Tag: Brain
Infant Screen Use Linked to Alterations in Cortical EEG Before Age 2
Link between infant screen time, executive functioning at school age partially mediated by frontocentral and parietal theta/beta ratios
Social Media Checking Behaviors in Teens Linked to Brain Changes
Teens with habitual social media checking behaviors showed lower neural sensitivity to social anticipation in amygdala, other areas
PET Changes Similar for Alzheimer Disease, Down Syndrome
No difference seen in global PET amyloid burden between asymptomatic with Down syndrome, asymptomatic mutation carriers
Bacteria From Oral Cavity ID’d in Brain Abscess Without Clear Cause
Brain abscesses where no primary source of infection identified have higher counts of Streptococcus anginosus
RSNA: Overweight Tied to Worse Brain Health in Preteens
Findings include worse brain white matter microstructural integrity, reduced cortical grey matter thickness, and decreased functional connectivity
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Cerebrovascular Disease in Midlife
Brain aging more pronounced in late life in Latinx and White adults, while brain aging begins in midlife in Black adults
Incidence of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Increasing
Most of the increase seen in men aged 45 to 64, ≥65 years, women ≥65 years; increase in incidence seen for Black patients
Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms Tied to White Matter Hyperintensity
Vasomotor symptoms in women at midlife linked to greater white matter hyperintensity volume
Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease Symptoms of Severe OCD
Evidence suggests that DBS may relieve OCD and comorbid depressive symptoms in selected patients with treatment-resistant OCD
Better Glucose Control in Youth With T1D Might Prevent Brain Changes
More improvement seen in certain indicators of neurotypical development at six months among adolescents using hybrid closed-loop system
