
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Sun :: LA :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility This is another installment of a series exploring issues faced by families who care for special needs adults...Stick around a few minutes, and you will see him flash that hand signal enough times that you may begin believing it yourself, despite knowing...
Tags: Charles, Agnes, Chuck Wasem, San Antonio, brain damage, taking care, Texas, Sun, Chuck, Health Medical Pharma
Regular exercise cuts men's risk of brain damage by stroke
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 18 days ago
Credibility Reimers showed that in men, rapid walking or cycling can lower the risk cerebral hemorrhage by 40pct...However, in women, a statistically significant effect has not been demonstrated. Another study led by sports physician Martin Halle also showed that...
Tags: regular exercise, brain damage, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Colorectal cancer, Cerebral hemorrhage, Stroke, Physical exercise, Cerebral infarction, Health Medical Pharma
Monash team's breakthrough could save babies
Melbourne :: Australia | 28 days ago
Credibility A team at Monash Children's Hospital is due to announce today that it has discovered a way to prevent progressive brain damage and death due to molybdenum cofactor deficiency type A. Children with this condition are born with a metabolism that cannot...
Tags: cofactor deficiency, brain damage, molybdenum cofactor, saving baby
Jury finds doctors, St. Joseph Hospital not negligent
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility After a month-long trial and hours of testimony in a Bellingham woman�s malpractice lawsuit against two doctors and St. Joseph Hospital, a jury needed mere hours to absolve the defendants with its verdict. Carol Martin suffered permanent brain damage...
Tags: St. Joseph Hospital, brain damage, Carol Martin, malpractice lawsuit
Medical News Today: Cooling Treatments Can Reduce Brain Damage Caused By Birth Asphyxia
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility Brain damage could be avoided for over 100 babies a year in the UK if infants with signs of a lack of oxygen at birth are given cooling treatment within the first 6 hours of life, according to the largest study of its kind by Medical Research Council...
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