MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, researchers have recorded specific brain activity associated with real-world chronic pain, using electrode implants to figure out which regions become active when people are in agony. The results provide further evidence that chronic pain is essentially different fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion. The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the University of Pittsburgh will track the health of living participants onContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Worldwide deaths from the most common type of stroke have risen significantly in the past three decades and will increase even more sharply in the years ahead, researchers say. Ischemic stroke deaths grew from 2 million in 1990 to more than 3 millionContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say they’ve identified 10 pesticides that kill neurons involved in Parkinson’s disease, marking a leap forward in their understanding of the movement disorder. Pesticide exposure has long been associated with Parkinson’s, but investigators hadn’t been able to pinpoint specific culprits. A teamContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having higher blood sugar can lead to quicker loss of brain power after a stroke, a new study suggests. High blood pressure and cholesterol were not associated with a similar mental loss, even in those at higher genetic risk for dementia. “Having aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise has a long list of health benefits, and a new study suggests another one could be added: a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease. The study, of nearly 99,000 French women, found that those who were most physically active day to dayContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s been known for years that Epstein-Barr virus can trigger multiple sclerosis or drive progression of the degenerative disease, and Swedish researchers think they now understand why. Some people have antibodies against the common Epstein-Barr virus that mistakenly attack a protein found inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When parents talk to their toddlers, they are not only teaching them words, but may be shaping their developing brains, too, a new study suggests. Researchers found that toddlers whose parents spent a lot of time talking to them day to day showedContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 15, 2023 — Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that should actively protect people from Alzheimer’s, thanks to a man belonging to a Colombian family known to be susceptible to the degenerative brain disease. Based on his family’s genetics, this unnamed patient should have started showing signs ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lightbulb inventor Thomas Edison believed a little shuteye could boost his creativity. Contemporary scientists think the iconic innovator was on to something. But timing is key, they say. “We found a strong effect of ‘sleep onset’ on creativity,” said study author Kathleen Esfahany,Continue Reading