THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In preliminary findings, Swedish researchers say taking a cholesterol-lowering statin could also slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The study can’t prove cause-and-effect, but might pave the way to a trial that could confirm such a link, said study author Sara Garcia-Ptacek, anContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the growing number of American seniors who live alone, having a beloved dog or cat by their side could help them maintain a healthy brain. New research on more than 7,900 people averaging 66 years of age found that those who livedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with Parkinson’s disease call it “D-Day,” the date they were told they had the incurable movement disorder. Now, a new study suggests they might be getting the wrong message when they get the news. “A lot of people say ‘I’m sorry, youContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Measles is incredibly contagious, and outbreaks are more common now as people decide against vaccinating their kids. Now, a case involving a rare but fatal brain disease caused by the measles virus may make some rethink that decision. The patient caught measles asContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Are you necessarily at higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease just because you’re 80, and not 75? New research shows it’s more complex than that. The findings suggest that it’s the pace of buildup in the brain of Alzheimer’s-linked amyloid protein plaques that mattersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A spinal cord injury can trigger muscle wasting in patients, causing them to drop more weight and muscle mass than can be explained solely by their paralysis, a new study in mice warns. This muscle wasting is rapid and severe, and it appearsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Head injuries related to football might be tied to markers of dementia like brain shrinkage and decreased blood flow to the brain, a new study of former pro and college players reports. The study looked at signs of injury to the brain’s whiteContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early research in mice could be getting closer to the roots of what causes Parkinson’s disease. A “pathological” form of a common brain protein, alpha-synuclein, could play a role in the death of dopamine-rich brain cells, according to a team at Johns HopkinsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking shrinks the human brain, and once that brain mass is lost then it’s gone for good, a new study warns. Brain scans from more than 32,000 people strongly link a history of smoking with a gradual loss of brain volume. In fact,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise appears to enhance and even grow crucial areas of the human brain, new research using MRI scans shows. It’s long been known that physical activity is a brain-booster, but this international study illustrates ways this could be happening. “With comprehensive imagingContinue Reading