Aged care could be beneficial for people with dementia: Australian report

by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Credit: Gerd Altmann, PixabayAustralians living with dementia who move into residential aged care after a hospital stay are less likely to be readmi

Updated on: February 24,2024

Aged care could be beneficial for people with dementia: Australian report

by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Credit: Gerd Altmann, PixabayAustralians living with dementia who move into residential aged care after a hospital stay are less likely to be readmi

Updated on:February 24,2024

Study shows dementia risk for older people with hearing difficulty could be reduced by use of hearing aids

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in Denmark analyzed data from a national health information data

Updated on: February 24,2024

Study shows dementia risk for older people with hearing difficulty could be reduced by use of hearing aids

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in Denmark analyzed data from a national health information data

Updated on:February 24,2024

ALS diagnosis and survival linked to metals in blood, urine

byUniversity of MichiganAn MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Ga

Updated on: August 30,2024

ALS diagnosis and survival linked to metals in blood, urine

byUniversity of MichiganAn MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Ga

Updated on:August 30,2024

New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies

by University of MinnesotaResearchers using non-invasive neuromodulation, a technique that has shown promising results in reducing symptoms of depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson&#

Updated on: March 19,2024

New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies

by University of MinnesotaResearchers using non-invasive neuromodulation, a technique that has shown promising results in reducing symptoms of depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson&#

Updated on:March 19,2024

Low oxygen levels restore balance and coordination in a mouse model of a movement disorder

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad CommunicationsFriedreich's ataxia is a rare, inherited disease that causes progressive nervous syste

Updated on: April 23,2024

Low oxygen levels restore balance and coordination in a mouse model of a movement disorder

by Allessandra DiCorato,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad CommunicationsFriedreich's ataxia is a rare, inherited disease that causes progressive nervous syste

Updated on:April 23,2024

Challenging assumptions on the economic costs of dementia

by Trinity College DublinPredicted average health-care cost per patient at diagnosis as well as 10 years before and 6 years after. 95% confidence intervals indicated by the whiskers. Expressed in

Updated on: May 26,2024

Challenging assumptions on the economic costs of dementia

by Trinity College DublinPredicted average health-care cost per patient at diagnosis as well as 10 years before and 6 years after. 95% confidence intervals indicated by the whiskers. Expressed in

Updated on:May 26,2024

Brain injury expert says important changes still needed to legal definition of death despite reform pause

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter surveying the views expressed by 41 advocacy, medical, and transplant-focused organizations on the Uniform Determination of Death Act,

Updated on: January 11,2024

Brain injury expert says important changes still needed to legal definition of death despite reform pause

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter surveying the views expressed by 41 advocacy, medical, and transplant-focused organizations on the Uniform Determination of Death Act,

Updated on:January 11,2024

Wintertime wandering: A real danger for people with Alzheimer's

by Cara MurezWinter weather can add a layer of danger to the wandering behavior common in people with dementia.The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) offers some suggestions to help prevent w

Updated on: May 22,2024

Wintertime wandering: A real danger for people with Alzheimer's

by Cara MurezWinter weather can add a layer of danger to the wandering behavior common in people with dementia.The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) offers some suggestions to help prevent w

Updated on:May 22,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on: September 21,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on:September 21,2024

Study highlights the key role of the prefrontal cortex in regulating REM sleep

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressOptogenetic activation of mPFC Pyr neurons triggers REM sleep.a, Top: schematic of optogenetic activation of mPFC Pyr neurons. Bottom: expression of AAV-CaMKII-

Updated on: January 12,2024

Study highlights the key role of the prefrontal cortex in regulating REM sleep

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressOptogenetic activation of mPFC Pyr neurons triggers REM sleep.a, Top: schematic of optogenetic activation of mPFC Pyr neurons. Bottom: expression of AAV-CaMKII-

Updated on:January 12,2024

Low doses of radiation may improve quality of life for those with severe Alzheimer's

by Baycrest Centre for Geriatric CareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIndividuals living with severe Alzheimer's disease showed remarkable improvements in behavior and cognition within days o

Updated on: May 22,2024

Low doses of radiation may improve quality of life for those with severe Alzheimer's

by Baycrest Centre for Geriatric CareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIndividuals living with severe Alzheimer's disease showed remarkable improvements in behavior and cognition within days o

Updated on:May 22,2024

First-of-its-kind super minigene to boost spinal muscular atrophy research

by Dave Roepke,Iowa State UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1259Ravindra Singh has spent years studying a gene that, when missin

Updated on: March 20,2024

First-of-its-kind super minigene to boost spinal muscular atrophy research

by Dave Roepke,Iowa State UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1259Ravindra Singh has spent years studying a gene that, when missin

Updated on:March 20,2024