Having a stressful job could stave off dementia, according to new analysis
Researchers in Oslo University Hospital in Norway have discovered that the harder your brain works at your job, the less likely you may be to have memory and thinking problems in later life. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mentally stimulating work plays key role in staving off dementia, study finds
People in routine and repetitive jobs found to have 31% greater risk of disease in later life, and 66% higher risk of mild cognitive problemsIf work is a constant flurry of mind-straining challenges, bursts of creativity and delicate negotiations to keep the troops happy, consider yourself lucky.Researchers have found that the more people use their brains at work, the better they seem to be protected against thinking and memory problems that come with older age.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Dementia Society UK news World news Norway Work & careers Source Type: news
Ketamine produces wide variety of responses in the brain, researchers find
A new Yale-led study explains why only 65% of patients treated with ketamine respond to therapy. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Neurology-focused NeuroX will participate in CMS' GUIDE Program
The virtual brain health company and its physician network, ATP Partners, will offer online services to help patients with dementia remain in their homes. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 17, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Vaporized Cannabis for Acute Migraine Yields Rapid Relief Vaporized Cannabis for Acute Migraine Yields Rapid Relief
In the first randomized controlled trial, vaporized cannabis containing a THC-CBD mix led to rapid and sustained relief of acute migraine.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Shopaholic’ Author,’ Says She Has Brain Cancer
The author of the best-selling book series said she had been undergoing treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, after a diagnosis in 2022. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Schmall and Dani Blum Tags: Brain Cancer Books and Literature Writing and Writers Kinsella, Sophie Source Type: news
Experts reveal fascinating theory about Ozempic and why it appears to change people's entire personalities: 'It may warp the brain'
Experts speaking to DailyMail.com say it's all to do with the drug's impact on a masterful brain chemical that determines pretty much every human behavior. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PET tracer for gliomas under expedited review
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track designation to Telix Pharmaceuticals’ PET radiotracer F-18 floretyrosine (Pixclara) for imaging progressive or recurring gliomas.
Pixclara was developed by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. The tracer reveals the activity of specific transporter proteins known as LAT1 and LAT2, which are highly active in brain regions with gliomas. The technique can help determine if a glioma is truly progressing or undergoing a treatment-induced change, known as pseudo-progression, where standard MRI is often inconclusive, the company said.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Lower Health Literacy Tied to Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes After TBI
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 -- Low health literacy is associated with worse perceived physical health and greater depressive symptoms among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a study published in the March-April issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mouse Study Shows Microplastics Migrating From Gut to Other Organs
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 -- Microplastics could be migrating from the digestive tract into the kidneys, livers and brains of human beings, a new mouse study suggests.Lab mice exposed to microplastics in their drinking water wound up with the tiny... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
New Brain Target Key to Easing Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 -- Some people with tough-to-treat epilepsy might benefit if doctors target a brain region newly linked to the disorder, a new study suggests.Seizures declined by 83% after a patient underwent surgery that removed almost... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Could Some HIV Meds Also Fight Alzheimer's?
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 -- In a new study, people living with HIV who got standard meds to keep the virus at bay also had much lower rates of Alzheimer ' s disease -- suggesting the drugs might also lower risks for the brain illness.It ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Violence against health workers amidst brain drain in Nigeria: an issue of concern - Adegbite MA, Babatunde Y.
The Nigerian Medical Association made a press release on January 2, 2023 on the murder of a physician at his workplace.1 Workplace violence and harassment are work-related physical, verbal, sexual, and psychological abuse, threat, harassment and assault of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
When medications are not enough - neurofeedback as a complementary treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder - a case report - Khachatryan D, Fruchter E, Amital D.
Neurofeedback (NF) therapy is brain training using operant conditioning including real-time displays of brain activity to teach people how to regulate their brain function. We would like to present a treatment for a patient who experienced severe traumatic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Common HIV treatments may aid Alzheimer & #039;s disease patients
Alzheimer's disease (AD) currently afflicts nearly seven million people in the U.S. With this number expected to grow to nearly 13 million by 2050, the lack of meaningful therapies represents a major unmet medical need. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have now identified promising real-world links between common HIV drugs and a reduced incidence of AD. The study, led by Jerold Chun, M.D., Ph.D., was published in Pharmaceuticals.
Chun's new research builds on his lab's landmark publication in Nature in 2018 that described how somatic gene recombination in neurons can produce thousands of new gene variants within Alz...
Source: World Pharma News - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
