by Mallory Locklear, Yale University Summary of cohort characteristics at baseline and analyses performed in the current study. (A) The current study incorporated up to 447,626 participants who have complete data for liver fibrosis scores, covariate variables, and at least one cognitive test at baseline. The severity of liver fibrosis was calculated using the Fibrosis-4 (Fib-4)...
Eve Bender June 21, 2023 Daily napping may help preserve brain health, new research suggests. Investigators at University College London, United Kingdom, and the University of the Republic of Uruguay, Montevideo, found individuals genetically predisposed to regular napping had larger total brain volume, a surrogate of better cognitive health. Valentina Paz, MSc “Our results suggest that napping may improve...
By AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY JUNE 1, 2023 A new study published in Neurology has found a correlation between severe sleep apnea and lower brain volumes in the medial temporal lobe area, including the hippocampus, in people with amyloid plaques, an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. This correlation, which could suggest brain cell loss, was not seen...
JOHN TIMMER – 3/8/2022, 5:44 PM Getty Images Infection by SARS-CoV-2 causes a dizzying array of symptoms beyond the respiratory distress that is its most notable feature. These range from intestinal distress to blood clots to the loss of smell, and symptoms vary wildly from person to person. Figuring out exactly what the virus does inside the...
