http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries - signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. http://www.physorg.com/news177009585.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:40:03 EST news177009585 (AP) -- Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players. http://www.physorg.com/news176128287.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:33:31 EST news176128287 New research using animal models is enabling a deeper understanding of the neurobiology of compulsive drug addiction in humans - knowledge that may lead to more effective treatment options to weaken the powerful cravings that cause people to relapse. The findings were released today at Neuroscience 2009, the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting. http://www.physorg.com/news175337973.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:20:01 EST news175337973 Children who have had an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, a common complication of diabetes, may have persistent memory problems, according to a new study from researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain. http://www.physorg.com/news175177106.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:30:04 EST news175177106 Exercise is a key factor in improving both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatments in rodents, according to data presented by Duke University scientists at the Society for Neuroscience meeting. http://www.physorg.com/news175093201.html Medicine & Health Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:00:26 EST news175093201 (AP) -- The days of a football player getting his bell rung, taking a whiff of smelling salts and getting back on the field are gone. http://www.physorg.com/news174197860.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:18:06 EST news174197860 Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news174045013.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:00:04 EST news174045013 New research finds poor money management skills may indicate that a person with mild memory problems will soon develop Alzheimer's disease. The study is published in the September 22, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news172769537.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:33:17 EST news172769537 (AP) -- A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who've had serious heart problems. http://www.physorg.com/news170440583.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:00:03 EST news170440583 High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to research published in the August 25, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news170351142.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:10:03 EST news170351142 Areas of brain damage seen on brain scans and originally thought to be related to stroke may help doctors predict a person's risk of memory problems in old age, according to research published in the August 11, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news169141228.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:41:10 EST news169141228 Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July 14, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news166721895.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:38:33 EST news166721895 A glass of wine here, a nightcap there - new research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that moderate alcohol intake offers long-term cognitive protection and reduces the risk of dementia in older adults. http://www.physorg.com/news166703798.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:37:01 EST news166703798 People who have superior language skills early in life may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease decades later, despite having the hallmark signs of the disease, according to research published in the July 9, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news166290689.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:40:02 EST news166290689 Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup. When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine - the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day - their memory impairment was reversed, report University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. http://www.physorg.com/news166078859.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:01:35 EST news166078859 People in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, a UCLA psychologist and colleagues report. http://www.physorg.com/news165159760.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:50:01 EST news165159760 Two years ago, Chuck Jones of Yardley, Pa., had high cholesterol, but his medicine caused severe leg cramps that routinely ruined his sleep. http://www.physorg.com/news164919092.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:20:06 EST news164919092 People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to people who are not depressed, according to a study published in the current issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. However, the research also shows that the popular Alzheimer's drug donepezil may delay the progression to Alzheimer's disease for depressed people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or memory problems. http://www.physorg.com/news164302262.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:25 EST news164302262 The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news162487430.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 16:24:31 EST news162487430 If grandma seems to forget things, will she end up demented? These days, memory loss is one of the very few symptoms that may signal which 70-year-olds risk developing dementia. This is shown in a doctoral thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news162040794.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 12:20:32 EST news162040794 Alzheimer's disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer's patients who didn't experience delirium, according to research published in the May 5, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news160673300.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 16:28:54 EST news160673300 Older adults with generalized anxiety disorder who received cognitive behavior therapy had greater improvement on measures of worry, depression and mental health than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the April 8 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news158345622.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:54:01 EST news158345622 People with memory problems are less at risk of developing dementia than previously thought, a new study led by the University of Leicester and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust reveals. http://www.physorg.com/news157038529.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:49:24 EST news157038529 Children with high blood pressure are not as good at complicated, goal-directed tasks, have more working memory problems and are not as adept at planning as their peers without hypertension, according to recent research. If they are both hypertensive and obese, they are also more likely to have anxiety and depression. http://www.physorg.com/news154696066.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:08:15 EST news154696066 MRI scans that detect shrinkage in specific regions of the mid-brain attacked by Alzheimer's disease accurately diagnose the neurodegenerative disease, even before symptoms interfere with daily function, a study by the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) in Miami and Tampa found. http://www.physorg.com/news148844574.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:42:54 EST news148844574 People who occasionally forget an appointment or a friend's name may have a loss of brain volume, even though they don't have memory deficits on regular tests of memory or dementia, according to a study published in the October 7, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news142528675.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:17:55 EST news142528675