In 2020, approximately 48 million licensed drivers were older than 65 years. Within this age group, car crashes led to 7,480 deaths and 149,881 non-fatal injuries. Moreover, 17% of people older than 65 years (approximately ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Neurogenetic disorders, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), are diseases caused by a defect in one or more genes, which can sometimes result in cognitive and motor impairments. Better understanding the neural underpinning ...
Motor impairment following brain injury has long been thought to be purely anatomical, and that traumatic brain injury, stroke or other neurological injury results in abnormal muscle tightness and rigidity. Evidence of this ...
May 15, 2024
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A new study by a global team of researchers, led by Sook-Lei Liew, Ph.D., of USC's Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate ...
May 6, 2024
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Low-cost, wearable sensors could increase access to care for patients with Parkinson's disease. New machine-learning approaches and a baseline of data from healthy older adults improve the accuracy of the results from such ...
Apr 12, 2024
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An estimated 4 to 8 million older adults with mild cognitive impairment are currently driving in the United States, and one-third of them will develop dementia within five years. Individuals with progressive dementia are ...
Feb 29, 2024
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The European Union drug watchdog's refusal to approve an ALS drug already authorized in North America has been called "an affront" by angry French patients, who say they "don't have time to wait".
Jun 29, 2023
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Researchers at MPI CBS and University of Leipzig Medical Center have used new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning techniques to detect rare forms of dementia on MRI images. In their study, the researchers show ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Researchers have uncovered signature metabolites—much like fingerprints in the blood—linked to the cognitive dysfunction and impaired motor skills associated with medical cannabis treatment.
Apr 20, 2022
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Post-term birth, in addition to pre-term and early-term birth, could lead to developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and motor impairment in children, according to the findings of research led by Nottingham Trent University ...
Dec 16, 2021
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