TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s back-to-school time, and young athletes are preparing to hit the field once more for their school or college. However, participation in contact sports could be costing these athletes valuable brain power, according to a new study. Repetitive head impact-related brain injuries canContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Heading” the ball might affect amateur soccer players’ brain health, a new study says. Players who used their heads to pass or deflect a soccer ball were more likely to develop changes within the folds of their brains, researchers reported Sept. 17 inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Every movement we make, whether walking, speaking or even breathing, depends on the health of our muscles and nerves. For people living with one of the more than 300 rare conditions known as neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), those everyday actions can become extraordinary challenges.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 4 out of 5 American neurologists prescribing multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs have received at least one payment from the pharmaceutical industry, a new study reports. Those who prescribe larger amounts of MS drugs were more likely to have received payments, and thoseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A simple shunt can restore walking ability and independence in elderly people with a rare brain condition, a major new clinical trial has found. Implanting a shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid significantly improved walking and mobility among seniors with idiopathic normal pressureContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new type of noninvasive brain stimulation may help people with moderate to severe depression feel better faster than standard treatments, researchers in a new report say. The method, called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), uses small electrodes on the scalp toContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Sept. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Just like their human counterparts, cats may act cranky or confused and have trouble sleeping as they age. They may even yowl more than usual at night. These, researchers say, are dementia-like behaviors that may owe to an accumulation of plaques in theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Talk therapy has the power to alter a person’s physical brain structure, a new study shows. Psychotherapy caused measurable changes in the brains of people with severe depression, MRI scans revealed. Specifically, most patients experienced growth in brain regions responsible for processing emotions,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It takes about a year for people with focal epilepsy to start finding some relief from anti-seizure medications, a new study says. In all, 3 of 5 epilepsy patients (60%) do achieve freedom from seizures thanks to a drug regimen – but itContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to a common pesticide during pregnancy can impair children’s brain development and motor function for years to come, a new study says. The widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) is linked to altered brain function and poorer fine motor control among children exposedContinue Reading