Scientists explore how brain compensates for impaired cognition
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 09, 2024
Our brains are smarter — and more resourceful — than we may realize, according to new evidence.
Playing musical instrument linked to better brain health in older adults, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 30, 2024
A new study ties playing a musical instrument to better memory and executive function (the ability to perform complex tasks).
Clinical briefs for Monday, Jan. 22
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 22, 2024
Oral simnotrelvir can shorten COVID-19 symptoms, trial shows … Denosumab linked to higher severe hypocalcemia in older women on dialysis … Study extended to gauge brain aging in Black Americans …...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 21
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
Here’s how toxic tau proteins are on brain cells … Wegovy could battle brain inflammation, study finds … Former football players have brain lesions linked to dementia markers … Corticosteroids...
Older adults’ brain health declined more quickly than normal during pandemic, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 02, 2023
People ages 50 to 80 saw brain health deteriorate more quickly during the pandemic even if they didn’t have COVID-19, a new study shows.
Study: Lack of access to green space may affect brain health
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 27, 2023
Green spaces — even that small garden outside a nursing home — can have some big benefits for older adults in terms of their brain health. A new study finds that lack of access to green space, along...
Clinical briefs for Wed, Oct. 4
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 04, 2023
Some injections don’t work for osteoarthritis in hands … Efforts to reduce generic, biosimilar drug prices largely lacking, report finds … Study to gauge lifestyle factors, brain health … Researchers...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Oct. 2
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 02, 2023
COVID-19, RSV vaccine hesitancy concerns infectious disease experts … HHS invests $104 million in antibiotic resistance initiative … People with these neurons may thwart cognitive decline … Dietary...
Brains of people with Alzheimer’s are low on some antioxidants, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 16, 2023
People with Alzheimer’s disease have half the levels of certain antioxidants compared to people without the disease, according to a new study.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 2
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 02, 2023
Researchers studying headband device for Alzheimer’s disease … Some older brains have changes in oxygen levels, neural activity … More than 2M people have inflammatory bowel disease … Feds release...