Removing the appendix early in life reduces the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease by 19 to 25 percent, according to
Continue reading »
Home » Caregiving »
Link found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer’s disease
While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD),
Continue reading »
How people adapt to post stroke visual impairments
A new University of Liverpool study, published in Wiley Brain and Behaviour, examines the factors that influence how a person
Continue reading »
Unraveling genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease: Study suggests promoting conversion of glucose into brain energy could reduce risk or delay disease onset in risk gene carriers
The strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease may impair the brain’s ability to convert its primary fuel source into
Continue reading »
DBS treatment may slow the progression of Parkinson’s tremor in early-stage patients
Analysis of data from a clinical trial conducted at Vanderbilt suggests that deep brain stimulation (DBS) administered to patients with
Continue reading »
Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Brain metals that may drive disease progression revealed: In brains affected by Alzheimer’s, researchers identify chemically reduced iron species, with mineral forms including a magnetic iron oxide
Alzheimer’s disease could be better treated, thanks to a breakthrough discovery of the properties of the metals in the brain
Continue reading »
Synthetic cannabis (‘spice’, ‘k2’) use may boost stroke risk in young users: 25 year old prison inmate was left with permanent disability in absence of other traditional risk factors
The warning follows their treatment of a 25 year old prison inmate who had no family history of heart disease
Continue reading »
Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in most common brain scan
Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of
Continue reading »
Stroke prevention drug combo shows promise, study says
If you’ve had a minor stroke or a transient ischemic stroke (TIA), taking the clot-preventing drug clopidogrel along with aspirin
Continue reading »
Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica: Location of inflammation may determine which patients are successfully treated with steroid injections
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic
Continue reading »