Unos médicos realizan la primera cirugía cerebral en el útero
VIERNES, 5 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez, los médicos han realizado con éxito una cirugía cerebral en un feto para tratar una rara anomalía de los vasos sanguíneos, que puede resultar letal en los recién nacidos.Los expertos apun…
Learn MoreFetal Embolization Feasible for Vein of Galen Malformation
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transuterine ultrasound-guided fetal embolization of vein of Galen malformation is feasible and eliminates postnatal pathophysiology, according to a research letter published online May 4 in Stroke.Darren B. Orb…
Learn MoreDoctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, doctors have successfully performed fetal brain surgery to treat a rare blood vessel abnormality that can be fatal to newborns.Experts said the accomplishment, for a condition known as a vein…
Learn MoreDeep Sleep Might Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer’s-Linked Memory Loss
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting good sleep is an important part of wellness for many reasons, but new research suggests deep sleep may even guard against memory loss linked to Alzheimer’s.While disrupted sleep has been linked with accu…
Learn MoreUltrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can’t breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins.But researchers now say t…
Learn More¿La COVID prolongada podría cambiar la actividad cerebral?
LUNES, 1 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos científicos informan que los escáneres cerebrales de los pacientes con COVID prolongada muestran una actividad anómala en áreas relacionadas con la memoria.Los resultados de los escáneres validan las p…
Learn MoreCould Long COVID Change Brain Activity?
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists report that brain scans of long COVID patients show abnormal activity in areas related to memory.The scan results validate the concerns of these patients, who feel like they’re experiencing fatigue, t…
Learn MoreUn control estricto de la hipertensión ofrece grandes beneficios para el cerebro
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mantener un control estricto de la presión arterial podría ayudar al cerebro, y potencialmente reducir el riesgo de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), señala un nuevo estudio. Cuando la presión arterial…
Learn MoreEn un estudio con ratones, una nueva terapia de gel frena a unos peligrosos tumores cerebrales
MARTES, 25 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un gel que se aplica directamente en el cerebro podría ofrecer nuevas esperanzas a los pacientes diagnosticados con un glioblastoma, el tumor cerebral maligno más común en los adultos.El gel curó a un 10…
Learn MoreHigh Blood Pressure in Young Adulthood Tied to Worse Later Brain Health
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hypertension and increasing blood pressure (BP) in early adulthood are associated with lower mean regional brain volumes and poorer white matter integrity in late life, according to a study published onlin…
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