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26 Dec
Mice Headsets Make it Easier to Study Brain Response to Virtual Realty

Mice Headsets Make it Easier to Study Brain Response to Virtual Realty

Virtual reality headsets like the Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro will be a Christmas gift in more than one home this year.

Now mice are getting in on the action.

Researchers have developed a set of VR goggles for lab mice for use in brain studies, according to a re...

NeurologyBrain
19 Dec
Early Research Points to Possible New Parkinson's Drug

Early Research Points to Possible New Parkinson's Drug

Parkinson's is a relentless disease for which few treatments, and no real cure, exists.

Now, researchers say they are on the trail of a potential new therapy for the disabling neurological illness.

It's early research, still in the animal-testing stage, as explain...

Parkinson'sNeurology
17 Dec
Taxi Drivers' Brains May Leave Them Less Vulnerable to Alzheimer's

Taxi Drivers' Brains May Leave Them Less Vulnerable to Alzheimer's

Taxi and ambulance drivers need to have quick wits and nimble reflexes to cut through traffic effectively.

Turns out that these traits might also protect them from

Neurology
12 Dec
Blood Pressure Ups & Downs May Harm Seniors' Thinking

Blood Pressure Ups & Downs May Harm Seniors' Thinking

Keeping your blood pressure in check is important for more than just heart health -- it can also keep your brain sharp as you age.

A new study published Dec. 11 in the journal Neurology sho...

NeurologyPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.Aging: Misc.Blood Pressure
11 Dec
Parents' Smoking Could Raise Risk for MS in Kids

Parents' Smoking Could Raise Risk for MS in Kids

For children genetically predisposed to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), exposure to cigarette smoke in the family home could raise that risk even higher, new research shows.

"A higher genetic MS risk is associated with an increased vulnerability to the negative effects ...

ParentingNeurologyMultiple Sclerosis
09 Dec
One Type of Blood Pressure Med May Help Prevent Post-Stroke Epilepsy

One Type of Blood Pressure Med May Help Prevent Post-Stroke Epilepsy

Some people develop epilepsy after surviving a stroke, as the injury they’ve sustained causes scarring and disorganized electrical activity in their brains.

But one type of blood pressure ...

NeurologyBlood PressureHeart / Stroke-Related: StrokeEpilepsy
06 Dec
Many Women With Epilepsy Unaware of Seizure Meds' Risks to Pregnancy

Many Women With Epilepsy Unaware of Seizure Meds' Risks to Pregnancy

Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness of ...

PregnancyNeurologyBirth ControlEpilepsyBirth Defects: Misc.
04 Dec
20th Century Lead Exposures Took Grim Toll on Americans' Health

20th Century Lead Exposures Took Grim Toll on Americans' Health

Decades of lead exposure from car exhaust altered the mental health of millions of Americans, making them more prone to depression, anxiety and ADHD, a new study claims.

Lead was first added to gasoline in 1923 to help keep car engines healthy, researchers said.

Bu...

NeurologyPollution, AirChemicals
02 Dec
Newer Epilepsy Meds Safe During Pregnancy, Won't Affect Kids' Neurodevelopment

Newer Epilepsy Meds Safe During Pregnancy, Won't Affect Kids' Neurodevelopment

For decades, it's been known that certain older medications women use to control epilepsy seizures can pose risks to a fetus.  

However, data now suggests that no such risk exists for newer-generation anti-seizure meds.

“We need to balance making sure th...

Child DevelopmentNeurologyEpilepsyBirth Defects: Misc.Pregnancy: Drugs
29 Nov
Kids From Poorer Homes May Have Worse Outcomes If MS Strikes

Kids From Poorer Homes May Have Worse Outcomes If MS Strikes

A child from a poorer neighborhood is more prone to severe illness once they develop multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to children growing up in more affluent areas, new research shows.

The study of 138 MS patients who'd been diagnosed before the age of 18 revealed that k...

NeurologyMultiple Sclerosis
27 Nov
Soccer 'Headers' Could Pose Danger to Brains

Soccer 'Headers' Could Pose Danger to Brains

Bouncing a soccer ball off the head during play could be doing real damage to the brain, a new study suggests.

MRI brain scans of male and female soccer athletes suggests that lots of "heading" could damage areas of the brain already known to be linked to debilitating

NeurologySports MedicineConcussions
27 Nov
Nerve Stimulation Device Might Ease Long COVID Symptoms

Nerve Stimulation Device Might Ease Long COVID Symptoms

A painless nerve-zapping device called Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) has long been used to ease arthritis, back pain and other ailment...

