Category: Health

Study suggests listening to vocal music boosts recovery of language functions after stroke

From the University of Helsinki press release: Research has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying… Read more »

Study suggests inflammatory proteins may slow cognitive decline in aging adults

From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Research has previously linked inflammation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), yet scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Harvard Aging Brain Study (HABS)… Read more »

Study suggests childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life

From the Kobe University press release: A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya of Tamagawa University’s Brain Science Institute (Machida City, Tokyo; Director: SAKAGAMI Masamichi) and Assistant Professor ISHIHARA Toru… Read more »

Study links obsessive compulsive disorder to increased ischemic stroke risk later in life

From the American Heart Association press release: Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to… Read more »

Study suggests mental health may play big role in recovery after a heart attack

From the American College of Cardiology press release: Young and middle-aged adults who reported severe psychological distress — such as depression or anxiety — after suffering a heart attack were… Read more »

Study suggests Mediterranean diet might protect against memory loss and dementia

From the DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases press release: In Alzheimer’s disease, neurons in the brain die. Largely responsible for the death of neurons are certain protein deposits… Read more »