(CBS/AP) From car wrecks to combat injuries to concussions from playing football, traumatic brain injuries can cause serious damage and leave irreparable harm. That makes it all the more frustrating that these brain injuries are so difficult for doctors to diagnose.
Now scientists are testing a new MRI-based tool that lights up the breaks these injuries leave deep in the brain's wiring, much like X-rays show broken bones.
NIH has created a new website, NIH Clinical Research Trials and You, to help people learn more about clinical trials, why they matter and how to participate. (NIH.gov )
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Western University of Health Sciences seeks men and women suffering from vertigo to participate in a study on the effectiveness of Osteopathic manual Medicine alone and in combination to Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (Physical Therapy)
They are looking for people who are:
This is a great example of the power of a partnership between grassroots advocates and researchers. Watch the video...
A new study, conducted by Corentin Massot, a Postdoctoral in the Department of Physiology, and Adam Schneider a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics, has developed a new understanding of how the brain processes information from the inner ear that offers hope for those suffering from vertigo. Read more...
When it comes to the relief of chronic pain, acupuncture is indeed effective, a sweeping review of previous research finds. Read more...
Physicians are less likely to trust even top-notch clinical research if it is funded by a pharmaceutical company, a new study suggests.
The researchers found that doctors downgraded their perception of research when told it was industry-funded, whether or not the studies were rigorously done or of high quality. Read more...
Earlier this month scientists inserted vestibular implants into human patients, hopefully allowing external motion detectors to compensate for existing damage. Read more...