Medical Technology: Misc.Neurology
25 Nov
Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked to Dementia Risk

Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked to Dementia Risk

People in Southern California with relatively high exposures to wildfire smoke over a decade also had significantly higher risks for dementia, a new study warns.

In fact, the fine-particle pollution created by these fires seems more closely tied to brain trouble than sim...

NeurologyPollution, AirDementiaSafety: Fire
21 Nov
There May Be a Better Way to Treat Hematoma Brain Bleeds

There May Be a Better Way to Treat Hematoma Brain Bleeds

After a hit to the head or a fall, people, especially seniors, can develop a dangerous pooling of blood and fluid between the brain's surface and it's protective covering, the dura.

These "subdural hematomas" typically require surgery to fix, but a new study suggests a b...

Surgery: Misc.NeurologyHead Injuries
21 Nov
Living in Space Won't Permanently Harm Astronauts' Thinking Skills

Living in Space Won't Permanently Harm Astronauts' Thinking Skills

For astronauts who spend months at a time working on the International Space Station (ISS), there's good news.

While their bodies and brains are affected by radiation, altered gravity, challenging working situations and sleep loss on these missions, a study of 25 astrona...

Neurology
14 Nov
These Are the 3 Big Factors Driving Strokes

These Are the 3 Big Factors Driving Strokes

A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new stud...

NeurologyHeart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
08 Nov
Being Born Preterm Tied to Lifelong Harms in Employment, Education

Being Born Preterm Tied to Lifelong Harms in Employment, Education

Babies born preterm face a life of lowered prospects, a new study warns.

Adults who were preemies are less likely to achieve higher education or snag a high-paying job, researchers reported Nov. 6 in the journal ...

Premature BirthNeurologyPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.
06 Nov
Scientists Track Brain Function as Folks Watch Movies

Scientists Track Brain Function as Folks Watch Movies

A person’s brain performs an intricate juggling act while watching a movie, a new study demonstrates.

Scans showed that 24 different brain networks and regions engage from scene-to-scene, based on hard it is to follow the movie or what’s currently on the scre...

Neurology
04 Nov
Too Many Meds: 'Polypharmacy' Can Really Harm Alzheimer's Patients

Too Many Meds: 'Polypharmacy' Can Really Harm Alzheimer's Patients

Alzheimer’s disease patients prescribed fistfuls of daily drugs are at greater risk of harm, a new study warns.

Patients with Alzh...

Neurology
01 Nov
No Evidence Adults With Autism Are More Vulnerable to Criminals, Study Finds

No Evidence Adults With Autism Are More Vulnerable to Criminals, Study Finds

Are people with autism less able to "read" the nefarious intent of criminals, leaving them more vulnerable to scams or coercion into criminal activity?

It's been a common notion among trial lawyers, the Australian researchers behind a new report say, but it's not grounde...

NeurologyBehaviorAutism
31 Oct
Costs for MS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Meds Keep Rising

Costs for MS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Meds Keep Rising

A person battling multiple sclerosis spent an average of $750 in out-of-pocket fees on medicines in 2012, but by 2021 that same patient spent $2,378 annually, a new report finds.

Out-of-pocket costs for drugs for neurologic diseases such as MS, Parkinson's and

Parkinson'sNeurologyMultiple Sclerosis
30 Oct
Autism Diagnoses Rising Among U.S. Children, Adults

Autism Diagnoses Rising Among U.S. Children, Adults

Big surges in new autism diagnoses among young adults, as well a rise in diagnoses for girls and young women, have driven a near-tripling of U.S. autism cases in just over a decade, researchers report.

Data on over 12 million patients enrolled in major U.S. health care s...

NeurologyAutism
30 Oct
Even 'Weekend Warrior' Exercise Can Keep Your Brain Healthy

Even 'Weekend Warrior' Exercise Can Keep Your Brain Healthy

Find it hard to take time to exercise during your busy workweek?

No problem, a new study says -- one or two “weekend warrior” workouts are just as likely to help you maintain your brain health.

People who regularly

NeurologyExercise: Misc.DementiaBrain
30 Oct
Can Cannabis Change Your Brain? Maybe, Maybe Not

Can Cannabis Change Your Brain? Maybe, Maybe Not

People who regularly use marijuana experience changes in their brain structure and function, but it’s not clear that cannabis is the cause, a new study finds.

