Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, concussion and the brain.
As daylight hours shrink in fall and winter, exposure to more artificial light could affect our sleep and overall health. As most Americans prepare to turn back the clocks for the end of Daylight Saving Time, the ...
As football season kicks off, attention is once again turning to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease associated with repeated head impacts. Kenneth Podell, Ph.D., a clinical neuropsychologist ...
An infectious model more accurately shows how the disease might emerge and progress over time. Parkinson's disease is second only to dementia among brain disorders. Scientists usually use animal models when studying ...
College of Medicine researchers investigate the effects of shift work on memory and aging, and why some people may be more vulnerable to cognitive decline. Nearly a quarter of Americans don’t follow a traditional ...
Leal hopes to discover interventions that prevent or slow progression. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, for which there is no cure. Early detection is critical to managing symptoms. A ...
School of Medicine researchers propose a new neurological mechanism underlying Parkinson’s disease. Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, and Parkinson’s disease is among the most ...
A newer generation clot-busting medication called tenecteplase may dramatically reduce the risk of serious complications from bleeding into the brain after stroke treatment, according to preliminary research by Steven ...
Goal: To Improve Quality of Medication Used in Dementia. In a first of its kind study, a University of Houston researcher is examining two common drugs used for dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease to determine ...
Statistics show that some 15 million Americans don’t work the typical nine-to-five. These employees (or shift workers), who punch in for graveyard or rotating shifts, are more prone to numerous health hazards, from ...
There’s a definite difference between forgetting where you left your keys and finding yourself completely lost on a familiar route home. As we grow older, lapses in memory, like these, are the root cause of much angst. ...
