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Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Slowing Disability from Multiple Sclerosis
Results of a phase 3 clinical trial show an experimental drug called tolebrutinib can delay disability in patients with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
New Blood Test Helps Diagnose and Track Alzheimer’s Progression
A simple blood test can help diagnose Alzheimer’s and accurately distinguish between early- and later-stage disease, a new study finds.
Keeping Your Bad Cholesterol in Check Protects You from Dementia, New Study Finds
People with low LDL cholesterol levels are much less likely to be diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
Common Sugar Substitute May Actually Increase Your Appetite
A new study finds sucralose, the primary sweetener in Splenda, changes brain activity related to hunger. Researchers say the results could be stronger cravings.
Popular ADHD TikToks Are Full of Misinformation About Symptoms, New Study Finds
Clinical psychologists reviewed 100 ADHD TikToks and found that fewer than half of their claims about symptoms align with clinical guidelines for diagnosing the condition.
Sleep Apnea May Increase the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease, Preliminary New Study Finds
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea may have higher odds of developing Parkinson’s disease, but researchers say early CPAP treatment may lower the risk.
A Lingering Virus May Explain Why Some People Suffer from Symptoms of Long COVID
A new study finds 43% of people with Long COVID symptoms still have SARS-CoV-2 proteins circulating in their blood 1 to 14 months after testing positive.
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Child Concussion: What To Know If Your Child Takes a Blow To the Head
- Jeffrey Lo, MD, Attending Physician, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department, Boston Children's Hospital HealthDay Reporter
- April 20, 2025
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SUNDAY, April 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When a child tumbles to the floor from a blow to the head, a parent's inner alarms should sound. The child may have a brain injury.
Here's what parents need to know:
What is a concussion?
...
Two Deaths in Oregon County Linked to Fatal Brain Disorder
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 14, 2025
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MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
Two people in the county, which has a population of about 24,000...
How Savvy Habits May Help Head Off Dementia
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2025
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From slurping daily spoonfuls of fish oil to giving up alcohol, lifting weights and playing word games, older Americans think just about anything that might keep their brains sharp is worth a try.
After all, the risk of dementia — a loss of memory, problem-solving ...
Common Chemicals in Plastics May Harm Baby Brain Development
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2025
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Common chemicals used in plastic and personal care products may interfere with brain development in babies, a new study says.
Phthalates are found in many everyday items, like food packaging, shampoo, toys and vinyl flooring.
They help make plastics soft and carry ...
Stroke Risk From Neck Artery Tears Is Rising Fast
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says.
Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an artery in the neck that supplies blood to the brain.
Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2025
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For nearly two decades, a stroke had left a woman unable to speak -- until now.
Thanks to a new brain implant, her thoughts are being turned into real-time speech, giving her a voice again for the first time in 18 years.
The device was tested on a 47-year-old...
Brain Tumors In Firefighters Linked To Flame Retardant Chemical
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 11, 2025
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Firefighters might face a higher risk of brain cancers caused by exposure to chemicals in fire extinguishers, a new small-scale study says.
Veteran firefighters appear to ...
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Severe Flu Season Raises Concerns About Brain Complications in Kids
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 28, 2025
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As this year’s severe flu season rages across the country, federal health officials are investigating a rise in rare but life-threatening brain complications in children.
Th...
Study Reveals How the Brain Lets Go of Fear
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 26, 2025
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Feeling scared? Your fear is a survival tool, but sometimes, it overreacts -- making us afraid of things that aren’t true threats.
A new study shows how the brain learns to let go of unnecessary fears, offering potential new ways for treating conditions such ...
Fainting: Simple Tips to Stay Safe
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 23, 2025
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Fainting can be scary, but it's often harmless.
Known medically as syncope, fainting happens when there’s not enough blood flow to the brain, causing a brief
Adults Can Learn 'Perfect Pitch,' Study Suggests
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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From Mariah Carey and Jimi Hendrix to Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby, a select group of famous musicians past and present have had have perfect pitch.
Now, a new study...
Enjoying Valentine's Day When a Loved One Has Alzheimer's
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2025
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Love doesn't fade when one member of a family develops Alzheimer's disease, but times of intimacy like Valentine's Day can become tougher.
