Read more brain damage stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6109/brain-damage.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:31:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69943/cia-interrogations-caused-brain-damage-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CIA's harsh interrogations are likely to have damaged the brains of terrorist suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information the spy agency sought, according to a new scientific paper. The paper scrutinizes the techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration through the lens...http://www.newser.com/story/69943/cia-interrogations-caused-brain-damage-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 15:26:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66060/healing-power-of-death-metal-buoys-wounded-vets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new program is putting some smiles on the many pained faces at Walter Reed Army Medical Center—and perhaps even helping wounded veterans recover, Slate reports. The seed for Musicorps came when musician/producer/tinkerer Arthur Bloom was asked to help an amputee there play drums again. Now, the program teaches...http://www.newser.com/story/66060/healing-power-of-death-metal-buoys-wounded-vets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 14:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57023/as-memory-slips-away-music-lingers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Alzheimer’s patient had forgotten nearly everything, including his own name, but the sound of Frank Sinatra moved him to grab his wife and dance. The phenomenon demonstrates how deep-seated music is in the human brain, Sara Davidson writes for the New York Times ’ New Old Age blog. “If...http://www.newser.com/story/57023/as-memory-slips-away-music-lingers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 14:24:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56630/cia-tactics-can-cause-mental-harm-doctors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExperts disagree with Bush-era rulings, made public in memos released last week, that interrogation techniques the CIA used on terror suspects don’t cause lasting psychological damage, the Los Angeles Times reports. “There’s absolutely no question they are going to lead to permanent mental harm,” one psychology professor says, triggering anxiety,...http://www.newser.com/story/56630/cia-tactics-can-cause-mental-harm-doctors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 10:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42928/gulf-war-illness-is-real-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGulf War syndrome is real, and "few veterans have recovered or substantially improved with time," according to a scientific study commissioned by Congress. Nearly a quarter of the 700,000 troops who served in the first Gulf War suffer from neurological problems related to exposure to chemicals during the conflict,...http://www.newser.com/story/42928/gulf-war-illness-is-real-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Nov 2008 15:55:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40683/study-drug-reverses-ms-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors are hailing what appears to be a huge breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, the BBC reports. A drug used to treat leukemia reversed some of the brain damage caused by MS, researchers found, leaving sufferers less disabled at the end of the 3-year study than they had...http://www.newser.com/story/40683/study-drug-reverses-ms-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 7:19:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38222/athletes-to-donate-brains-for-concussion-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA dozen athletes have agreed to donate their brains to a new research project that will study them for the long-term effects of concussions, the New York Times reports. The Boston University center has already examined the brains of six deceased NFL players, finding brain damage in five cases. Former...http://www.newser.com/story/38222/athletes-to-donate-brains-for-concussion-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Sep 2008 2:52:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36495/is-this-her-brain-damage-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmy Winehouse may have brain damage as a result of two overdoses in the past year where she binged on crystal meth, heroin, and cocaine, reports the Sun. In addition, the "Rehab" singer convulsed “like a scene from The Exorcist" and displayed “multiple personality traits” after consuming an “inhuman” amount...http://www.newser.com/story/36495/is-this-her-brain-damage-on-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Sep 2008 9:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28018/how-bad-is-it-doc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile doctors know that Sen. Ted Kennedy has the most common form of brain cancer, the positioning, type and size of the tumor will determine the degree of danger and side effects from surgery, CNN reports. Kennedy’s glioma is in the left parietal lobe, which is involved in speaking and...http://www.newser.com/story/28018/how-bad-is-it-doc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 May 2008 15:52:19 CDT