Sentences with phrase «lasting damage to the brain»

One of the clearest pieces of evidence that cannabis can cause lasting damage to the brain came in a 2012 New Zealand study that followed cannabis users over several decades.

But whether marijuana can cause lasting damage to the brain is less clear.

This significantly impairs blood flow in the long term, causing lasting damage to brain cells.

Not exact matches

Moghadam later attributed some of his behavior to the effects of the then unknown brain tumor, but the first indication that Moghadam's unruly approach could do damage came late last year, after his surgery had been deemed a success.

Repeated head injuries such as these concussions have been linked to eventual brain damage — a fact that the NFL only publicly admitted last year.

Recently, there have been several online articles that claim there is scientific evidence that CIO can cause lasting damage to a child's brain.

Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice — especially males — show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they are exposed in the womb to a maternal immune system kicked into high gear by a serious infection or other malady.

Last month, researchers led by Beth Stevens of Boston Children's Hospital reported that a process in which microglia prune excess synapses in the brain during early life can turn on inappropriately later on, possibly triggering Alzheimer's or other disorders marked by damage to connections between brain cells.

You go up there and you seal off the bulge If a patient does not die from a rupture, is he or she more or less certain to suffer lasting brain damage?

Until last year, both patient and doctor could only guess at what was happening inside the brain because they had no way — short of an autopsy — to see the damage.

«This kind of test could be used to screen many thousands of patients to identify those at risk for Alzheimer's disease, and to start treatments before memory loss and brain damage,» Bateman told the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London last week.

May 15, 2006 Full year of treatment helps infants and children with toxoplasmosis The first long - term study shows that treatment with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine (two anti-parasitic drugs) during the first year of life leads to a lasting reduction in brain and eye damage for children with congenital toxoplasmosis.

Undone by murdering his brother last season, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) seems unable to, well, consummate his need to kill the unrighteous, while on «Brotherhood,» sexy thug Michael Caffee (Jason Isaacs) has been left partially brain damaged after the cliff - hanging brutal attack by troubled friend / police officer Declan.

It urges taking measures to cut the risk of lasting brain damage.

According to a report published by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) last November, a variety of flea and tick pesticides contain chemicals called «organophosphate insecticides,» or OPs, which have been linked to brain damage, harm to the human endocrine system, and certain kinds of cancer.

Any time the seizures are too frequent they can cause a process call «kindling» in which further (non-epileptic) brain cells are affected adversely leading to the next set of seizures occurring even sooner or lasting longer.8 Eventually some dogs have very frequent clusters of seizures happening multiple time in one day, or go into a continuous seizure (status epilepticus) which is life threatening and can lead to permanent brain damage or death.

«Coal water pollution raises cancer risks, makes fish unsafe to eat, and can inflict lasting brain damage on our children,» the report says.

I, for one, am seriously considering heading to bed early instead of going to the local bar for some old - fashioned Newfoundland fiddle tunes on my last night in St. John's... but then again, maybe I'll risk the brain damage for a pint and some live music.

This often results in cognitive injuries, ranging from concussions to lasting brain damage.

A negligent mistake by an obstetrician can result in physical injuries to a newborn, and it can also lead to lasting disorders, such as cerebral palsy, paralysis, and brain damage.

Nijjar recently ran a report using a legal research tool and, in the last 10 years, a summary table for Alberta compared to Ontario for severe brain damage cases showed the largest award reported in Alberta was $ 1.74 million for future care costs, which takes up 90 per cent of all judgments.

Each year, thousands of New Yorkers are involved in accidents that lead to all types of injuries, including fractured and broken bones, joint and ligament damage, head, neck and brain injuries, burns and organ damage, all of which can have long lasting consequences.

However, if the stress response is extreme and long - lasting, and buffering relationships are unavailable to the child, the result can be damaged, weakened systems and brain architecture, with lifelong repercussions.