Tag: Brain
Low-Field Portable MRI Detects Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Authors say low-field portable magnetic resonance imaging may be useful in resource-limited settings
History of Concussion Impacts Cingulate Cerebral Blood Flow
Greater declines seen in midcingulate cerebral blood flow at subacute phase and in posterior cingulate CBF at one year after return to play
Cognitively Stimulating Jobs May Lower Risk for Dementia
Higher cognitive stimulation at work linked to lower levels of proteins that inhibit CNS axonogenesis and synaptogenesis
DPP-4i Use May Protect in Alzheimer Dementia With Diabetes
Low amyloid burden and favorable cognitive outcomes seen with DPP-4i use in Alzheimer disease-related cognitive impairment with diabetes
Plasma Amyloid-Beta at Midlife Linked to Later MCI, Dementia
Midlife measurements of plasma amyloid-beta may predict risk for mild cognitive impairment, dementia in late life
Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Brain Changes
Polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia linked to structure and function of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Lawsuits Claim Pesticide Caused Harm to Children’s Brains
Chlorpyrifos is approved for use on more than 80 crops but was banned for household use in 2001
Behavioral, Biological Links Studied in Eating Disorders
Functional brain imaging used to assess brain reward response and ventral striatal-hypothalamic circuitry in young women with eating disorders
Changes in Movement May Indicate Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
Changes in daytime fractal motor activity regulation may occur in women before cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer disease
Prediction Model for Brain Age May Help Detect Cognitive Decline
Greater differences between predicted age based on brain MRI and actual age seen in those with amnestic MCI versus healthy controls
