THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Shrinkage of one of the brain’s key memory centers appears to herald thinking declines, a new study finds. The region in question is the hippocampus, a two-sided structure located roughly above each ear and embedded deep within the brain’s temporal lobe. It’s longContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have found a remedy for the debilitating fatigue faced by many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS): A low-fat diet. “The results reinforced what we had seen before,” said study leader Dr. Vijayshree Yadav, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Oregon HealthContinue Reading
KEY TAKEAWAYS: The progression of multiple sclerosis is particularly difficult to predict, varying widely between patients A new blood test uses a biomarker of nerve cell damage to accurately predict progression over the next two years If the test proves valid, it might help patients and their doctor plan optimalContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental device that isolates blood flow to the brain has the potential to revolutionize brain research. The device redirects the brain’s blood supply through a pump that maintains or adjusts a range of variables necessary to maintain the organ, including blood pressure,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An adolescent starts thinking like an adult right around the age of 18, according to new research. That provides some of the first definitive evidence that executive function matures by that time. Executive function is a set of mental skills that include theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A seizure doesn’t always look like what you see in the movies, but a new survey finds most Americans don’t know what the more subtle signs of seizures are. “Anything that interrupts your brain’s circuit can cause seizures, from tumors, infections and strokesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, is debilitating and has no cure. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an environmental risk score that will allow them to assess a person’s risk for developing ALS, as well as their survivalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The ancient art of tai chi, plus a modern twist, may help older adults reverse mild declines in brain power, a new clinical trial reveals. Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults improve their subtle problems with cognition (memory and thinkingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You might be talking to a real person while on Zoom, but it’s just not the same to your brain as a face-to-face conversation. New research using sophisticated imaging tools found that the brain activity of people engaged in conversation looks different fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of older Americans may be unaware they have memory and thinking impairments — mostly because their doctors aren’t diagnosing them, new research suggests. After analyzing Medicare data covering 40 million older Americans, researchers found that only a small percentage of expected cases ofContinue Reading