Tag: the-brain
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Morphine for back pain tied to rapid changes in brain
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Patients who take morphine pills for lower back pain may experience changes in the volume of the brain’s gray matter in as little as a month, a small study suggests. In the 30-day experiment, researchers gave 11 patients daily morphine pills and 10 people placebos and then took magnetic…
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Concussion Film Reveals Dire Need to Learn More About Traumatic Brain Injuries and Treatments
If you've gotten past the Star Wars hype, you may have noticed the film Concussion in movie theaters. And just as Concussion itself is working to compete with the franchise blockbuster, its main characters are equally pitted against a massive sports corporation that “owns a day of the week.”The film, set in 2002, follows Dr.…