Biomarker predicts cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
A biomarker in the brain predicts future cognitive decline in patients with the language form of Alzheimer's disease (AD), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Sep 9, 2021
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A biomarker in the brain predicts future cognitive decline in patients with the language form of Alzheimer's disease (AD), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Sep 9, 2021
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Researchers in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) are testing a cutting-edge method of electrical brain stimulation to help stroke patients suffering from a language disorder called aphasia. The ...
Aug 6, 2021
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In a year when many of us worked virtually, a small group gathered online with the common goal of making speech and language therapy more accessible—while having some fun along the way. Their project, called Aphasia Games ...
May 19, 2021
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A new study led by City, University of London suggests that peer-befriending when stroke patients with aphasia are discharged from hospital and active care is withdrawn may help reduce depressive symptoms.
Mar 29, 2021
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Primary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over time. About 40% of people with the condition have underlying Alzheimer's disease. But a new study ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Baycrest scientists are pioneering the use of individualized brain stimulation therapy to treat aphasia in recovering stroke patients.
Nov 12, 2020
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New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes to treating the loss of language and communication in early recovery after a stroke.
Sep 6, 2020
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Speech pathologists lack a consistent approach to communicating post-stroke recovery information to patients, a University of Queensland study has found.
May 1, 2020
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has shown significant efficacy in treating major depressive and obsessive compulsive disorders. A newly published literature review by Antonio H. Iglesias, MD, a Loyola Medicine neurologist ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Neurolinguists from HSE University have confirmed experimentally that for people with aphasia, it is easier to retrieve verbs describing situations with several participants (such as 'someone is doing something'), although ...
Jan 21, 2020
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