Experts at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) acknowledge that a loved one living with dementia can have trouble expressing...
Scientists Find More Microplastics in Human Brains
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 4, 2025
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Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse.
The new study, published Feb. 3 in the journal Nature, found that brain samples...
Hormone Therapy Doesn't Increase Women's Risk of Brain Tumors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 21, 2025
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Hormone replacement therapy to ease menopause symptoms doesn’t increase a woman’s risk of brain tumors.
Researchers found no link betw...
Why Some Families Consider Brain Donation for Autism Research
- Denise Maher HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2025
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Brain tissue samples are essential for scientific research, especially when it comes to brain disorders such as autism spectrum disorder.
Not surprisingly, samples are hard to get....
Are Young People With Eating Disorders Predisposed to Them?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 14, 2025
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Eating disorders appear to be linked to differences in brain structure among teenagers.
Young adults who develop eating disorders appear to have delayed brain maturation as teenagers, MRI scans show in a new study published Jan. 10 in the journal
What Do Sleep Medications Do to Your Brain?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 13, 2025
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MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay news) -- The sleep aid Ambien could be allowing toxic proteins to pollute the brain, potentially increasing a person’s risk of disorders like
Can Doctors Estimate Life Expectancy After a Dementia Diagnosis?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2025
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The clock is running for people who’ve been diagnosed with dementia, but the time they have left depends on their age.
Average life expectancy for people with dementia is largely based on their age at diagnosis, researchers found in a new evidence review.
Dem...
Can the Mediterranean Diet Boost Your Memory?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 8, 2025
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The Mediterranean diet is renown for its ability to improve heart health and help folks lose weight.
Now a new rat study says this eating pattern also might provide folks a...
Some Brain Cells Change with Age, Some Don't: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2025
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Some brain cells are more susceptible to the ravages of aging than others, a new mouse study has found.
These results could shed new light on why people’s risk for dementia,
Mice Headsets Make it Easier to Study Brain Response to Virtual Realty
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 26, 2024
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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...
Coffee Can Boost the Brains of People with Certain Heart Conditions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 23, 2024
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Coffee provides a quick morning boost, but it might also protect the brain health of people with a common heart rhythm disorder.
A study p...
What's the Link Between Memory Problems and Sexism?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2024
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Sexism is incredibly toxic to women’s lives, resulting in lower pay, fewer career opportunities, worse health care and a greater risk of violence.
It also can be toxic to their brain health, a new study says.
U.S. women born in the most sexist states experien...
Antibiotics Do Not Increase Risks for Cognitive Decline, Dementia in Older Adults, New Data Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2024
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Seniors with an infection can take antibiotics without fear of harming their brain health.
Antibiotics don’t appear to increase the risk of cognitive decline or demen...
Sleep Apnea May Change Parts of Brain, Speed Aging
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2024
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Sleep apnea is known to wreak havoc with the body, contributing to heart problems, diabetes and liver disease.
The sleep disorder also appears to have direct eff...
Temporary Scalp Tattoo Can Track Your Brainwaves
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 3, 2024
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Folks soon might have their brain activity scanned using a temporary tattoo, a new study suggests.
This temporary scalp tattoo allowed researchers to track electrical brain activity much more easily than with conventional electrodes, researchers reported Dec. 2 in the jo...
Many Cases of Dementia Go Undiagnosed in Poorer Communities
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 14, 2024
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Dementia strikes all races, but new research suggests thinking declines in poor seniors are often overlooked.
Among a group of more than 200 low-income pa...
Daytime Drowsiness Linked to a 'Pre-Dementia' Syndrome
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2024
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Seniors who are drowsy during the day and find it hard to muster enthusiasm for activities could be at higher risk of a brain condition that precedes dementia, ...
Little More Learning Might Not Save Your Aging Brain
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 6, 2024
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In 1972, Britain bumped up the total school years mandated for its children from 15 to 16 years.
That created a "natural experiment": Would Britons who got that extra year of education fare any better, neurologically, as they aged?
Unfortunately, the answer is "no....
