Delirium is a serious change in brain function that affects up to 64% of older medical patients and up to 50% of older surgical patients. It can manifest as sudden confusion, agitation, memory loss or hallucinations and delusions. ...
Mar 31, 2022
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According to a new preliminary study, children and teens with Tourette syndrome who are treated with an experimental drug called ecopipam may have improved scores on tests of tic severity three months later. The research ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Being overweight or obese has long been linked to poor heart health, but could it also impair your thinking?
Feb 1, 2022
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A common stereotype is that growing up poor can stunt brain development due to adverse environmental conditions. But on a positive note, new UC Berkeley research suggests that children's brains can adapt in different ways ...
Dec 10, 2021
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A new study in Health Economics finds that sugary drinks impact behavior and math scores of preschool children.
Nov 3, 2021
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A University of Otago researcher has discovered a brain signal that will help improve the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.
Oct 7, 2021
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People whose scores on a dementia risk test indicated a less brain-healthy lifestyle, including smoking, high blood pressure and a poor diet, may also have the following: lower scores on thinking skills tests, more changes ...
Aug 25, 2021
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People taking certain drugs to lower blood sugar for type 2 diabetes had less amyloid in the brain, a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease, when compared to both people with type 2 diabetes not taking the drugs and people without ...
Aug 11, 2021
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College students across the country struggle with a vicious cycle: Test anxiety triggers poor sleep, which in turn reduces performance on the tests that caused the anxiety in the first place.
Apr 28, 2021
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Expressive language sampling (ELS) is a useful tool for measuring communication development in youth with Down syndrome, a new multi-site study has found.
Apr 8, 2021
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