Researchers found specific differences in the brains of people who’d ever used weed, particularly in...

NeurologyMarijuanaGeneticsBrain
25 Oct
People's Brains Now Process Texts Almost as Quickly as Pictures

People's Brains Now Process Texts Almost as Quickly as Pictures

Texts deliver rapid-fire messages, but a new study indicates human brains can keep up with the barrage.

The brain can detect the basic linguistic structure of a brief sentence in roughly 150 milliseconds -- about the speed of a blink of an eye, researchers report.

...

NeurologyBrain
25 Oct
What Works Best to Ease MS-Linked Fatigue? New Study Finds Out

What Works Best to Ease MS-Linked Fatigue? New Study Finds Out

Medication and behavioral therapy are both effective in combatting fatigue caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), either separately or together, a new study finds.

MS patients felt significantly less fatigue after they were prescribed

NeurologyMultiple SclerosisBrainFatigue
25 Oct
Antibiotics Reveal Links Between Gut Microbes, Parkinson's

Antibiotics Reveal Links Between Gut Microbes, Parkinson's

Certain gut microbes might be linked to a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests.

People prescribed multiple courses of penicillin ...

Parkinson'sNeurologyAntibioticsGastrointestinal Problems
24 Oct
Ozempic, Wegovy Might Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk in People With Diabetes

Ozempic, Wegovy Might Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk in People With Diabetes

Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of conditions that might benefit from the revolutionary diabetes drug Ozempic, a new study says.

People with type 2 diabetes taking semaglutide appeared to have a significantly...

NeurologyAlzheimer'sDementiaWeight Loss
23 Oct
Common Post-Injury Action by Players Signals Concussion, Study Shows

Common Post-Injury Action by Players Signals Concussion, Study Shows

Maybe you've seen a cartoon character shake their head back and forth following a sharp blow -- clearing away whatever stars or birds are circling their noggins.

Turns out, that same move might help coaches and physical trainers identify a

NeurologyBrainHead InjuriesSports MedicineConcussions
17 Oct
Silent Damage First: Alzheimer's Disease Could Have Two Phases

Silent Damage First: Alzheimer's Disease Could Have Two Phases

Alzheimer’s disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests.

An early phase that occurs slowly and...

NeurologyBrain
14 Oct
Change in Alzheimer's Drug Vial Size Could Be Big Money-Saver for Medicare

Change in Alzheimer's Drug Vial Size Could Be Big Money-Saver for Medicare

A simple tweak in available vial sizes of the breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi could save Medicare hundreds of millions of doll...

NeurologyInsurance: MedicareHealth Costs
14 Oct
Learn Another Language to Boost Your Brain's 'Efficiency'

Learn Another Language to Boost Your Brain's 'Efficiency'

Bilingual people have more active and flexible brains, a new study has discovered.

Brain scans revealed that folks who speak two languages have increased connectivity between their brain regions, researchers reported Oct. 10 in the journal

NeurologyBrain
11 Oct
All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them

All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them

This year, breakdancing joined the ranks of Olympic-caliber sports, with Japan’s B-girl Ami Yuasa and Canada’s B-boy Phil Wizard taking home the gold.

Now doctors warn breakdancing shares something else with other major sports – the risk of serious over...

NeurologyHead InjuriesExercise: Dancing
11 Oct
Injected 'Nanodiscs' Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants

Injected 'Nanodiscs' Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants

Microscopic magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive means of providing deep brain stimulation, a new study says.

The tiny discs – about 250 nanometers across, or 1/500 the width of a human hair – would be injected directly into specific regions ...

Medical Technology: Misc.NeurologyBrain
08 Oct
Damage to Brainstem Could Be Driving Long COVID

Damage to Brainstem Could Be Driving Long COVID

Damage to the brainstem could be behind the physical and psychological effects of Long COVID, a new study suggests.

Brain scans of 30 Long COVID patients found they had damage to th...

NeurologyBrain
03 Oct
Could Lithium Supplements Ease the Brain Fog of Long COVID?

Could Lithium Supplements Ease the Brain Fog of Long COVID?

A small dose of the nutritional supplement lithium asparate may not ease the fatigue and brain fog of Long COVID, a small, new trial involving 52 patients has found.

Still, it's possible that a larger dose of the mood-enhancing supplement might work, researchers said.

