News tagged with neuropsychological assessments
Brain imaging and proteins in spinal fluid may improve Alzheimer's prediction and diagnosis
Changes in the brain measured with MRI and PET scans, combined with memory tests and detection of risk proteins in body fluids, may lead to earlier and more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's, according to new research reported ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Researchers find prenatal cocaine exposure may compromise neurocognitive development
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that heavier intrauterine cocaine exposure (IUCE) is associated with mild compromise on selective areas of neurocognitive development during middle childhood. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 01, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative announces completion of genome-wide analysis
Researchers announced today that a high-density genome wide analysis of participants in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI; www.adni-info.org) is more than 95% complete and that data will be shared with ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Northwestern Medicine multiple sclerosis program earns national designation
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, often debilitating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects more than 400,000 Americans. Patients with MS require specialized care that addresses the many ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Family history to tackle dementia
A novel way of finding people to take part in a new study of dementia is being employed by researchers from the universities of Oxford and London.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Higher levels of social activity decrease the risk of developing disability in old age
Afraid of becoming disabled in old age, not being able to dress yourself or walk up and down the stairs? Staying physically active before symptoms set in could help. But so could going out to eat, playing bingo and taking ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder score high in creativity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder showed more creativity compared with those who did not have ADHD, a new study shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Untreated ADHD common in male convicts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Men serving long prison sentences surprisingly often have a history of unrecognised and untreated ADHD, despite having had considerable problems since childhood. This according to a recent ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Concussions change brains
(PhysOrg.com) -- The high incidence of concussions in contact sports and the risk of traumatic brain injury are a major cause for concern.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Sleep apnea linked to cognitive difficulties and deficits in gray matter
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may blame their daytime difficulties on simple sleepiness, but new research suggests that their brains may be to blame. Specifically, their cognitive challenges may be caused by ...
Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Concern over traumatic brain injury in youth offenders
A new study of young offenders has revealed they have a significantly higher rate of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) than that expected in society as a whole.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2010 |
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New drug shrinks brain tumors, reduces seizures in children with tuberous sclerosis
A drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer has now been shown to reduce a particular kind of brain tumor by at least 30 percent in patients with tuberous sclerosis—a genetic disease that causes tumors ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 05, 2010 |
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