Odds of chronic traumatic encephalopathy for male ice hockey players increase by 34% with each year played, study finds

byBoston University School of MedicineDistribution of Duration of Ice Hockey Play and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Photomontage. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2024). DOI: 10.100

Updated on: December 16,2024

Odds of chronic traumatic encephalopathy for male ice hockey players increase by 34% with each year played, study finds

byBoston University School of MedicineDistribution of Duration of Ice Hockey Play and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Photomontage. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2024). DOI: 10.100

Updated on:December 16,2024

Algorithm better identifies the origin of a seizure to guide more precise surgical interventions

by Michaela Martinez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityEpilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases in the world, afflicting more than 50 million people. While most forms can be

Updated on: December 16,2024

Algorithm better identifies the origin of a seizure to guide more precise surgical interventions

by Michaela Martinez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityEpilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases in the world, afflicting more than 50 million people. While most forms can be

Updated on:December 16,2024

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on: April 01,2024

PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonPET scans can spot amyloid in the brain (pictured). Credit: Imperial College LondonAn imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benef

Updated on:April 01,2024

A common food additive solves a sticky neuroscience problem

Updated on: August 06,2025

A common food additive solves a sticky neuroscience problem

Updated on:August 06,2025

Cyborg-type robots can boost neuroplasticity when users control their own movement

Updated on: September 28,2025

Cyborg-type robots can boost neuroplasticity when users control their own movement

Updated on:September 28,2025

Rate of Alzheimer's deaths on the rise

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Thinkstock/monkeybusinessimagesThe rate of death from Alzheimer's disease in the United States increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years,

Updated on: April 07,2024

Rate of Alzheimer's deaths on the rise

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Thinkstock/monkeybusinessimagesThe rate of death from Alzheimer's disease in the United States increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years,

Updated on:April 07,2024

Combining long- and short-read sequencing in single cells reveals new mRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases

bySanford-Burnham PrebysCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiseases marked by progressive deterioration of the brain—neurodegeneration—have proven challenging to understand and treat. These common

Updated on: January 08,2025

Combining long- and short-read sequencing in single cells reveals new mRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases

bySanford-Burnham PrebysCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiseases marked by progressive deterioration of the brain—neurodegeneration—have proven challenging to understand and treat. These common

Updated on:January 08,2025

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p

Updated on: April 10,2024

More hospital days seen with antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease

(HealthDay)—Alzheimer disease patients who initiate treatment with antipsychotic medications spend more days hospitalized than those who do not initiate antipsychotics, according to a study recently p

Updated on:April 10,2024

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on: March 29,2024

A newly characterized form of tau may be involved in initiating Alzheimer's disease

JANUARY 22, 2024by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe tau protein accumulates in abnormal shapes in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's d

Updated on:March 29,2024

Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

by Sam Fahmy,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsA new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care

Updated on: March 08,2024

Study highlights financial burden of dementia on older adults, families

by Sam Fahmy,Georgia State UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsA new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care

Updated on:March 08,2024

How and why music can reduce distress in people with dementia: A blueprint for personalized music therapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsA new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced deme

Updated on: January 12,2025

How and why music can reduce distress in people with dementia: A blueprint for personalized music therapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsA new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced deme

Updated on:January 12,2025

Dementia treatments less likely to be prescribed in poorer areas of England

by Alzheimer's Research UKThe study, which also shows that these inequalities in England are not replicated in other parts of the UK, is published in the journalAge and Ageing.Four drug

Updated on: February 27,2024

Dementia treatments less likely to be prescribed in poorer areas of England

by Alzheimer's Research UKThe study, which also shows that these inequalities in England are not replicated in other parts of the UK, is published in the journalAge and Ageing.Four drug

Updated on:February 27,2024