Worldwide dementia cases to triple by 2050 if risk factors aren’t addressed
Photo Cred: Kor_el_ya/Pixabay By Avery St. Onge A recent study published in The Lancet Public Health estimated that by 2050 global dementia cases will have tripled from 2019 if risk...
Read MoreNeurofeedback may help people with OCD change their brain patterns
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Kat Black Michael Cohen, QEEG-D, a clinical social worker and expert in the neurofeedback field, began treating a patient for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The patient...
Read MorePreadolescent phone usage during day not associated with decreased sleep, study finds
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular phones during the day do not cause sleep disturbances in preadolescent children, however nighttime phone usage may effect...
Read MoreNew research finds cannabis decreases frequency of seizures in children
Photo Cred: Alesia Kozik/Unsplash By Liz Gold Using medical cannabis to treat epileptic seizures in children is not a new discovery, but scientists in the United Kingdom recently studied 10...
Read MoreIntegrative therapies offer effective complement to migraine treatment
Photo Cred: Anthony Tran/Unsplash By Kat Black Migraine patients sometimes experience complete remission from their symptoms through complementary treatments, according to Alexander Mauskop, MD, director of the New York Headache...
Read MoreCoffee and tea intake linked to reduced rates of stroke and dementia
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Drinking coffee and tea may lower the risk of stroke, dementia, and post-stroke dementia, according to a study of healthy individuals aged 50-74,...
Read MoreInfrared light therapy may offer support for dementia patients
Photo Cred: Durham University/North News & Pictures By Katherine Shagoury Infrared light therapy might have the potential to help people living with dementia, according to new research published in the...
Read MoreMolecular imaging shows long-COVID symptoms may be caused by fatigue
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Long-term cognitive problems after a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosis may be a result of fatigue rather than pathological changes in the brain, according to...
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