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July 24, 2024

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New Video Test for Parkinson's Uses AI to Track How the Disease Is Progressing

July 23, 2024 — An automated assessment technique that uses artificial intelligence could revolutionize the management of Parkinson's ...

Preclinical Model Offers New Insights Into Parkinson's Disease Process

July 23, 2024 — A new preclinical model offers a unique platform for studying the Parkinson's disease process and suggests a relatively easy method for detecting the disease in ...

Brain-Heart Axis: Strokes Change Epigenetics of Immune System

July 23, 2024 — A stroke not only causes acute damage to the brain, but can also have long-term health implications for other organs -- such as the heart. Researchers have worked on the hypothesis that the high rate of comorbidities that develop after a stroke ...

New Study Identifies Two Proteins That May Contribute to Stroke Recurrence

July 22, 2024 — A new study has identified new genetic and molecular risk factors that may reveal new pathways for treating patients after they experience their first stroke. The study identified CCL27 and TNFRSF14, two proteins that are associated with subsequent ...

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Brain Care Score for Dementia and Stroke Also Predicts Late-Life Depression

July 23, 2024 — Researchers have shown that a higher Brain Care Score is also associated with a lower risk of late-life depression. The findings provide further evidence of shared biological risk factors for stroke, ...

Tell-Tale Gene Affects Success of Drug Used to Treat Chronic Pain

July 15, 2024 — Women who carry a particular form of a pain gene are more likely to respond well to a common medication used to treat long-term discomfort, research ...

Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds

July 17, 2024 — Decline in memory and other thinking abilities is the most well-known result of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, many individuals with this ...

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have found that intense stress can be felt at the cellular level and is linked to negative physical and mental health ...

30-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease May Help Inform Blood Pressure Treatment Decisions

July 15, 2024 — According to a new study, both 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease in addition to 10-year risk may be considered in making decisions about when ...

New Target in Critical Pain-Regulating Brain Region

July 11, 2024 — A new study has found that prolonged nerve injury (in an experimental model of chronic pain) reduces the expression of the transcription factor, Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2C (MEF2C) in the nucleus ...

Brain Organ Plays Key Role in Adult Neurogenesis

July 8, 2024 — Research found the choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid play a key role in maintaining a pool of newly born neurons to repair the adult brain after ...

The Molecule That Could Alleviate Stroke-Related Brain Injury

July 10, 2024 — New research identifies novel path to protecting the brain from stroke-induced ...

July 8, 2024 — New research shows combined use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) is ...

Risk Factors for Long COVID Revealed

June 17, 2024 — A new study sheds light on factors that may have predisposed some patients to recover more slowly after ...

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Overlooked Brain Organ Plays Key Role in Promoting Brain Repair After Stroke

July 1, 2024 — Scientists found the choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid play a key role in maintaining a pool of newly born neurons to repair the adult brain after ...

Standardized Protocols Help Hospitals Treat Strokes Faster

June 24, 2024 — Research illustrates that American Heart Association and American Stroke Association guidelines are effective at speeding up hospitals' response times for stroke treatment and can be mastered ...

Drugs for Enlarged Prostate May Also Protect Against Dementia With Lewy Bodies

June 19, 2024 — Certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to a new study. The researchers think that a specific side effect of ...

Using Novel Discourse Treatment to Improve Communication in People With Aphasia

June 17, 2024 — A new study has found that a novel discourse treatment improved the communication abilities of people with aphasia, a language disorder commonly resulting from ...

Face Screening Tool Detects Stroke in Seconds

June 17, 2024 — A new smartphone face-screening tool could help paramedics to identify stroke in seconds -- much sooner and more accurately than is possible with current technologies. Strokes, which affect millions ...

Mouse Study Identifies Unique Approach for Preventing Life-Threatening Complications After Spinal Cord Injury

June 12, 2024 — A new study identifies a druggable cellular target that, if controlled properly, could prevent or lessen autonomic dysfunction and improve quality of life for people with spinal cord ...

Preparing for a World Where Alzheimer's Disease Is Treatable

June 11, 2024 — Drugs with the potential to change the course of Alzheimer's disease are expected to be approved by mid-year in the UK. Healthcare services may need to change to ensure that all patients have ...

Women With Excess Weight as a Teen or Young Adult May Have Higher Stroke Risk by Age 55

June 6, 2024 — Women with excess weight at age 14 or 31 may have increased ischemic (clot caused) stroke risk before age 55. The same ischemic stroke risk was not found in men. Losing excess weight after ...

Innovative Combination Therapy Shows Promise for Bladder Cancer Patients Unresponsive to Standard Treatment

June 6, 2024 — In an advance that could improve bladder cancer treatment, a novel combination of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec and pembrolizumab has shown remarkable efficacy in patients with Bacillus Calmette-Gu ...

Drug Used to Treat Eczema May Provide Relief for Patients With Intensely Itchy Skin Diseases

June 6, 2024 — A drug approved to treat eczema provided significant improvement in the symptoms of patients with severe itching diseases that currently have no targeted treatments, according to a new study. The ...

Population Shifts, Risk Factors May Triple U.S. Cardiovascular Disease Costs by 2050

June 4, 2024 — Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

Researchers Develop Technology That May Allow Stroke Patients to Undergo Rehab at Home

June 3, 2024 — For survivors of strokes, regaining fine motor skills is critical for recovering independence and quality of life. But getting intensive, frequent rehabilitation therapy can be challenging and ...

International Experts Reach Consensus on the Labeling of Spatial Neglect

May 29, 2024 — Using a modified Delphi method, an international team of rehabilitation researchers and clinicians adopted 'spatial neglect' as the standard term for spatial deficits that complicate ...

Intervention Reduces Stress and Feelings of Burden of Family Caregivers of Older Adults With Dementia

May 29, 2024 — Interprofessional research study found that family caregivers of older adults living with dementia experienced a 15% drop in stress after a 9-week online peer support ...

Heart Healthy Behaviors May Help Reverse Rapid Cell Aging

May 29, 2024 — The benefits gained with higher lifestyle scores may be associated with the positive influence of heart disease risk factors on the aging of the body and its cells, finds a new study in the Journal ...

Researchers Have Located the Brain Network Responsible for Stuttering

May 28, 2024 — An international research group succeeded in identifying the probable origin of stuttering in the ...

Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods Tied to Cognitive Decline, Stroke, According to Study

May 22, 2024 — People who eat more ultra-processed foods like soft drinks, chips and cookies may have a higher risk of having memory and thinking problems and having a stroke than those who eat fewer processed ...

Scientists Uncover New Molecular Drivers of Alzheimer's

May 22, 2024 — At least 5.8 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for Alzheimer's, in part because scientists do not ...

Extreme Temperatures May Increase Risk of Stroke Mortality, Especially in Low-Income Countries

May 22, 2024 — Extreme heat and extreme cold are both associated with increased risks of death from ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study. The researchers found that the link between extreme ...

Night-Time Heat Significantly Increases the Risk of Stroke

May 21, 2024 — Researchers show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of stroke. The findings can contribute to the development of preventive measures: With them, the population can better protect ...