Brain score could spot late-life depression risk, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 25, 2024
The Brain Care Score, a tool for evaluating dementia or stroke risk without medical procedures, may help predict which older adults will develop depression as they age, a new study finds.
High-intensity exercise enhances brain function in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 16, 2024
High-intensity interval exercise can significantly enhance brain function in older adults for up to five years, a new study finds. Though the study evaluated exercises with less intensity such as walking...
Multiple traumatic brain injuries raise odds for worse cognitive decline, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the chances of an older adult having cognitive decline, a new study shows.
Study spots brain clusters linked to subjective memory complaints
By
Kristen Fischer
May 23, 2024
People with subjective memory complaints include two subgroups, and being in the lower performance cluster increased the risk for cognitive impairment, according to a study published Thursday in Alzheimer’s...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 7
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 07, 2024
First 3D-printed brain tissue a reality … Epilepsy more than doubles Parkinson’s risk … More exercise lowers kidney disease risk in people with diabetes, obesity … Trial tests semaglutide in...
Mitochondrial DNA a culprit in Parkinson’s disease, research shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 03, 2023
A new study published Monday in Molecular Psychiatry implicates how, exactly, cells become damaged in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers of a new study.
Brain bleeds up in patients with COVID treated for ischemic stroke
Nov 10, 2022
Ischemic stroke patients with COVID-19 have higher rates of intracranial bleeding and worse clinical outcomes after revascularization treatment than similar patients without COVID-19, researchers report.
Study pinpoints incontinence drugs linked to higher mortality risk in dementia patients
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2021
The urinary drugs tolterodine and oxybutynin have high anticholinergic effects on cognition scores and are associated with 55% increased mortality risk, researchers say.
Hungry for company: isolation and hunger trigger same brain response
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 25, 2020
After a day of total isolation, the sight of people having fun together activates the same brain region that lights up when a hungry person sees food, an MRI study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, February 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 12, 2020
Ageism linked to health problems in the elderly … Study confirms diabetes drug’s link to heart problems … Simple blood test could help predict progression of Parkinson’s … EEG identifies...