The long-term impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on neurologic and psychiatric function is well-established, but a growing body of research is pointing to unexpected medical sequalae, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent review looked at the investigation to date into this surprising connection, not only summarizing study findings but also suggesting potential mechanisms that […]
Lecanemab (Leqembi®) is an antibody intravenous (IV) infusion therapy that targets and removes beta-amyloid from the brain. It has received traditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat early Alzheimer’s disease, including people living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease who have confirmation of elevated […]
Jan 29 (Reuters) – The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink on Sunday and is recovering well, the company’s billionaire founder Elon Musk said.”Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk said in a post on the social media platform X on Monday.Spikes are activity by neurons, which the National […]
ST. LOUIS — Joe knew something was terribly wrong when his wife, an energetic nurse and mother of three, becameforgetful in her early 60s. Four years ago, Lynn was diagnosed with dementia but decided against having a spinal tapthat would have shown whether the cause was Alzheimer’s disease. The couple chose to pursue a lifelong […]
The largest study to date of chronic traumatic encephalopathy(CTE) in young athletes shows that 41% had the neurodegenerative disease, caused by repetitive head impacts (RHIs). Analysis of brain tissue from athletes who were exposed to RHIs and died before the age of 30 revealed neuropathological evidence of shrinkage of the brain and microscopic changes that […]
Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. If you happen to be watching this on a Sunday, Monday, or Thursday and live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’re watching NFL football tonight. Twenty million […]
Summary: A groundbreaking study successfully restored cognitive function in patients with lasting impairments from traumatic brain injuries using deep-brain-stimulation devices. This innovative technique targets the central lateral nucleus in the thalamus to reactivate neural pathways associated with attention and arousal. The study’s participants, who had suffered moderate to severe brain injuries, showed remarkable improvements in […]
The coffee grounds you throw away every morning might hold quantum secrets that could help protect against dementia and other conditions. Scientists have discovered that something called caffeic-acid based carbon quantum dots (CACQDs), which can be made from coffee grounds, may protect neurons in the brain from the damage caused by several neurodegenerative diseases, according […]
Abstract Background Neurodegenerative disorders have been reported in elite athletes who participated in contact sports. The incidence of neurodegenerative disease among former professional soccer players has not been well characterized. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study to compare mortality from neurodegenerative disease among 7676 former professional soccer players (identified from databases of Scottish players) […]
BY RSH Inc IN RSHinc On 11-04-2016 Brazil, Russia, India, And China, “B.R.I.C” an acronym coined in 2001 by Jim O’Neill from investment bank Goldman Sachs in a paper entitled “Building Better Global Economic BRICs” Since then the acronym has come into widespread use as a symbol of the apparent shift in global economic power […]