Neurology
03 Oct
Air Pollution Could Be Changing Children's Brains

Air Pollution Could Be Changing Children's Brains

Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards appear to cause differences in the brains of growing children, a new review suggests.

"We're seeing differences in brain outcomes between children with higher levels of pollution exposure versus lower levels of ...

Child DevelopmentNeurologyAsthmaPollution, AirBrain
02 Oct
So Fly: Scientists Complete Map of Adult Fruit Fly Brain

So Fly: Scientists Complete Map of Adult Fruit Fly Brain

The head of a Princeton team that mapped the brain of an adult fruit fly -- a watershed step in understanding the human brain -- explains the feat in a way that belies its complexity.

"Just like you wouldn't want to drive to a new place without Google Maps, you don't wan...

NeurologyBrain
30 Sep
Despite Progress, America's Fight Against Toxic Lead Far From Over

Despite Progress, America's Fight Against Toxic Lead Far From Over

Toxic lead continues to pose a danger to U.S. consumers despite years of progress to reduce exposure, claims a study spanning four states.

"Consumer products were consistently identified as one of the main sources of lead exposure -- and the only identified source in 15 ...

Neurology
26 Sep
Brain Injury & PTSD: Veterans' Study Suggests Area of Damage Is Key

Brain Injury & PTSD: Veterans' Study Suggests Area of Damage Is Key

Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says.

Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the b...

NeurologyDepressionHead InjuriesConcussionsMilitary
25 Sep
Initial Symptoms of MS Could Guide Prognosis, Treatment

Initial Symptoms of MS Could Guide Prognosis, Treatment

Two key symptoms that can arise soon after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) could predict how swiftly the illness will progress and suggest best treatment options, new research shows.

The two symptoms -- blurred vision and sphincter dysfunction of the bladder and/o...

NeurologyMultiple Sclerosis
24 Sep
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Has Parkinson's Disease

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Has Parkinson's Disease

Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Favre, 54, made the announcement while testifying to Congress on his potential misuse of taxpayer funds.

The former quarterback has be...

Parkinson'sNeurologyHead InjuriesConcussions
23 Sep
Many Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE, Raising Suicide Risk

Many Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE, Raising Suicide Risk

One in three former NFL players believe they have football-related brain damage that’s doing untold harm to their lives, a new study finds.

Unfortunately, their fears might be harming their mental health on top of whatever risks they face from

NeurologyPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.AnxietyDepressionDementiaBrainSuicideExercise: FootballConcussions
20 Sep
Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

Would-be dads don’t have to worry that taking the epilepsy drug valproate will result in children with birth defects, a new review concludes.

Valproate,...

NeurologyFatherhoodEpilepsy
19 Sep
Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's

Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's

A specific class of diabetes drug appears to lower people’s risk for dementia and Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, also known as gliflozins, lower blood sugar by prompting the kidneys to filter sugar o...

Parkinson'sNeurologyDiabetes: Misc.Dementia
18 Sep
Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds

Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds

Early, aggressive treatment of brain lesions caused by multiple sclerosis could help ward off faster decline in patients, a new study finds.

Such treatment could prevent or potentially cure paramagnetic rim lesions (PRL), areas of chronic brain inflammation that are link...

NeurologyMultiple Sclerosis
17 Sep
Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health

Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health

As wildfires continue to burn across parts of California, a new study finds that smoke from these blazes and other air pollution could be harming kids’ mental health.

Repeated exposure to high levels of particle pollution increases kids’ risk of depression, <...

NeurologyPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.
17 Sep
Could 'Brain Training' Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms?

Could 'Brain Training' Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms?

Brain training aimed at improving memory can ward off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for years, a new study claims.

Seniors experienced a slower

NeurologyBrainMemory Problems
16 Sep
Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds

Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds

With implications for research around postpartum depression and other health issues, scientists have tracked the changes pregnancy brings to the female brain.

These changes weren't subtle: Big shifts in what's known as the brain's "white matter" versus "gray matter" were...

PregnancyNeurologyPsychology / Mental Health: Misc.
16 Sep
Breathing Could Bring Microplastics Into the Human Brain, Study Shows

Breathing Could Bring Microplastics Into the Human Brain, Study Shows

For the first time, scientists have detected microscopic microplastics lodged in the human brain.

Researchers in Germany and Brazil say that 8 out of 15 autopsied adults had microplastics detected within their brain's smell centers, the olfactory bulb.

The particl...

NeurologyBrain