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1 in 50 Americans Living with Paralysis
23 April, 2009 – 11:03 | One Comment

A report described as ’startling’ reveals the prevalence of paralysis in America:  1 in 50 Americans is living with paralysis to one degree or another.  The report suggests the previous way paralyzed individuals have been counted has left out an…

Restless Legs Syndrome 42% More Likely in Obese Adults
8 April, 2009 – 9:28 | No Comment

Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder associated with unpleasant feelings in the legs that make it almost impossible to remain still, is 42% more likely to occur in obese men and women than in adults of normal weight, according…

‘Senior Moments’ Begin at 27??
18 March, 2009 – 23:10 | 3 Comments

Baby Boomers using the ’senior moments’ excuse to explain away forgetfulness can stop being embarrassed about it.  New research from the University of Virginia says the brain actually begins declining at age 27.  We just might expect it more often…

Old Songs, Nostalgic Thoughts Explained
26 February, 2009 – 0:43 | One Comment

Petr Janata knows why hearing our favorite old songs brings on fond memories.  He’s just explained how the part of our brains wired for memory is linked to the part wired for music.  These two processes share the same part…

Up Side to Migraines Less Risk of Breast Cancer?
7 November, 2008 – 5:21 | 3 Comments

New research from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests women who experience migraines are at 30% less risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t suffer this type headache. Estrogen is thought to be the link between the…

The Right B Cells at the Right Time Fight Nerve Disease (press release)
28 October, 2008 – 4:24 | No Comment

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University Medical Center scientists have figured out which type of B cells act — and at what time — to keep a multiple-sclerosis (MS)-like disease under control, knowledge that will help to create better therapies.

Vitamin B for Alzheimer’s Disease: Forget About It
16 October, 2008 – 5:27 | One Comment

One of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted to examine potential benefits of giving high-dose vitamin B supplements to Alzheimer’s patients has failed to demonstrate any significant benefits. In fact, the study indicates patients taking the vitamin supplement were more…

Alcohol Consumption Speeds Age-Related Brain Shrinkage
14 October, 2008 – 17:17 | 2 Comments

Medical science says our brains shrink just less than 2% per decade as we age but a team of Wellesley College researchers say heavy drinking can speed that rate of shrinkage while increasing the risk of dementia and otherwise impaired…

Go Gung Ho for Gingko to Minimize Stroke-Related Brain Damage
14 October, 2008 – 7:25 | One Comment

Each year in the United States, approximately 700,000 people experience the devastating effects of a stroke.  Most of those strokes, about 87% of them, are ischemic strokes, which are caused when an artery to the brain becomes blocked.  The loss…

Sex Triggers Stroke for Woman, 35
9 October, 2008 – 4:36 | 2 Comments

Doctors attribute several factors to the stroke suffered by an unidentified 35-year-old woman who began feeling weakness in her left arm just minutes after engaging in sexual intercourse. The very act of sex itself causes changes in blood pressure but…

Fewer Strokes When Elderly Patients Take Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
9 September, 2008 – 7:10 | No Comment

By 2010, an estimated 20% of the United States population will be 65 years old or older.  It’s this same age group that experiences the highest number of heart attacks and strokes but cholesterol-lowering drugs, which stave off these events,…

Dream of the Future: Chocolate as Brain Food
19 August, 2008 – 11:31 | No Comment

As if chocolate lovers needed yet another reason to indulge guilt free, researchers from Harvard University and Mars, Incorporated, have released their findings that a naturally occurring substance in cocoa can actually bring long-term improvements to the flow of blood…

Young Woman’s Every Cigarette Counts When Tallying Stroke Risk
16 August, 2008 – 11:29 | No Comment

While the evidence is unavoidably clear that smoking cigarettes increases a person’s risk of having a stroke, there is relatively little data that identifies the dosage amount that places a smoker in the danger zone. Researchers at the University of…

Eat Fish Often for Mental Clarity in Senior Years
11 August, 2008 – 7:03 | One Comment

Researchers in Finland have just published their findings on a study that compared a diet rich in fish to a diet with little, if any, fish and discovered that the fishy diet eaters reduced their risk of stroke, with their…