THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — College football players live longer than those who didn’t play, but they suffer more brain-related issues as they age, a new study finds. Among former Notre Dame football players, being physically fit was tied to lower deaths from heart disease and diabetes. ButContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A mesh plug normally used to treat one type of brain aneurysm is also effective when dealing with another type, a new study says. Aneurysms are bulges in blood vessels that can cause a life-threatening rupture. They typically occur where a blood vesselContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exercise may help safeguard your brain as you age, and a new study suggests how this might happen. Previous research has shown that physical activity helps protect brain cells. This paper indicates it may do that through lower levels of insulin and bodyContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The future of diagnosing and targeting treatments for serious mental health disorders may include MRI brain scans. Researchers in the United Kingdom found that brain scans enabled them to identify which patients with major depression or psychosis were most likely to have poorContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of “good” cholesterol in the fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord may help protect you from Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. “This study represents the first time that small HDL particles in the brain have been counted,” said studyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2019 alone, multiple sclerosis (MS) cost Americans an estimated $85.4 billion, a new study finds. That amount included over $63 billion in direct medical costs and $22 billion in indirect non-medical costs. “The findings of this study help underscore the burden ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A brighter future could be in store for people with a spinal cord injury if new animal research pans out in humans. Mice that were paralyzed due to severe spinal cord damage regained the ability to walk within four weeks of receiving anContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Certain personality traits may make older adults more or less vulnerable to waning memory and thinking skills, a new study suggests. The study, of nearly 2,000 older adults, found that those high on the “conscientious” scale — organized, self-disciplined and productive — wereContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin — the active component in “magic mushrooms” — may help rewire the brains of people with depression. Psychedelics including psilocybin have shown promise in treating many mental health disorders in recent years, and a new study is among the first to beginContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In their search for a drug to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, scientists are taking a look at certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs. Preliminary findings suggest that a type of rheumatoid arthritis drug known as TNF inhibitors may lower dementia risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients whoContinue Reading