A first-of-its-kind study suggests that to detect subtle gait impairments in older adults that often are prevalent in the early stages of cognitive decline, "throw them a curve."
Mar 12, 2024
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If you had to estimate the number of people in a room, without counting them one by one, by nature you would overcount them. That's because—simply put from a Darwinian perspective of how we have evolved—it's better to ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Eli Lilly's highly anticipated Alzheimer's drug has been held back for further review by regulators, the US pharmaceutical giant said Friday, in a blow for patients with the devastating brain disorder.
Mar 8, 2024
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When parents try to shield their kids from financial hardship, they may be doing them a favor: Teens' views about their families' economic challenges are connected to their mental health and behavior.
Mar 8, 2024
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A new psychological treatment for children with epilepsy, developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, has been shown to reduce mental health difficulties compared to standard care, a new study finds.
Mar 7, 2024
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The hippocampus—a seahorse-shaped region of the brain that plays a particularly important role in cognitive aging and memory function—has been studied as a singular region for several years. However, until now, there ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Dementia may be three times more common among people with essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, than the general population, according to research released today, March 6, 2024. The study ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience cognitive effects such as memory impairment and difficulty concentrating—a condition commonly known as "chemo brain."
Mar 6, 2024
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For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to understand how we manage to make the best possible decisions. Due to technical limitations, researchers have so far had to rely on experiments in which monkeys perform tasks ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have uncovered a strikingly similar suite of changes in gene activity in brain tissue from people with schizophrenia and ...
Mar 6, 2024
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