Brain & Nervous System:
Brain Injury, Neurological Disorders, Brain Tumor
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UCLA researchers have found delivering small shocks to the brain during learning activities can enhance memory. The small study suggests brain stimulation might someday help boost memory for patients diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease.
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More thann 300 former National Football League players are suing their former employer over the many injuries and debilitating concussions suffered during their playing days. If the league isn't careful, the very thing that catapulted professional football to the heights of popularity could just as easily prove it downfall.
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Researchers studied football players using a combination of fMRI and cognitive assessments, finding it takes a series of blows to the head before concussion symptoms happen.The finding is contrary to conventional wisdom about how concussions occur.
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers find decaffeinated green coffee supplements might prevent or treat memory loss associated with Type 2 diabetes. The investigation comes from mouse studies.
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Nicotine patches are shown in a study to reverse mild cognitive decline in a new study. Older adults were compared to a group given placebo. Researchers say more studies are needed to see if nicotine has sustained benefits that can help aging memory loss.
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Researchers have detected the Epstein-Barr virus in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis in findings that could potentially lead to new treatments.
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A new study shows memory and cognition can start to decline as early as age 45. Until now, scientists believed brain changes that can interfere with memory rarely happened before age 60.
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A new study that is a first of it's kind shows a 14-fold increased risk for ADHD in offspring of women with gestational diabetes and low socioeconomic status. According to the study authors, the finding is important for clinicians who can help counsel parents whose children are at risk.
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Scientists measured 30 different nutrient levels in elders and performed MRIs to find vitamins B, C, D, E and omega-3 fatty acids prevent brain shrinkage.
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Athletes who play football at any level are risking their brains to permanent damage that may render them vegetables for their rest of their lives with even after suffering just a single concussion. In many cases, a period of disorientation follows a concussion with return in a matter of hours or days to a normal state; however, permanent brain damage may set in at a later date.
