Four spices that lower Alzheimer’s disease risk and improve brain health
The spices can aid in improving your cognitive health, according to health experts. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' Compelling' Results for AI EEG to Predict Outcomes'Compelling' Results for AI EEG to Predict Outcomes
Higher seizure burden, defined by an AI algorithm applied to point-of-care EEG recordings, correlates with poorer functional outcomes, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Medical Device Manufacture Integer To Gain From Expanding Pulsed Field Ablation Market, Earns Upgrade From BofA Why Is Medical Device Manufacture Integer …
BofA Securities upgraded Integer Holdings Corporation ITGR, citing the anticipated growth in pulsed field ablation (PFA) for treating atrial fibrillation. Integer is one of the largest medical device outsourcing manufacturers, serving the cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, vascular,…#bofasecurities #pfa #integer #medtronicplcmdt #johnsonjohnsonjnj #neutral #oscor #itgr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors thought woman, 77, had cancer... then they discovered she had a brain-eating amoeba
An elderly woman in rural China died from the rare brain-eating amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris, which doctors initially mistook for a brain tumor. The parasite has infected just 200 people worldwide. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prenatal Cannabis Use Disorder Increases Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- Prenatal cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with a higher risk for subsequent neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Psychiatric Association,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Silent Brain Infarct, Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Prevalent in Heart Disease
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- The prevalence of silent brain infarction (SBI) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is high among individuals with heart disease and is similar with and without recent stroke, according to a review published in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Harnessing Mindfulness and Meditation: Using Inner Focus for Mental Well-being
Tuning into interoception, how someone senses their body ’s internal state, is an important component of mindfulness training that could aid in managing mood disorders such as depression (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 15, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: The Human Brain Source Type: news
One-Minute Speech Test Could Help Assess Dementia Risk One-Minute Speech Test Could Help Assess Dementia Risk
Analyzing temporal changes in people ' s speech could be a simple way to detect mild cognitive impairment for further assessment of dementia risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Fluence and Reunion Neuroscience Inc. Announce Partnership on Phase 2 Clinical Study of RE104 for Postpartum Depression
Study monitors to be trained on Fluence platform NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fluence, a global leader in education, training, and certification for practitioners of psychedelic medicine, and Reunion Neuroscience Inc., a venture backed clinical-stage biopharmaceutical... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TRI LIC Source Type: news
Exercise Could Help Your Heart by Calming the Brain: Study
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- You know exercise is great for your cardiovascular health, but new research suggests that your brain has a lot to do with it.
It ' s all about physical activity ' s ability to lower stress levels within the brain, explained a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Here's how the brain experiences pleasure — even the kind that makes us feel guilty
We've all been there: You sit down for one episode of a reality TV show, and six hours later you're sitting guiltily on the couch, blinking the screen-induced crust off your eyeballs. Okay. Maybe you haven't been there like our team has. But it's likely you have at least one guilty pleasure, whether it's playing video games, reading romance novels or getting swept into obscure corners of TikTok. It turns out that experiencing – and studying – pleasure is not as straightforward as it might seem. And yet, pleasure is quite literally key to the survival of humanity. So today on the show, we explore the pleasure cycle: Wha...
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Kwong Source Type: news
Can brain MRI for emergency imaging of dizziness be more effective?
Predictors for acute conditions such as stroke could make brain MRI a better choice in patients who present in the emergency department with dizziness or vertigo, according to research published April 11 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.
A team led by Tatu Happonen, MD, of the University of Turku in Finland found that factors such as older age, male sex, cardiovascular risk level, and particular neurologic signs appear to help clinicians better determine whether a patient could benefit from MR imaging -- thus reducing unnecessary exams.
"Acute dizziness and vertigo remain challenging even when emergency MR imagi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: MRI Neuroradiology Source Type: news
The effects of vibrating shoe insoles on standing balance, walking, and ankle-foot muscle activity in adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy - Hatton AL, Chatfield MD, Cattagni T, Vicenzino B.
BACKGROUND: Peripheral neuropathy is one of the most common complications of type 2 diabetes, which can lead to impaired balance and walking. Innovative footwear devices designed to stimulate foot sensory receptors, such as vibrating insoles, could offer a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
An 18-year, single centre, retrospective study of long-term neurological outcomes in paediatric submersion-related cardiac arrests - Scharink D, Hunfeld M, Albrecht M, Dulfer K, de Hoog M, van Gils A, de Jonge R, Buysse C.
Aim
Investigate long-term outcome in paediatric submersion-related cardiac arrests (CA).
Methods
Children (age one day-17 years) were included if admitted to the Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, after drowning with CA, between 2002 and 2019. Pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The burden of neurological conditions in north Africa and the Middle East, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 -
BACKGROUND: The burden of neurological conditions in north Africa and the Middle East is increasing. We aimed to assess the changes in the burden of neurological conditions in this super-region to aid with future decision making. METHODS: In this a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
