FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doing some squats during commercial breaks or between YouTube videos can help couch potatoes keep their minds sharp, a new study suggests. Young volunteers who did short sets of squat exercises every now and then while relaxing performed better in brain games thanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The repeat head injuries suffered by football players, boxers and other athletes appear to affect brain health long after players have given up their sport. New research from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore could explain why: The persistence in the brain of inflammationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tinnitus, or “ringing in the ears,” affects up to 1 in every 10 people and can be disabling for some. Now, scientists at the Massachusetts Ear and Eye Infirmary believe they may have discovered a key cause of the condition: A degeneration ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alzheimer’s patients are notoriously irritable, agitated and anxious – and researchers now think they know why. Brain inflammation appears to influence the mood problems of Alzheimer’s patients, rather than traditional markers of the disease like amyloid beta or tau proteins, researchers report inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stem cells injected into the brains of multiple sclerosis patients appear to protect them against further damage from the degenerative disease, a new study shows. MS occurs when the body’s own immune system attacks and damages the protective sheath around nerve fibers, calledContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Personal trainers can help people increase their strength and their fitness. Could a “brain coach” be just as useful in preventing Alzheimer’s’ disease? A new study suggests that personalized health and lifestyle changes can delay or even prevent memory loss for older adultsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Evidence that soccer heading — where players use their heads to strike a ball — is dangerous continues to mount. Research to be presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago on Tuesday points to a measurable declineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medical imaging for thinking and memory issues happens much later in Black patients than in their white and Hispanic counterparts, new research shows. A study to be presented Thursday at a meeting of radiologists also revealed that Black patients were less often testedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whole grains could be the key to Black people protecting their brains against aging and dementia, a new study reports. Black folks who ate more foods with whole grains appeared to have a slower rate of memory decline than those who ate fewerContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with long COVID exhibit brain changes that are different from the brains of fully recovered COVID-19 patients, a new brain scan study reports. COVID-19 induced a specific pattern of microscopic structural changes in various brain regions of people with long COVID, researchersContinue Reading