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Researchers image earliest signs of Alzheimer's, before symptoms appear
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Jan 28, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Estimates are that some 10 percent of people over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer's disease, the scourge that robs people of their memories and, ultimately, their lives.
More blood pressure worry: It's linked to dementia
Jan 26, 2010 |
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(AP) -- If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.
Attention drug drives memory research
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 20, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Queensland Brain Institute have found a way to measure the attention span of a fly, which could lead to further advances in the understanding of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
Staring, sleepiness, other mental lapses more likely in patients with Alzheimer's
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Cognitive fluctuations, or episodes when train of thought temporarily is lost, are more likely to occur in older persons who are developing Alzheimer's disease than in their healthy peers, according to scientists ...
Got cognitive activity? It does a mind good
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2010 |
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If you don't have a college degree, you're at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimer's. Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for dementia, and it's well documented that ...
Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(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.
Experts: HS football concussions merit more study
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(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.
Studies improve knowledge of underlying brain changes caused by addiction
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2009 |
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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 ...
Diabetic episodes affect kids' memory
Oct 19, 2009 |
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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.
Exercise can aid recovery after brain radiation
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2009 |
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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.
More attention, better treatment for concussions
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(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.
Stereotactic radiosurgery preferred method of treating cancer patients with brain metastases
Oct 06, 2009 |
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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 ...
Problems managing money may surface shortly before Alzheimer's disease sets in
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2009 |
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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 me ...
Prostate cancer hormone drugs risky for some men
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(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.
High blood pressure linked to memory problems in middle age
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 24, 2009 |
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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.
