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Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily life and activities. These functions include memory, language skills, visual perception, problem...
"Breathing oxygen at a higher-than-normal air pressure might ease some of the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, if recent research done in mice has the same results in humans." Mice genetically engineered to develop some human features of Alzheimer's disease showed...
Press release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as a treatment option for Veterans with persistent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms resistant to standard...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) demonstrated a significant drop in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and suicidal ideation in a new study of military personnel, according to a study published in Medical Gas Research. Researchers enrolled 29 active-duty...
Abstract The Notch signaling pathway is critically involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, development, and homeostasis. Far infrared (FIR) has an effect that promotes wound healing. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. In the present...
One woman with UC shares how hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped her recover from a severe flare.There is no cure for ulcerative colitis. It took me a long time to realize that the chronic condition is a lifelong journey with a number of therapies that can help along the...
Almost 2 million kids suffer concussions every year playing sports like hockey, soccer and football, but one local athlete says he found a treatment that is making him better a lot faster. Spencer Silverstein, quarterback of the football team at Richard Montgomery...
New Orleans, LA - A pilot case control study of veterans of the US armed forces with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS), with or without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has found significant improvements...
Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Edward Fogarty, at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, report the case of the reversal of...