Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
MONDAY, May 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system and leaves patients suffering from a host of symptoms, and now new research finds life stressors can make those symptoms even…
Learn MoreElon Musk’s Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA Approval for Clinical Trial
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but Elon Musk’s company Neuralink announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a human clinical trial of a device that may restore o…
Learn MoreResearch Helps Uncover Causes of SIDS
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have found another clue as to why some infants die suddenly in their sleep, and it’s related to a faulty chemical receptor in the brainstem. Experts said the findings provide another puzzle piece …
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – People with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy, a new study says. And folks with a certain type of epilepsy may have higher odds of developing Alzheimer’s di…
Learn MoreHi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Dutch man with paralyzed legs can now stand and walk, thanks to a wireless brain-spine interface that responds to his thoughts by moving his legs.Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, suffered a spinal cord injury 11 years …
Learn MoreUnos científicos observan el dolor en el cerebro para descodificar sus secretos
LUNES, 22 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en la historia, unos científicos han registrado una actividad cerebral específica asociada con el dolor crónico en el mundo real, mediante el uso de implantes de electrodos para averiguar c…
Learn MoreEl azúcar en la sangre podría ser clave para la capacidad cerebral tras un ACV
VIERNES, 19 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tener un azúcar en la sangre más alto podría conducir a una pérdida más rápida de la capacidad cerebral tras un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), sugiere un nuevo estudio. La hipertensión y el colesterol …
Learn MoreEl ACV avanza como causa de mortalidad en todo el mundo
VIERNES, 19 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las muertes debidas al tipo más común de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) han aumentado de forma significativa en las tres últimas décadas en todo el mundo, y aumentarán de forma incluso más marcada en lo…
Learn MorePodría haber vínculos entre al menos 10 pesticidas y el Parkinson
VIERNES, 19 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos científicos afirman que han identificado 10 pesticidas que matan a las neuronas implicadas en la enfermedad de Parkinson, lo que constituye un avance en su comprensión del trastorno del movimiento. …
Learn MoreScientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, researchers have recorded specific brain activity associated with real-world chronic pain, using electrode implants to figure out which regions become active when people are in agony.Th…
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