Mindfulness Meditation Could Have Direct Effect in Reducing Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2024
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Many people turn to mindfulness meditation to help them manage their chronic pain, a practice that’s been used for centuries.
However, it’s been an open question whether meditation is simply functioning as a placebo, rather than actually quelling pain.
...
New Approach to Fight Huntington's Disease Shows Early Promise
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2024
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Huntington's disease is a devastating, fatal neurological illness with little means of treatment, but a new study in mice offers a glimmer of hope.
Huntington's occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together within brain cells. Over time, this...
Even 'Weekend Warrior' Exercise Can Keep Your Brain Healthy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 30, 2024
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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.
Can Cannabis Change Your Brain? Maybe, Maybe Not
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 30, 2024
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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...
Childhood Attention Issues Show Links to Later Risk for Psychosis, Schizophrenia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 29, 2024
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Most kids with attention issues won't go on to develop serious psychiatric conditions like psychosis or schizophrenia.
However, a new study finds poor attention spans in childhood, plus certain genes, could play a role in raising the risk for these conditions.
Of...
Weed Use During Pregnancy May Harm Kids' Behavior, Thinking Skills
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 28, 2024
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Smoking marijuana during pregnancy may quell your morning sickness, but it could also harm your child’s development, a new study warns.
Cannabis exposure in the womb is associated in early childhood with poorer thinking skills, researchers reported Oct. 28 in the j...
Concussion Could Raise Depression, Burnout in Pro Hockey Players
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 28, 2024
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Repeated concussions dramatically increase a hockey player’s risk of depression and burnout, a new study warns.
Hockey players who’d suffered three or more concussions had twice the risk of
People's Brains Now Process Texts Almost as Quickly as Pictures
- HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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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.
...
What Works Best to Ease MS-Linked Fatigue? New Study Finds Out
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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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
Will Injury Pain Become Chronic? Brain Scans Might Tell
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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Brain scans can provide early warning of who will develop chronic pain following a whiplash injury, a new study finds.
Higher levels of “cross...
Bad Sleep in Middle Age Unhealthy for Aging Brains
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 24, 2024
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If you're in your 40s or 50s and have trouble getting and staying asleep, that's not a good sign for brain health as you age, new research suggests.
“Our study, which used brain scans to determine participants’ brain age, suggests that poor sleep is linked t...
Common Post-Injury Action by Players Signals Concussion, Study Shows
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 23, 2024
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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
Aerobic Exercise May Ease 'Brain Fog' of Breast Cancer Chemo
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 23, 2024
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Women fighting breast cancer can relieve some of their chemotherapy “brain fog” through aerobic exercise, a new clinical trial in Canada suggests.
Breast ca...
Silent Damage First: Alzheimer's Disease Could Have Two Phases
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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Alzheimer’s disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests.
An early phase that occurs slowly and...
Your Sense of Smell May Be Quicker Than You Think
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2024
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People sense millisecond shifts in odor as quickly as they might spot a change in color, new research shows.
The study discounts the notion that smell is a "slower" sense than sight or hearing, scientists say.
"A sniff of odors is not a long exposure shot of the c...
Learn Another Language to Boost Your Brain's 'Efficiency'
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2024
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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
Injected 'Nanodiscs' Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 11, 2024
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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 ...
Boys Treated With Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Doing Well 6 Years Later
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2024
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Most boys treated with breakthrough gene therapy for a rare but deadly brain illness are faring well six years later, two new reports find.
The 77 boys were treated for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), a formerly incurable and progressive genetic brain disease that ...
Scientists Discover the Brain's Waste-Disposal System, With Clues to Alzheimer's Disease
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 8, 2024
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The brain has a waste-disposal system that clears away junk proteins that contribute to the development of dementia and Alzheimer’s dise...
Damage to Brainstem Could Be Driving Long COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 8, 2024
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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...
Could Music Lessons Help Clear the 'Brain Fog' of Chemotherapy?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 8, 2024
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In a small, preliminary study, piano lessons provided to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy appeared to help them maintain brain health.
"There were a lot of outside stressors contributing to my mood, but piano practice and going to lessons were always something go...