TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A gel applied directly into the brain could offer new hope for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. The gel cured 100% of lab mice with glioblastoma when it was applied to the tumor cavity following surgeryContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have long tried to pinpoint a reason that some people have autism or autistic traits. A new study from the United Kingdom builds upon evidence about one potential factor, finding that young children with ear, nose and throat problems were more commonlyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Each year, about 140 kids in the United States are diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma, a typically non-cancerous brain tumor that develops near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. Doctors treat craniopharyngiomas with surgery to remove the entire tumor or aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with cerebral palsy are more likely to be prescribed opioids to manage pain, making them vulnerable to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, according to a new study. While pain is common among patients with cerebral palsy, opioids may notContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Comedian Richard Lewis is the latest celebrity to reveal that he has been diagnosed with the central nervous system disorder Parkinson’s disease. Lewis, 75, said in a video shared on Twitter Sunday that he’d had a series of health complications over the pastContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reading is fundamental, but it’s also a complex skill. Now, a new study sheds more light on how the brain makes sense of the written word. Researchers found that two key brain “networks” work in tandem to help people read sentences — soContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying how tiny plastic particles can breach the protective blood-brain barrier report they have found that answer, thanks to mice and computer modeling. “With the help of computer models, we discovered that a certain surface structure [biomolecularcorona] was crucial in enabling plasticContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Growing numbers of people have MRI brain scans to find out what’s causing their headaches, see if they have a concussion or for another reason, when a doctor may spot the tell-tale lesions of multiple sclerosis (MS). Called radiologically isolated syndrome, this occursContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say their new study has overturned settled science, finding a new cause for a metabolic disease that causes neurological damage and sometimes death in Native American children. The good news is that this may lead to better treatment for the condition. WhileContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests. For the study, the researchers looked at the memory, thinking ability and mental health of people with epilepsy, and found differences based on where they lived.Continue Reading