Neuroscience
Report: Screen older MS patients for cognitive decline and age-associated neurological conditions
study calls for screening of older MS patients for cognitive decline and age-associated neurological conditions
Mar 05, 2020
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News tagged with brain atrophy
Neuroscience
Dementia spreads via connected brain networks
In a new study, UC San Francisco scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individual patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), adding to growing evidence that the loss of brain ...
Oct 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
Model explores how statins alter multiple sclerosis outcomes
(HealthDay)—Simvastatin's beneficial effects on clinical outcomes and brain atrophy in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are largely independent of cholesterol levels, according to a post hoc study published in the ...
Jun 07, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Does diabetes damage brain health?
(HealthDay)—Diabetes has been tied to a number of complications such as kidney disease, but new research has found that older people with type 2 diabetes can also have more difficulties with thinking and memory.
Dec 14, 2018
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Neuroscience
Memory tests predict brain atrophy and Alzheimer's disease
Mild cognitive impairment is a heterogeneous condition; it may may be reversible or permanent. but it is also associated with a higher risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease in particular. Mild cognitive impairment refers ...
Dec 10, 2018
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Neuroscience
Study finds multiple sclerosis drug slows brain shrinkage
Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing down brain shrinkage. The study also showed that the main side ...
Aug 29, 2018
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Neuroscience
Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health
Groundbreaking research shows that neurological health depends as much on signals sent by the body's large, leg muscles to the brain as it does on directives from the brain to the muscles. Published today in Frontiers in ...
May 23, 2018
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Molecular link between Parkinson's disease and prion diseases
Parkinson's disease and prion diseases are very different as regards both origins and course. Nonetheless, a research group of SISSA, headed by Professor Giuseppe Legname, has discovered an unexpected and important link between ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Neuroscience
When it comes to keeping our brains young, we need to rise to new challenges
As we get older, our thinking skills often deteriorate: we get slower, more forgetful, less good at learning new things. Yet not everyone experiences these changes to the same degree. Some remain mentally sharp into their ...
Sep 04, 2017
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Neuroscience
Patients with multiple sclerosis may benefit from over-the-counter therapy
Treatment options currently are limited for people suffering from secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. However, an OHSU pilot study suggests over-the-counter antioxidant lipoic acid holds promise in improving patients' ...
Jun 30, 2017
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