Canadian wildfire pollution associated with increased stroke severity
Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher…
Chronic back pain linked to heightened sound sensitivity in the brain
People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to…
Low‑dose oral lithium may help slow the decline of verbal memory, trial suggests
Lithium-a decades-old treatment for bipolar disorder-may hold potential neuroprotective benefits beyond mood stabilization. An exploratory clinical trial from…
Research maps lysosomal proteins to study neurodegeneration
Stanford researchers constructed an atlas of the proteins found in the lysosome across different brain cell types, a…
Morning chronotype and exercise associated with reduced ALS risk
Being an early bird, also called a morning person, and being more physically active are associated with lower…
Prenatal lead exposure linked to lower cognition six decades later
Exposure to lead before birth is associated with lower performance 60 years later on tests of thinking and…
Dementia Risk Reduced by 25% with Specific Type of Brain Exercise
Summary: Results from the long-term ACTIVE study reveal that a specific type of cognitive exercise can significantly reduce…
Prehospital emergency anesthesia with intubation saves lives of trauma patients
Trauma patients urgently requiring a breathing tube are more likely to survive if the tube is inserted before…
Estrogen levels in the brain may play a role in women’s risk of stress-related memory problems
Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting…
Aging brains struggle to recycle synaptic proteins
As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains-and neuroscientists aren’t sure why. …
Antiplatelet medications linked to worse outcomes in people hospitalized with a brain bleed
Analysis of hospital registry data found that people who were hospitalized due to bleeding in the brain and…
Ischemic stroke increases expectant mother’s risk for another stroke during or soon after pregnancy
Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother’s odds of having…