Balance is important to maintain in many aspects of life, but the most important may be your body's sense of balance—also known as vestibular sense—which keeps you upright when moving or standing. Deficits in balance have been observed in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Recently, researchers in Japan have shed new light on the nature […]

Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have demonstrated that a neurosurgical procedure used to research and measure dopamine and serotonin in the human brain is safe. Their findings are published online in PLOS One, a journal published by the Public Library of Science. Dopamine and serotonin are neurotransmitters that affect how people think, feel and act. These neurotransmitters […]

Diabetes, and other chronic conditions like cancer or cardiovascular disease, require a lifetime of management. In recent years, a slew of wearable devices such as glucose monitors, activity trackers, heart rate monitors, and pulse oximeters have been adopted by patients and health care providers to track and manage these conditions more effectively. These devices are also a rich source of […]

Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) today announced the publication of a study in the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) describing a scalable prototype for newborn screening (NBS) that includes the diagnosis of genetic diseases by rapid Whole Genome Sequencing (rWGS) and virtual acute management guidance. “This NBS-rWGS system is designed to complement the existing newborn screening process […]

After contracting COVID for a second time, Lori Wiitanen-Parker’s entire life was turned upside down.  The 52-year-old mother had already battled the disease in December of 2020, but when it returned in July of this year she knew something was wrong. She began experiencing severe fatigue, heart palpitations, a constant ringing in her ears, chronic foot pain and a hard […]

Dealing with national grief can be overwhelming. Here, a neuropsychologist explains how to process your emotions in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. If you’re still trying to wrap your head around the events of the last couple of days, you’re certainly not alone. No matter what your relationship with the royal family, it’s safe to say the death […]

Calcium plays an important role in bone health; deficiencies can result in reduced bone density and cause conditions such as osteoporosis. Calcium supplementation later in life only slightly decreases the risk of osteoporosis or fracture. Previous research on the effect of supplemental calcium on bone mineral growth in young people (35 years or younger) was limited. Recently, researchers completed a […]

People with high blood pressure levels face a faster erosion of their ability to think, make decisions and remember information than those with normal blood pressure levels, a new study finds. The researchers traced high blood pressure's association with declining brain function over years, in data from six large studies that they pooled and analyzed. They show that blood pressure-related […]

Former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying from all causes than those who don’t engage in healthy habits, according to a new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The reduced risk of dying was observed for specific causes, including cancer and heart […]

The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway This study demonstrates that cue-evoked midfrontal delta/theta signals were directly related to cognition in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Why This Matters The study provides insight into the nature of low-frequency rhythms that could be used to predict cognitive […]