BURLEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A recent study showed for those with traumatic brain injuries, using hyperbaric oxygen therapy resulted in increased blood flow and more activity in the brain in areas that had been damaged from the injury. At the Health Oxygen Spa in...
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy May Reverse Dementia Development
A research team in Israel has succeeded in reversing brain trauma using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This is the first time in the scientific world that non-drug therapy has been proven effective in preventing the core biological processes responsible for the...
Regenerating Tissue to Target Disease Pathophysiology With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Neurology Live sits down for part 2 with Shai Efrati, MD, the director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center to discuss his research with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and explored the potential it may hold as a...
Could Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improve Cognitive Function in Dementia?
Neurology Live sits down with Shai Efrati, MD, the director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center to discuss his research with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and explored the potential it may hold as a regenerative...
Shai Efrati, MD: Inducing Stem Cell Proliferation With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
From Neurology Live. The director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center discusses how hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being used to attempt to improve the damage from neurodegeneration.
What Is Dementia? Symptoms, Types, and Diagnosis
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...
10 Types of Dementia
Dementia is a term used to describe severe changes in the brain that cause memory loss. These changes also make it difficult for people to perform basic daily activities. In most people, dementia causes changes in behavior and personality. Dementia affects three areas...
Could Oxygen Therapy Have Saved Robin Williams?
Newly released autopsy data show that actor Robin Williams, who committed suicide on August 11, 2014, was suffering from Lewy body dementia (LBD) — a progressive disorder that leads to a decline in thinking, reasoning, and independent function. The disease, which...