Traditional Buddhist meditations are associated with reduced attention towards external stimuli, a new study published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology finds. This correlates with the Buddhist principle of gradually withdrawing from sensory-focused levels of consciousness — which are connected to the five senses. For centuries, meditation has been a cornerstone of Buddhist practice. Previously, scientific […]
Patients with functional neurologic disorder (FND) after SARS-CoV-2 infection had different symptoms than people with FND after COVID vaccines, retrospective data showed. Patients with post-COVID FND tended to be older, had more insidious onset, and had higher disability, according to Araceli Alonso-Canovas, MD, PhD, of Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid, and co-authors. Those […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. COVID-19 is known to cause some people to lose taste and smell, and to instill “brain fog,” as well. Now, new research published in Cortex, links it to face blindness – or prosopagnosia — the inability to recognize faces. […]
Tara Ghormley has always been an overachiever. She finished at the top of her class in high school, graduated summa cum laude from college and earned top honors in veterinary school. She went on to complete a rigorous training program and build a successful career as a veterinary internal medicine specialist. But in March 2020 […]
Reports of deaths potentially linked to the treatment have cast a shadow on what many hail as a landmark approval. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lecanemab, the second-ever treatment for Alzheimer’s disease intended to tackle the root of the condition and slow cognitive decline. Researchers welcome the decision, but the excitement […]
— Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia links are time-dependentSome health conditions associated with dementia appeared early and consistently long before diagnosis, while others became significant much later, a cohort study suggested. For people with a subsequent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, the earliest and most consistent associations at all time points over a 15-year span included depression, […]
— What this means for neurologic COVID symptoms remains elusive Early this year, leading researchers discussed what we knew — and didn’t know — about COVID-19 and the brain . Since then, new findings have emerged about SARS-CoV-2 and the nervous system, including the results of an autopsy study that showed the presence of the […]
Trisha Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences 1, Manoj Sivan, associate professor in rehabilitation medicine 2, Brendan Delaney, professor of medical informatics and decision making3, Rachael Evans, associate professor in respiratory medicine, associate professor in respiratory medicine4, Ruairidh Milne, person with long covid and, emeritus professor of public health5 Author […]
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