New CDC guidelines detail treatment of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury
New evidence-based guidelines, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with input from the American College of […]
It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer’s disease using an eye exam. Using technology similar […] About 50 percent of people who reach the age of 85 will develop Alzheimer’s disease. Most will die within about […] Pairing an online patient dashboard with “nudges” to doctors tripled statin prescribing rates in a clinical trial led by Penn […] A study performed by Brazilian researchers and published in the International Journal of Biometeorology showed that falling temperatures may be […] A Finnish study published in the SLEEP journal shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene is […] One in three adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) visit the emergency department annually but effective primary care could […] A new University of Guelph study has discovered why exposure to pesticides increases some people’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. […] People in chronic pain are some of the most difficult patients to treat. They have complex circumstances that medicine can’t […] Using two complementary approaches to reduce the deposits of amyloid-beta in the brain rather than either approach alone improved spatial […]Caregiving
Alzheimer’s one day may be predicted during eye exam: Noninvasive test may screen for disease before symptoms appear
Alzheimer’s drug may stop disease if used before symptoms develop, study suggests
‘Nudging’ doctors to prescribe cholesterol-lowering statins triples prescription rates: Behavioral economics approach could boost the use of a life-saving medication
Sudden cold weather may increase stroke mortality
A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers increases the risk of Alzheimer’s
Good primary care lowers emergency department use for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Study uncovers cause of pesticide exposure, Parkinson’s link: Low-level exposure to the pesticides disrupts cells in a way that mimics the effects of mutations known to cause Parkinson’s disease
To treat pain, you need to treat the patient: Specialists design diagnostic to help guide primary-care clinicians
Two is better than one to improve brain function in Alzheimer’s disease mouse model