Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Research bolsters link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
A team of UNLV neuroscientists has strengthened the link between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Newly discovered proteins protect against progression of diabetic kidney disease
Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in diabetes, according to research from the Joslin Diabetes Center that will be published 30th June in Science Translational ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Medications
China-wide study furthers understanding of fatal surgical complication
Older patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-center open-label randomized clinical trial that showed there was no difference in post-operative delirium in older people with a hip fracture, if they had ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Other
Sri Lanka donates eyes to the world
(AP) -- At 10:25 a.m., a dark brown eye was removed from a man whose lids had closed for the last time. Five hours later, the orb was staring up at the ceiling from a stainless steel tray in an operating room with two blind ...
Jan 22, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Number of COVID patients in US hospitals reaches record low
COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.
Apr 1, 2022
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Surgery
Medical Minute: Eustachian tube dilation offers safer relief from dysfunction
When the Eustachian tube connecting the back of the nose and middle ear becomes inflamed, infected or blocked, people can experience pain, discomfort and possible hearing loss.
Nov 7, 2019
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Surgery
Study shows economic impact of post-op delirium
Results of a study published today in JAMA Surgery reveal the impact post-operative delirium has on health care costs in the U.S. Data from the study shows that if delirium were prevented or made less severe for patients, ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
Why do we sleep? Researchers propose an answer to this age-old question
Sleep is a fundamental need, just like food or water. "You'll die without it," said Keith Hengen, an assistant professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis. But what does sleep actually accomplish? For years, ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain changes its rhythm within minutes of therapeutic stimulation during DBS surgery for treatment-resistant depression
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for many patients suffering with treatment-resistant depression, but exactly how it works is not known. Scientists worldwide are racing for objective ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
Sweet-spot brain stimulation may halt Parkinson's progression
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) neurologists and scientists, along with colleagues from Charité-Berlin University of Medicine, are reporting that the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in a very specific location ...
Aug 2, 2023
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