Tag: neurology

Interventions to prevent cognitive decline, dementia

From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine press release: Cognitive training, blood pressure management for people with hypertension, and increased physical activity all show modest but inconclusive evidence that… Read more »

Snail study suggests select memories can be erased

From the Columbia University Medical Center press release: Different types of memories stored in the same neuron of the marine snail Aplysia can be selectively erased, according to a new study… Read more »

Study investigates individualizing deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s

From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release: Working with colleagues from Harvard Medical School and Würzburg, researchers from Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin have been examining the use of deep brain… Read more »

Elevated rate of autism symptoms found in children with Tourette syndrome

From the University of California – San Francisco press release: Around one in five children with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations, met criteria for autism… Read more »

Study identifies key protein in ketamine that triggers antidepressant effect in brain

From the UT Southwestern Medical Center press release: UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a key protein that helps trigger ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects in the brain, a crucial step… Read more »

Predicting cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson’s disease

From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke press release: Parkinson’s disease is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with the disease, approximately 25… Read more »

Alzheimer’s disease study links brain health, physical activity

From the IOS Press press release: People at risk for Alzheimer’s disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have healthy patterns… Read more »