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Anchor lead: Does learning lead to repair of injury in stroke patients? Elizabeth Tracey reports Use of a video game-like training program for people who’ve had a stroke shows that training really doesn’t impact repair of the brain damage but …
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This week’s topics include use of cord blood, the burden of electronic medical records, utility of craniotomy in traumatic brain injury, and alternative therapies for managing pain. Program notes: 0:36 Pain management techniques 1:39 Back pain acupuncture and yoga 2:36 …
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This month Jon Weingart discusses a novel way to get past the blood-brain barrier. Program notes: 0:20 Blood brain barrier keeps toxic substances out 1:20 Deliver ultrasound without opening the skin 2:21 Perhaps a skull implant 3:21 How long can …
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This week’s topics include breast density and mammography, genetic analysis and chemotherapy in early breast cancer, reducing sugar for kids, and treating essential tremor. Program notes: 0:32 Reducing sugar consumption in kids 1:35 A third of what kids are currently …
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Anchor lead: Could a new technique help deliver therapies to the brain? Elizabeth Tracey reports Our brains are protected from the rest of our circulation by something called the blood brain barrier, but this elegant system keeps therapies from crossing …
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Anchor lead: Are the numbers of people who develop Parkinson’s disease increasing? Elizabeth Tracey reports Parkinson’s disease has a number of symptoms, but perhaps the most distressing is the tremor that accompanies movement, rendering even the most common tasks challenging. …
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This month Michael Lim, MD, talks about using viruses and other aspects of immunotherapy for brain tumors. Program notes: 0:22 Polio virus and brain tumor treatment 1:21 Genetically modify viruses to attack tumors 2:21 Implanted melanoma tumors 3:22 Myeloid cells …
