by Sophie Legge, James Walters and Stanley Zammit, The Conversation Have you ever seen or heard something that turned out not to exist? Or have you ever thought something was happening that no one else noticed—perhaps thinking you were being followed, or that something was trying to communicate with you? If so, you may have...
Tag: <span>Mental Health</span>
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Study shows MRI can help remove DOUBT when diagnosing minor strokes
by University of Calgary A University of Calgary-led international study is highlighting the importance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in helping to diagnose minor stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). The six-year study, which included researchers from hospitals in Canada, Australia and the Czech Republic, involved 1028 patients who experienced a number of symptoms that...
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Veterans with mental health conditions have higher risk of heart disease, stroke
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Journal Report AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Sept. 24, 2019 – Veterans with specific mental health disorders – depression , psychosis and bipolar disorder – had an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American...
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A better MRI marker for disability progression in multiple sclerosis
by Ellen Goldbaum, University at Buffalo A retrospective, five-year study of 1,314 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has found that atrophied brain lesion volume is the only marker from MRI scans that can accurately predict which patients will progress to the most severe form of the disease. Secondary progressive MS, known as SPMS, typically appears...
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Chemist discovers promising compound for a future drug against Alzheimer’s disease
by RUDN University Biochemists from RUDN University (Russia) and the University of Bari (Italy) report a group of compounds that can become a molecular scaffold for new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease. They have demonstrated that derivatives of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroazepino[4,3-b]indole, or HHAI, are effective inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase—enzymes whose increased activity can worsen the condition in...
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First large-scale study of universal screening for autism raises questions about accuracy
Researchers urge continued screening for all toddlers, while recommending changes to M-CHAT screening method to improve accuracy, address disparities CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, September 27, 2019 – In the first large, real-world study of universal screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in toddlers, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that the...
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Tracking Alzheimer’s disease pathology in single neuronal cells
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK Aggregates of Tau protein in the brain are a hallmark of neurodegeneration, particularly in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the University of Warwick have introduced fluorescently labelled Tau aggregates (oligomers) into single brain neurons and were able to track their movement and effects. They found the introduced Tau oligomers interfered with the action potential waveform, modified the...
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More Teens Need Prescription Glasses. Is Excessive Screen Time to Blame?
Experts say smaller screens and an increase in usage is causing a number of eyesight problems for children and young adults. Researchers say the number of children 13 to 16 years old who need glasses has doubled the past 10 years. Experts say the increase in screen time is causing eyesight problems in teens and...
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Commonly used drug for Alzheimer’s disease doubles risk of hospitalization
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL A drug commonly used to manage symptoms of Alzheimer disease and other dementias — donepezil — is associated with a two-fold higher risk of hospital admission for rhabdomyolysis, a painful condition of muscle breakdown, compared with several other cholinesterase inhibitors, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Dementia is a growing problem, with almost 10 million newly diagnosed cases...
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Personalised VR technology could improve and maintain positive mental health and well-being
by University of Sheffield Personalised virtual reality (VR) technology that enables new forms of self-reflection could improve and maintain positive mental health. So a collaborative team of researchers, led by experts from the University of Sheffield, are pioneering a highly personalized, therapeutic VR tool which people with common mental health problems can use to create...