Neuro Transmissions
This is what COVID does to your brain.
We’ve learned a lot about COVID’s effects on the brain over the past two years. And frankly, it’s not pretty. Brain fog, “long COVID”, sudden death, all resulting from neurological damage done by this awful virus. Despite quarantines,...
Catalyst University
Prions | Mad Cow Disease & Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
In this video, I discuss the mechanism of propagation and development of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of Mad Cow Disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) which is conferred from infected cows.
Next Animation Studio
Study finds 96 percent of former NFL players had brain disease
A study by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University found that 87 out of 91 former NFL players tested suffered from a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. CTE is a brain disease that researchers believe...
Curated Video
Tackle ban: American football head injuries under review
In US, there is a movement to change the way children play American football, to make it safer.
Curated Video
NFL acknowledges link between football and brain disease
An NFL official has acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease CTE for the first time.
Curated Video
Concussion-related CTE brain disease found in 1st female athlete
The late Aussie rules footballer Heather Anderson has been diagnosed with the brain degenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE associated with repeated concussions in contact sports. The diagnosis, which can only be...
Curated Video
No mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, study finds | Hanomansing Tonight
A new scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Instead, an independent reassessment of 25 of 222 patients diagnosed by...
Curated Video
Former NFL Player Named In Mass Shooting In South Carolina
Phillip Adams reportedly shot six people, five of them fatally, before taking his own life.
Curated Video
Sixteen organizations are receiving $300,000 in grants for research on better diagnosing and treating mild traumatic brain injury. (Jan. 23)
General Electric Chairman Jeff Immelt and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell have announced the first recipients of the "Head Health Challenge," a series of grants given to doctors working on treating concussions and other traumatic brain...
TED-Ed
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Did you know that every four seconds, a new case of Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed? Future researchers find out the biology behind this devastating disease in which the victim suffers memory loss, but their families never forget the...
Other
Osmosis: Cerebral Palsy
What is cerebral palsy? This video covers the three primary categories of cerebral palsy-spastic, dyskinetic, and ataxic. It also covers other symptoms and common treatment methods. [6:50]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Attacking Alzheimer's With Antibodies, Hormones
Researchers are using an arsenal of techniques to cure Alzheimer's, some with disappointing results.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bacterial Meningitis
Dr. Charles Prober discusses prudent prescribing of antibiotics in the context of bacterial meningitis with 4th year medical student. [12:17]