Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maintaining tight control of your blood pressure could help your brain, potentially reducing your risk of stroke, a new study says.When blood pressure was intensively managed in adults over age 50, patient…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Drug for Rare Form of ALS
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug for people who have a rare, inherited type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.The medication, tof…
Learn More¿Cuántas TC son seguras para los niños?
LUNES, 24 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Someterse a una sola tomografía computarizada (TC) durante la niñez no parece aumentar el riesgo de un niño de un tumor cerebral, leucemia o linfoma en el futuro, encuentra una nueva investigación, pero r…
Learn MoreLa ciencia revela los secretos del cerebro lector
LUNES, 24 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La lectura es fundamental, pero también es una compleja habilidad. Ahora, un nuevo estudio ofrece más claridad sobre cómo el cerebro le da sentido a la palabra escrita.Los investigadores encontraron que d…
Learn MoreIn Mouse Study, New Gel Therapy Stops Dangerous Brain Tumors
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A gel applied directly into the brain could offer new hope for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in adults.The gel cured 100% of lab mice with glioblastoma when it w…
Learn MoreNew Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Each year, about 140 kids in the United States are diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma, a typically non-cancerous brain tumor that develops near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.Doctors treat cran…
Learn MoreCancer Risk Increased With Exposure to Four or More CT Scans by Age 18
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to four or more computed tomography (CT) scans before age 18 years is associated with increased risk of subsequent intracranial tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma, according to a study published online A…
Learn MoreThis Is Your Brain on Books: Science Reveals Secrets of Reading
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reading is fundamental, but it’s also a complex skill. Now, a new study sheds more light on how the brain makes sense of the written word.Researchers found that two key brain “networks” work in tandem to help…
Learn MoreHow Many CT Scans Are Safe for Kids?
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting a single CT scan during childhood doesn’t appear to increase a child’s risk of a future brain tumor, leukemia or lymphoma, new research finds, but getting four or more scans more than doubles the chan…
Learn MoreIn Animal Study, Tiny Ingested Plastic Particles Infiltrated Brain
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying how tiny plastic particles can breach the protective blood-brain barrier report they have found that answer, thanks to mice and computer modeling.”With the help of computer models, we dis…
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