FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Specialized brain scans may accurately predict whether a psychotic patient will go on to develop treatment-resistant schizophrenia, Dutch researchers report. The scan — called a neuromelanin-sensitive MRI, or NM-MRI for short — zeroes in on a brain pigment called neuromelanin. This pigment canContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer’s disease, new research finds. “Previous research has shown that moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries may increase a person’s riskContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Actress Christina Applegate, who has been battling multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2021, shared her struggles with the debilitating disease on Monday. “I live kind of in hell. I’m not out a lot, so this is a little difficult, just for my system. ButContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds. These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show. In fact, the more mental healthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Instead of approving the new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be scrutinized more closely by an expert panel, the drug’s maker said Friday. “The FDA has informed LillyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dementia could three times more common among people suffering from essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, a new study suggests. “Not only do tremors affect a person’s ability to complete daily tasks such writing and eating, our study suggests thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from “thousands of low-level blasts” tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade training range, a new report shows. On Oct. 25, Robert Card, 40, killed 18Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who’ve suffered a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains, new research discovers. Excess brain iron stores are a hallmark of damage, noted a team led by Simona Nikolova, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. The team isContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new robotic hip exoskeleton could help stroke patients improve their walking stride, a new study shows. More than 80% of stroke survivors develop problems walking, often because their step is shorter on one side than the other, researchers explained in background notes.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Certain drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis appear to be safe for babies if taken by breastfeeding moms, a new study finds. Breastfed babies whose moms received monoclonal antibody treatments for MS did not develop any more developmental delays than babies not exposedContinue Reading