Brain or cerebral aneurysms occur when a blood vessel in the brain expands because of weak artery walls. The weakening causes a balloon of blood to form.
When aneurysms burst they can have dangerous consequences like brain damage and death.
There are few warning signs that someone has an aneurysm before it bursts, but certain risk factors like high blood pressure, heavy drinking, and family history can all act as indicators.
Music mogul and hip hop legend Dr. Dre was treated for a brain aneurysm on Tuesday, later posting he was doing great on Instagram. Doctors said they have yet to determine what caused his aneurysm but he is stable for now, TMZ reported.
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Stem cells may correct deformity and restore brain function after childhood disorder
Using stem cells to regenerate parts of the skull, USC scientists partially corrected a skull deformity and reversed learning and memory deficits in young mice with craniosynostosis, a condition estimated to affect 1 in every 2,500 infants born in the United States.
The only current therapy is complex surgery within the first year of life, but skull defects often return afterward. The study, which appears today in Cell, could pave the way for more effective and less invasive therapies for children with craniosynostosis.
“I started my career as a clinician treating kids with congenital defects, and we always wanted to do something better for these patients,” said study leader Yang Chai, a University Professor and director of the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC.
Severe cases of COVID-19 can injure the brain in ways that affect memory, thinking and mood for months after the infection is gone, new research hints. It may even raise the risk of Alzheimer's.
How COVID-19 Attacks The Brain And May Cause Lasting Damage By
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Early in the pandemic, people with COVID-19 began reporting an odd symptom: the loss of smell and taste.
The reason wasn t congestion. Somehow, the SARS-CoV-2 virus appeared to be affecting nerves that carry information from the nose to the brain.
That worried neurologists. We were afraid that SARS CoV-2 was going to invade the brain, says Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, an investigator at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Their fears proved well-founded â though the damage may come from the body and brain s response to the virus, rather than the virus itself.