Efficacy and cost prove similar to traditional face-to-face management UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OKANAGAN CAMPUS While virtual medical and rehabilitation appointments seemed novel when COVID-19 first appeared, they now seem to be part of the new norm and might be paving the way to the future. A recent review paper, co-authored by Brodie Sakakibara with...
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Brain protein linked to seizures, abnormal social behaviors
by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside Confocal image of a mouse brain tissue shows the astrocytes (red) and neurons (green). Credit: Ethell lab, UC Riverside. A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has found a new mechanism responsible for the abnormal development of neuronal connections in the...
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Study: MTL deterioration can lead to impulsive decisions
Deterioration of a part of the brain known as the medial temporal lobe can cause an older adult to make more impulsive decisions. One decision-making process — temporal discounting — places a greater value on a smaller and immediate outcome while dismissing a better but delayed outcome: instant gratification, in other words. Researchers at the...
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New form of brain analysis engages whole brain for the first time
by Duke University A new method of brain imaging analysis offers the potential to greatly improve the effectiveness of noninvasive brain stimulation treatment for Alzheimer’s, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and other conditions. Duke researchers developed the new method, which for the first time analyzed the whole brain network rather than a single region of the...
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Female chromosomes offer resilience to Alzheimer’s
by University of California, San Francisco Women with Alzheimer’s live longer than men with the disease, and scientists at UC San Francisco now have evidence from research in both humans and mice that this is because they have genetic protection from the ravages of the disease. By virtue of having a second X chromosome, women...
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Link between cognitive impairment and worse prognosis in heart failure patients
Heart failure is an endemic disease affecting 250 000 Swedes. Despite new treatments such as modern medicines and defibrillators, the mortality rate is still high and the prognosis worse than for certain cancers. A new study from Lund University in Sweden now shows a link between cognitive impairment and an increased risk for rehospitalisation, or...
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New diagnostic criteria shine light on early dementia mimics
by University of Bristol UK academics and clinicians have collaborated to develop a diagnostic definition of the widely recognised but poorly understood condition, Functional Cognitive Disorder (FCD). Credit: University of Bristol Experts estimate up to one third of people attending specialist memory clinics could have a condition that is commonly mistaken for early dementia. In...
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Cannabidiol improves blood flow to brain’s hippocampus
by University College London A single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) helped increase blood flow to the hippocampus, an important area of the brain associated with memory and emotion, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Researchers say the findings could be an important discovery for conditions which affect memory, such as Alzheimer’s disease and...
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COVID-19 may have a longer incubation period, suggests probability analysis of Wuhan cases
Estimation of incubation period distribution of COVID-19 using disease onset forward time: A novel cross-sectional and forward follow-up study AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE By applying the renewal theory in probability to reduce recall bias in initial case reports, scientists have come up with a new estimate for the incubation period of COVID-19....
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Can sleep protect us from forgetting old memories?
Computational models examine how sleep encodes new memories while preventing damage to old ones UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO From lowering your risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease to improving your concentration and overall daily performance, sleep has been proven to play a critical role in our health. In a new study, researchers at...