AI Maps Regional Brain Age and Alzheimer’s Risk
Summary: Researchers trained a deep neural network on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from nearly 15,000 cognitively healthy…
Blood Test May Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk Years Before Symptoms
A blood marker linked to Alzheimer’s disease may offer a clearer glimpse of future cognitive risk, even in…
Probiotic may boost mood and emotional health for older adults
Data published in The Journal of Nutrition indicated that eight weeks of supplementation was also associated with decreases…
L. plantarum improves functional constipation and mental wellbeing: Study
Researchers in China and Malaysia analyzed how the probiotic affected gene expression and suggested that “inflammatory, immune, neuroendocrine,…
NIH grant funds study on stroke-related urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is a common but frequently overlooked consequence of stroke. Now, researchers from the Mark and Mary…
New blood protein biomarkers estimate timing of ALS symptoms
Months to several years before amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) symptoms arise, levels of certain blood proteins may dramatically…
Preventive Neurologist Shares Tips to Help Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
When Dr. Kellyann Niotis first started studying neurology, she remembers learning about how to manage diseases like Alzheimer’s…
Multiple sclerosis mortality trends underscore need for comprehensive patient care
An analysis of more than 42,000 U.S. deaths linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) found that death rates varied…
Plasma exchange improves recovery in rare inflammatory nerve disease
Plasma exchange can help treat people with a rare inflammatory disease that can cause blindness, according to a…
Sports-based interventions may improve motor skills in children with autism
Research suggests that more than half of children with autism spectrum disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition, experience motor impairments.…
New study uses sleep monitoring and AI to detect Alzheimer’s
Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa in Leganés, part of the…
Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years
Summary: Researchers tracked long-term socioeconomic data spanning decades. By pairing national medical registries with detailed tax records, the…