Psychology & Psychiatry
Keys to keeping your brain healthy
Your brain is pretty fabulous. Around 100 billion nerve cells work together to keep you nimble and quick in your thinking.
Sep 22, 2022
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News tagged with white matter
Medications
Steroid meds linked to structural and volume changes in brain white and gray matter
The use of prescribed steroids, including in inhalers, is linked to changes in the structure and volume of white and gray matter in the brain, suggests the findings of the largest study of its kind, published in the open ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Neuroscience
Are some people genetically predisposed to alcohol use disorder?
How much alcohol is too much?
Aug 26, 2022
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Neuroscience
Microscopic blood vessel disease in the brain's white matter associated with worse cognition in Alzheimer's
Disease of the microscopic blood vessels that feed the white matter of our brain is associated with worse cognitive function and memory deficits in individuals with Alzheimer's, scientists report.
Aug 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Racial discrimination affects brain microstructure
Racial discrimination increases the risk for physical and mental illnesses, and Black women suffer from diseases at significantly higher rates than White women. How traumatic experiences such as discrimination increase vulnerability ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC warns of dangerous virus infecting babies in multiple states
A virus dangerous to infants is spreading across the United States, and parents and pediatricians should be on the lookout for symptoms, federal health officials say.
Jul 15, 2022
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Neuroscience
Head injuries in children linked to reduced brain size and learning difficulties
Traumatic brain injury may lead to reduced brain size in some children and teenagers, which can be linked to cognitive problems, a new study shows.
Jul 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Connectivity of language areas unique in the human brain
Neuroscientists have gained new insight into how our brain evolved into a language-ready brain. Compared to chimpanzee brains, the pattern of connections of language areas in our brain has expanded more than previously thought. ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study finds women have more brain changes after menopause
Women who have gone through menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, according to a new study published in the June 29, 2022, online ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Mixed martial arts fighters show signs of brain changes
The football gridiron and the boxing ring have come to be understood as danger zones for the brain, with repetitive hits to the head causing long-term damage to some athletes.
May 24, 2022
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