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Some Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia, Parkinson's Disease

Sep. 18, 2024 — A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease, according to a new ...

Improving Eye Tracking to Assess Brain Disorders

Sep. 16, 2024 — Using piezoelectricity, an engineering team developed wearable sensors to examine eye movement to assess brain disorders or damage to the ...

Genetic Risk-Factor Overlap Between Alzheimer's Disease, and All-Cause and Vascular Dementias

Sep. 17, 2024 — Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap with vascular ...

Anxiety and Depression Linked to Chronic Pain in Children

Sep. 9, 2024 — Young people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to also have clinical anxiety or depression, a new review has ...

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Stroke Rates Increasing in Individuals Living With SCD Despite Treatment Guidelines

Sep. 20, 2024 — The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in ...

Can Having a Stroke Change Your Sleep?

Sep. 11, 2024 — People who have had a stroke may be more likely to sleep too much or too little compared to those without prior stroke, according to a new study. The study does not prove that stroke causes abnormal ...

Researchers Discover New Insights Into the Neurobiological Origins of Ataxia

Sep. 5, 2024 — A study investigated the origin of ataxia in the brain of patients with stroke. A significant number of the stroke lesions in the patients were ...

Alzheimer's Drug May Slow Down Cognitive Decline in Dementia With Lewy Bodies

Aug. 23, 2024 — Dementia with Lewy bodies is a type of dementia that is similar to both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease but studies on long-term ...

Mental Health and Chronic Diabetes Complications Strongly Linked Both Ways

Aug. 22, 2024 — When a person has chronic diabetes complications -- such as heart attack, stroke and nerve damage - they are more likely to have a mental health disorder, and vice versa, according to a study. ...

Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Kidney Disease

Aug. 19, 2024 — Cognitive impairment is one of the burdens for patients suffering from chronic kidney disease. Studies show that a kidney transplant can reverse cognitive impairment -- indicating that this disorder ...

The Role of an Energy-Producing Enzyme in Treating Parkinson's Disease

Aug. 21, 2024 — An enzyme called PGK1 has an unexpectedly critical role in the production of chemical energy in brain cells, according to a preclinical study. The investigators found that boosting its activity may ...

Study Finds No Link Between Migraine and Parkinson's Disease

Aug. 21, 2024 — Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson's ...

Positive Effects of Rhythm and Music in Brain Disorder

Aug. 21, 2024 — Music-based movement therapy, known as the Ronnie Gardiner Method, has the potential to contribute to rehabilitation after a stroke and in other brain ...

Nurses Play Key Role in Addressing Mental Well-Being for People After a Stroke

Aug. 19, 2024 — The latest research indicates that 16% to 85% of people recovering from a stroke experience at least one psychosocial symptom, including depression, ...

Same Person, Different Place: Twice the Odds of a Dementia Diagnosis

Aug. 16, 2024 — With new medications on the market or in the works for Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia, a new study suggests that getting the diagnosis needed to access these new treatments may ...

What the Trained Eye Cannot See: Detecting Movement Defects in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease

Aug. 15, 2024 — Using machine learning to analyze video recordings of individuals performing simple movements, researchers developed a method to automaticaly quanitfy motor systems in early-stage Parkinson's ...

Do People With High Blood Pressure Have a Higher Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

Aug. 14, 2024 — People 60 and older with untreated high blood pressure may have an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to both people who have been or are being treated for high blood pressure as ...

Alzheimer's Cognitive Decline Predicted by Patient's Age, Sex, and Irregular Heart Rhythm

Aug. 14, 2024 — Older age, female sex, irregular heart rhythms, and daily activity levels can help to predict how much Alzheimer's Disease patients' cognitive function will decline, and how much they will ...

Short, Intense Bursts of Exercise More Effective After Stroke Than Steady, Moderate Exercise

Aug. 8, 2024 — Significant improvements in aerobic fitness were noted after 12 weeks of high-intensity interval training sessions compared to traditional, moderate exercise sessions, according to a new ...

Better Understanding Cerebral Palsy Pain Types Could Lead to Better Treatment

Aug. 7, 2024 — Pain management is a crucial part of the disease's care, but little is understood about how to manage it ...

Dopamine Treatment Alleviates Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease

Aug. 6, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new way to combat Alzheimer's disease. They found that treatment with dopamine could reduce characteristic harmful beta-amyloid plaques in the brain as well as ...

New Visual Technique Could Advance Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Aug. 6, 2024 — Researchers developed a new visual diagnostic technique that can be used to advance early detection for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and similar diseases that affect ...

Preventing Parkinson's Disease May Lie in Seaweed Antioxidants

Aug. 5, 2024 — A research team examined the effect of Ecklonia cava polyphenols on the prevention of Parkinson's disease. It was found that the oral intake of the seaweed antioxidants restores motor function ...

Novel Sequencing Approaches Highlight Role of Brain Gene Activity in Alzheimer's Disease

Aug. 2, 2024 — Innovative new research has revealed that the activity of different versions of genes expressed in the brain is associated with the accumulation of the protein tau, which is a hallmark of ...

New Insights Into Cellular Processes After a Stroke

Aug. 1, 2024 — Strokes lead to irreversible damage to the brain and are one of the most common causes of dependency or death. As the cellular reactions to a cerebral infarction are not yet fully understood, there ...

Can This Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Operation? New Research Shows Potential Benefit

July 31, 2024 — Recently published research shows a medical device may be beneficial for patients who have previously had a stroke and are planning to undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a type of ...

Blood Proteins May Help to Track the Pathological Progression of Lewy's Body Disease

July 31, 2024 — New research suggests that two proteins, amyloid- and phosphorylated tau, the key proteins of Alzheimer's disease, are detected in blood once symptoms have started in Lewy's body diseases, ...

New AI Tool Predicts Risk for Chronic Pain in Cancer Patients

July 31, 2024 — With 80% accuracy, an AI-trained tool could help doctors identify which patients to treat for chronic ...

Everyday Activities Aren't Enough to Protect Against Stroke

July 29, 2024 — Research shows that the physical activities we do as we go about our lives, at work or in the home, aren't enough to protect us from having a stroke. However, exercising in our free time and ...

Study Finds Gaps in Mental Health Care for People With Chronic Pain

July 29, 2024 — A new study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet they access mental health care at lower rates ...

Can a Computer Tell Patients How Their Multiple Sclerosis Will Progress?

July 25, 2024 — Machine learning models can reliably inform clinicians about the disability progression of multiple sclerosis, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Digital ...

Stroke Recovery: It's in the Genes

July 24, 2024 — New research has found that specific genes may be related to the trajectory of recovery for stroke survivors, providing doctors insights useful for developing targeted ...

Does Your Body Composition Affect Your Risk of Dementia or Parkinson's?

July 24, 2024 — People with high levels of body fat stored in their belly or arms may be more likely to develop diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's than people with low levels of fat in these areas, ...

New Video Test for Parkinson's Uses AI to Track How the Disease Is Progressing

July 23, 2024 — An automated assessment technique that uses artificial intelligence could revolutionize the management of Parkinson's ...