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·July 1, 2020

Asthma Drug Salbutamol a Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment

Salbutamol, a common asthma medication, shows potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The drug is effective at reducing the accumulation of insoluble fibers of the tau protein. Read More

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·July 1, 2020

Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivity

Auditory hallucinations, a common feature of psychosis and schizophrenia, may be the result of increased connectivity between sensory and language processing areas in the brain. Read More

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·June 30, 2020

Light drinking may protect brain function

Light to moderate weekly alcohol consumption during middle age could help preserve brain function as we get older. Compared to non-drinkers, those who had a drink or two a day tended to have better performance on cognitive tests over time. Read More

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·June 27, 2020

Repeated head impacts associated with later-life depression and worse cognitive function

People who suffer repetitive head injuries experience increased symptoms of depression and a greater risk of cognitive decline as they age. Those with a history of repetitive head injuries and TBI that resulted in a loss of consciousness reported higher levels of mental health problems, including depressive symptoms. Read More

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·June 26, 2020

Alternative medicine is widespread among people with multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis patients are nine times more likely to discuss the use of alternative medicines, including cannabis, with their neurologists as treatment options than they were in 2001. 81% of MS patients report the use of dietary supplements to help with disease management, and 39% report participating in mindfulness and other mind-body therapies. 30% of patients reported using marijuana to help treat their symptoms. Read More

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·June 26, 2020

First UK-wide study describes brain complications in some patients with severe COVID-19

A new study highlights the most common neurological and psychological complications that arise as a result of coronavirus infection. The most common brain complication was stroke, reported in 77 of 125 patients studied. Of those, 57 patients had a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain. Behavioral changes, confusion, and altered mental state were also reported in a significant number of patients. Depression and anxiety were also commonly reported. Ten patients developed psychosis as a result of COVID-19, and six developed a dementia-like syndrome. Read More

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·June 26, 2020

Variability in natural speech is challenging for the dyslexic brain

People with dyslexia experience difficulties when acoustic variation was added to speech sounds. In the absence of the variation, neural speech sound processing was consistent between dyslexic and typical readers. Difficulties in detecting linguistically relevant information during acoustic variation in speech may contribute to a dyslexic person's deficits in forming native language phoneme representations during infancy. Read More

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·June 26, 2020

Study reveals plant compound beats sugar cravings

A mint product that contained gymnemic acids from the Gymnema sylvestre plant significantly reduced the intake of high-sugar sweet foods compared to a placebo. For those with a sweet tooth, the mint significantly decreased the pleasantness and desire for eating more sugar-rich foods. The product may be useful in helping people reduce sugar consumption. Read More

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·June 25, 2020

Couples that sleep together sleep better

Couples who sleep next to one another have increased REM sleep and less disrupted sleep than couples who slept individually. Read More

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·June 25, 2020

‘Where are my keys?’ and other memory-based choices probed in the brain

Study identifies a different set of individual neurons in the medial frontal cortex that is responsible for memory-based decision making. The findings have implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and other disorders associated with problems in cognitive flexibility. Read More

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·June 24, 2020

Protein in mitochondria appears to regulate health and longevity

Humanin, a peptide encoded in mitochondria, appears to have a beneficial impact on both health and longevity in both humans and animals. Higher levels of humanin in the body are associated with longer life spans and a reduced risk of neurodegenerative disorders, like Alzheimer's disease. Read More

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·June 24, 2020

Unexpected mental illnesses found in a spectrum of a rare genetic disorder

Fragile X syndrome patients with prematuration had a much earlier onset of neurological problems, including earlier symptoms of neurodegeneration. They also experienced emotional processing problems. Some of the most common emotional processing disorders reported were mood regulation, anxiety, and psychosis. Read More

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