Neuroscience
Speech disorder called apraxia can progress to neurodegenerative disease
It may start with a simple word you can't pronounce. Your tongue and lips stumble, and gibberish comes out.
Feb 14, 2016
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Neuroscience
Brain scars in multiple sclerosis patients reveal possible cause of taste problems
Taste deficits appear to be more prevalent among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients than previously reported and correlate with brain lesions left by the debilitating disease, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania's ...
Feb 8, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Age associated with amyloid-beta kinetics
(HealthDay)—Increasing age is associated with slowed amyloid-β (Aβ) turnover, according to a study published online July 20 in the Journal of Neurology.
Aug 12, 2015
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Neuroscience
New therapeutic principle for Parkinsonian dyskinesia shows clinical effect
Involuntary dyskinetic movements induced by treatment with levodopa (L-dopa) are a common problem for people with Parkinson's disease. Now, however, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University in Sweden seem ...
Feb 10, 2015
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Neuroscience
Researchers explore impact of traumatic brain injury on longterm memory
Kessler Foundation researchers have authored a new article that provides insight into the variable impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on long-term memory. The article, "Working memory capacity links cognitive reserve ...
Dec 1, 2014
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Neuroscience
Study debunks alcohol consumption assertions
Alcohol consumption is not a direct cause of cognitive impairment in older men later in life, a study conducted by the University of Western Australia has found.
Mar 10, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Can a change in diet reduce onset of dementia? Studies indicate yes
Data suggesting that nutrition plays a major role in the risk of dementia and cognitive decline continue to accumulate. This is good news, as it suggests that there is a lot that each of us can do individually to lower our ...
Feb 21, 2014
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Neuroscience
Study provides first Class 1 evidence for cognitive rehabilitation in MS
Kessler Foundation researchers published the results of the MEMREHAB Trial in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, providing the first Class I evidence for the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation ...
Nov 21, 2013
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Cardiology
Excessive alcohol consumption increases progression of atherosclerosis and the risk of stroke
A Finnish population-based study showed that binge drinking was associated with increased atherosclerotic progression in an 11-year follow-up of middle-aged men. The progression of atherosclerosis was increased among men ...
Oct 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
Studying everyday eye movements could aid in diagnosis of neurological disorders
Researchers at the University of Southern California have devised a method for detecting certain neurological disorders through the study of eye movements.
Aug 30, 2012
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