by Duke University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain Identifying an older patient who is at risk for post-operative cognitive dysfunction might be done in the blink of an eye—literally. Researchers at Duke Health found that a simple EEG measurement detects a signal of cognitive vulnerability when patients are asked to close, then open their eyes....
by Medical University of South Carolina Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Like many neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a thief that hacks into human operating systems and corrupts their cognitive hard drives until they can no longer control their movements or perform activities of daily living. Often, in its later stages, Parkinson’s disease steals data too,...
by National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and damage in the affected organs. It can affect the joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys, and blood vessels. Asian...
