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In Twins Study, Concussions in Early Life Tied to Memory Issues Decades Later
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – Your thinking and memory skills may take a hit decades after recovering from a concussion, a new study indicates. Scientists who studied male twins, from an average age of...
No Change Seen in Frequency of Recurrent Vertigo Attacks Over Time
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – Among people with benign recurrent vertigo (BRV), Meniere disease (MD), or vestibular migraine (VM) who have persistent vertigo attacks, there is no change in attack...
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 – The two "freezing" episodes that Sen. Mitch McConnell experienced recently weren't strokes or seizures, the Capitol physician said in a new letter released Tuesday. “My e...
Statin Exposure Not Linked to Increased Risk for Recurrent ICH
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 – Statin exposure is not associated with an increased risk for recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and is associated with a lower risk for any stroke among survivors of...
Adult Education Classes May Lower Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 – Participation in adult education classes was associated with a lower five-year risk for developing dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in Frontiers in...
Autopsy Study of Athletes Who Died Young Shows Many Had Signs of CTE
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – The degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) may be striking some at much younger ages than thought possible: New research has uncovered...
Doctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman's Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world's first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons. The...
Prenatal Lifestyle Interventions Improve Child Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – Maternal structured lifestyle interventions during pregnancy based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) improve child neurodevelopmental...
What Is That Ice Cream-Induced 'Brain Freeze,' Anyway?
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Anyone who has quickly slurped up a milkshake or chomped on a snow cone knows the sharp, brief pain of "brain freeze." Its cause is a mystery, but it’s not harmful, a...
Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – With 2023 predicted to be the hottest year on record, a new study is pointing to another potential consequence of heat waves: faster declines in older adults' memory and...
Long COVID May Affect More Patients Than Previously Thought
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 – Some patients with postviral syndrome (PVS) after suspected COVID-19 have detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific humoral and...
ALS Robbed Her of Speech, But Technology Is Changing That
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 – Many people with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), first start to lose the ability to move their arms and legs. That's not Pat B...
Tardive Dyskinesia Has Considerable Impact on Multiple Domains
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – Tardive dyskinesia (TD) has a considerable impact on physical, psychological, social, and professional lives, according to a study published in the May/June issue of the...
Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Up for Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – The prevalence of all self-reported neuropsychiatric symptoms is significantly higher in those with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) versus controls, according...
In Mice, a Preventive Vaccine Clears Brain Plaques Tied to Alzheimer's
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – Scientists have struggled for decades to come up with something that can successfully treat Alzheimer's disease, with new drugs now showing their ability to clear the amyloid...
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