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July 27, 2023

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Dementia Becomes an Emergency 1.4 Million Times a Year

More than 1.4 million times a year, people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia end up in emergency care, a new study shows, accounting for nearly 7% of all emergency visits for any reason by people over age 65. Compared with their peers who don't have dementia, these patients have ...

Majority of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Still Drive

The majority of older adults with cognitive impairment are still driving, despite concerns raised by caregivers and others, a study finds. Researchers say it's best for caregivers to start conversations surrounding driving earlier while the care recipient is able to understand and actively ...

Treatment at the First Signs of MS Could Mean Lower Risk of Disability Later

People who start taking medication soon after the first signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have a lower risk of disability later, according to a new ...

New Therapeutic Target for Parkinson's Disease Discovered

Scientists have uncovered a new mechanism by which mutations in a gene parkin contribute to familial forms of Parkinson's disease. The discovery opens a new avenue for Parkinson's therapeutics, scientists report in a new study. They discovered that mutations in parkin result in a breakdown of ...
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Exercise Seems to Protect Against Major Brain Hemorrhage

Regular physical activity and exercise may reduce bleeding in individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage, a new study shows. The researchers emphasize the importance of physical activity to protect ...

Brain Signatures for Chronic Pain Identified in a Small Group of Individuals

Researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused by stroke or amputation (phantom limb pain). A long sought-after goal has been to ...

Large Genetic Changes That Contribute to Dementia Risk Identified

Scientists have identified new genetic risk factors for two types of non-Alzheimer's dementia. These findings detail how researchers identified large-scale DNA changes, known as structural ...

Physical Activity Crucial for Poststroke Recovery

After a stroke, physical activity can be pivotal to successful recovery. People who spend four hours a week exercising after their stroke achieve better functional recovery within six months than ...

How Alcohol Consumption Contributes to Chronic Pain

A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and ...

Study Shows Most Children Recover from Lyme Disease Within Six Months of Treatment

A majority of parents of children diagnosed with Lyme disease reported that their kids recovered within six months of completing antibiotic treatment, according to a new study. The findings, based on ...

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Researchers Identify a Potential New Therapeutic Target in Parkinson's Disease

Scientists have identified a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's ...

Lipid Molecules Help to Get Stroke Therapies Into the Brain

Researchers have found that a promising stroke therapy, known as antisense oligonucleotides, is preferentially taken up from the blood into areas of stroke damage in the brain when the molecules are ...

Non-Drug Interventions for Patients With Alzheimer's Are Both Effective and Cost-Effective, Study Shows

Researchers used a computer simulation model to show that the four dementia-care interventions saved between $2,800 and $13,000 in societal costs, depending on the type of intervention, and all ...

Retinal Scans: A Non-Invasive, Inexpensive Method to Track Human Aging

眼睛是一个窗口老化吗?新研究年代hown how imaging of the fundus, the blood vessel-rich tissue in the retina, can be used to track human aging, in a way that is noninvasive, less ...

Genetic Tests Unexpectedly Find Genes Linked to Heart Disease -- Now What?

As health care professionals, researchers and consumers increasingly use genetic testing, they are uncovering incidental genetic abnormalities, or variants, that are associated with cardiovascular ...

Telomere Shortening -- A Sign of Cellular Aging -- Linked to Signs of Alzheimer's in Brain Scans

阿尔茨海默氏症引起的大脑的变化are associated with shortening of the telomeres -- the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that shorten as cells age -- according to a ...

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Solving the Alzheimer's Disease Puzzle: One Piece at a Time

Researchers have uncovered a novel regulatory mechanism in the brain that is essential for making the right kinds of proteins that promote healthy brain function, and its malfunctioning may be an ...

Incident Atrial Fibrillation Appears to Heighten Dementia Risk

People with a recent diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common irregular heart rhythm, have a modestly higher risk of developing dementia than people without the condition, according to ...

Fledgling Chronic Back Pain Therapy Needs More Rigorous Study

Cognitive Functional Therapy treats chronic back pain as part of a person's entire pain experience, but more research is needed to assess its ...

Researchers Identify Three Intestinal Bacteria Found in Dementia With Lewy Bodies

Researchers have identified gut bacteria that are associated with dementia with Lewy bodies. Changing the levels of three bacteria, Collinsella, Ruminococcus, and Bifidobacterium, may delay the onset ...

Study Identifies Four Distinct Pain Trajectories in Nursing Home Residents

Despite awareness that pain is common in nursing home residents, there has been minimal attention focused on how this pain changes over time. A new study presents compelling evidence of the existence ...

Being Flexible Is Key to Protecting Mental Wellbeing in People With Chronic Pain

Research has found the biggest threat to the mental health of people living with chronic pain isn't necessarily how intense their pain is, but the extent to which it interferes with their daily ...

New Hydrogel Stem Cell Treatment Repairs Injured Brain Tissue in Mice

A new hybrid hydrogel that safely delivers stem cells to brain injury sites in mice has been developed. This solves a major challenge -- keeping stem cells alive for long enough to evolve into the ...

Spinal Cord Stimulation Instantly Improves Arm Mobility After Stroke

Pioneering clinical trial showed that spinal cord stimulation could enable survivors of moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal daily activities more ...

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