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At 6 months, development of children with autism like those without

The development of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is much like that of children without ASD at 6 months of age, but differs afterwards. That's the main finding of the largest prospective, longitudinal study ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Older adults worse at distinguishing between lifted weights than younger counterparts

As we grow older, we are less capable of correctly estimating differences in the weights of objects we lift, according to a study published Oct. 24 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Jessica Holmin and Farley Norman from N ...

Health created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intracranial tumors can be resected safely in elderly

(HealthDay)—Elderly patients do not have poorer short-term outcomes after surgical resection of primary or metastatic intracranial tumors, after accounting for other risk factors, according to research ...

Cancer created Oct 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mom's high blood pressure in pregnancy could affect child's IQ in old age

New research from the University of Helsinki, Finland, suggests that a mother's high blood pressure during pregnancy may have an effect on her child's thinking skills all the way into old age. The study is published in the ...

Neuroscience created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovering how the brain ages

Researchers at Newcastle University have revealed the mechanism by which neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body, age. The research, published today in Aging Cell, opens up new avenues of understanding ...

Neuroscience created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain scans don't lie about age: Timing of brain maturation is more tightly controlled than previously known

A national team of researchers led by investigators at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed a multidimensional set of brain measurements that, when taken together, can ...

Neuroscience created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Concussions and head impacts may accelerate brain aging

Concussions and even lesser head impacts may speed up the brain's natural aging process by causing signaling pathways in the brain to break down more quickly than they would in someone who has never suffered ...

Neuroscience created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poor sleep may age your brain

(HealthDay) -- Evidence is building that poor sleep patterns may do more than make you cranky: The amount and quality of shuteye you get could be linked to mental deterioration and Alzheimer's disease, four ...

Health created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery patients associated with prolonged cognitive impairment

Older patients undergoing cardiac surgery often experience changes in cognitive function, such as memory problems or an inability to focus, in the days immediately following their operations. While these changes are usually ...

Cardiology created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infants can't distinguish between large and small groups: study

Human brains process large and small numbers of objects using two different mechanisms, but infants have not yet developed the ability to make those two processes work together, according to new research from the University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Willingness to be screened for dementia varies by age but not by sex, race or income

The first study to examine the actual willingness of older adults to be screened for dementia has found that acceptance of screening is pervasive, although it varies by age. However, willingness to be screened for dementia ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alzheimer's patients experience adverse outcomes, delirium

The state of acute confusion and disorientation known as delirium can stem from a serious illness, surgery or infection, and often develops while patients are in the hospital. Now a new study confirms that for patients with ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Free, user-friendly 'blood pressure cuff' for dementia is reliable and valid: research

A new study shows that a practical clinical tool developed by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine to measure severity of dementia symptoms is reliable and valid. The Healthy ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dementia care model that reduces hospitalizations successfully translated into practice

An innovative model of dementia care that significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and encourages use of medications that are not harmful to older brains, has now been used to treat over 1,000 ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Well-connected brains make you smarter in older age

Brains that maintain healthy nerve connections as we age help keep us sharp in later life, new research funded by the charity Age UK has found.

Neuroscience created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast