Neuroscience
Brain networks can play role in weight-loss success
When it comes to weight loss, the old adage it's all in your head may be true.
May 3, 2022
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Medical research
Metabolic 'fingerprint' predicts impairment from medical cannabis
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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Neuroscience
Video game–based therapy to rehab from a stroke
After a stroke, patients may lose feeling in an arm or experience weakness and reduced movement that limits their ability to complete basic daily activities. Traditional rehabilitation therapy is very intensive, time-consuming ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress damages the movement centers in the brain
Stress seems to have a negative effect on the learning of movements—at least in mice. This is the conclusion of a recent study at the University of Bonn. According to the study, the neurons of rodents lose some of their ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Pediatrics
Study links both pre and post-term birth to motor impairment in children
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness can help you work better in the cold and wet
Mindfulness can be used by people who work in extremely cold and wet environments to tolerate low temperatures better and so carry out tasks that require motor skills more effectively, according to research published in the ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Faster and better treatment for Parkinson's disease with the Manage PD tool
Presently, many of Sweden's 20,000 Parkinson's patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy. With the new Manage PD tool and the PD Pal ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Study shows screening device accurately detects amblyopia (lazy eye)
A handheld screening device that detects subtle misalignment of the eyes accurately identifies children with amblyopia (lazy eye), according to a study published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Neuroscience
Cerebral palsy interventions should be started early
(HealthDay)—When a child meets the criteria of high risk for cerebral palsy (CP), intervention should start as soon as possible, according to an international clinical practice guideline published online May 17 in JAMA ...
May 19, 2021
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Neuroscience
Exercise aids the cognitive development of children born preterm
A premature start in life can cause problems even into teenage years. A study by the University of Basel and the University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) indicates that training motor skills in these children helps even ...
May 6, 2021
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