Increased dementia risk for people who sleep during the daytime - and other issues
Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist based in India, said that studies have shown that night shift workers are at a higher risk of neurodegenerative diseases. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New and Improved Option for Detecting Neurologic Pathogens? New and Improved Option for Detecting Neurologic Pathogens?
A new test appears to be better than current options for diagnosing pathogens that cause meningitis, encephalitis, and other neurologic infections.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Brain Health Takes Center Stage: Meet The 2024 Class Of Paul And Daisy Soros Fellows
The high level of accomplishment of this class of PD Soros Fellows, is a poignant reminder of the valuable contributions immigrants make to our country. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mill Etienne, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data
In a first, a Colorado law extends privacy rights to the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jonathan Moens Tags: Law and Legislation Brain Computers and the Internet Privacy Consumer Protection Federal-State Relations (US) Mobile Applications Depression (Mental) Biometrics Data-Mining and Database Marketing Meditation American Civil Liberties U Source Type: news
Dementia: experts urge doctors to reduce antipsychotic prescriptions
Use of powerful medications linked to elevated risk of serious adverse outcomes including heart failureDoctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked to more harmful side-effects than previously thought.The powerful medications are widely prescribed for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia such as apathy, depression, aggression, anxiety, irritability, delirium and psychosis. Tens of thousands of dementia patients in England are prescribed them every year.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Dementia Mental health Society Neuroscience Medical research Older people England UK news GPs Doctors NHS Source Type: news
Experts warn GPs on prescribing antipsychotic drugs for dementia
Use of powerful medications linked to elevated risk of serious adverse outcomes including heart failureDoctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked to more harmful side-effects than previously thought.The powerful medications are widely prescribed for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia such as apathy, depression, aggression, anxiety, irritability, delirium and psychosis. Tens of thousands of dementia patients in England are prescribed them every year.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Dementia Mental health Society Neuroscience Medical research Older people England UK news GPs Doctors NHS Source Type: news
Author Sophie Kinsella reveals that she's had brain cancer since 2022: 'All is stable'
'Confessions of a Shopaholic' scribe Sophie Kinsella reveals she was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022. Since then she's had surgery, radiation and chemo. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news
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
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
