by University Medical Center Utrecht Electrode positions, fiber tracts and evoked potentials. a, MNI brain surface showing white matter tracts and electrode positions at endpoints from all 74 subjects. b, CCEPs from young subjects (black lines, 4, 7 and 8 years old) and older subjects (blue lines, 26, 34 and 35 years old) across the SLF frontal-parietal tract after...
by American College of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A heart attack’s impact on the brain may be more serious than previously understood. About 1 in 3 heart attack survivors showed significant mental decline in the days and months following their heart attack, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71stAnnual...
THE OBESITY SOCIETY SILVER SPRING, Md.–Waist circumference is a more accurate indicator of abdominal visceral fat level than body mass index (BMI) in the elderly, according to a report published in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society. The study is the first large-scale cohort to examine the association of late-life waist circumference with...
July 25, 2018, by Marilynn Marchione Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer’s disease, a major study finds. Margaret Graham, 74, has her blood pressure checked while visiting the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem,...
Findings of a new study, which involved more than 2,500 adults in the United States, have found a link between worsening vision and declining cognitive function. Vision Loss Linked To Decline In Mental Function In the new study, which was published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology on June 28, D. Diane Zheng, from the University of Miami,...
