(Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s neuroscience startup Neuralink on Friday unveiled a pig named Gertrude that has had a coin-sized computer chip in its brain for two months, showing off an early step toward the goal of curing human diseases with... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium. A study by researchers a... More »
(Reuters Health) – Young athletes who get concussions may recover faster when they’re treated within the first week than when they wait longer to get care, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 162 athletes ages 12 to 22who were diagnosed with con... More »
(Reuters Health) – Injuries and hospital admissions involving sharable two-wheeled electric scooters are on the rise in the U.S., a new study finds. Most concerning, researchers say, is that nearly a third of patients showing up at hospitals after an accident ... More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Aquestive Therapeutics’ treatment for neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Shares of the company, which developed riluzole oral film (ROF) and will market the film under... More »
(Reuters Health) – Severely injured patients are more likely to have complications or die if they have a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, a recent study suggests. This collection of health problems, called ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Symptoms of aggression and agitation in dementia patients may respond better to non-drug therapies such as massage, touch therapy and outdoor activities, a new study suggests. In a reanalysis of more than 163 studies involving nearly 25,000 ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Teens with chronic illnesses would like to have a say in decisions such as switching to a new medicine, but they often feel left out of the conversation, a small study suggests. Researchers in Wales who interviewed teens being treated for a ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Children with autism are more likely than kids without the disorder to be bullied by siblings and peers in early adolescence, and they may have more psychological and social problems as a result, a new study suggests. While sibling bullying ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Adults with clogged arteries carrying blood to the heart may be more prone to cognitive decline than their counterparts without such cardiac problems, a study suggests. This was true whether patients had suffered a heart attack or they had a... More »
(Reuters Health) – A class of medications used for nerve and muscle pain, including the popular drug Lyrica, increases users’ risks for suicidal behavior, unintentional overdoses, injuries and car accidents – and the risks are particularly high for teens and y... More »
(Reuters Health) – Fewer and fewer psychiatrists are accepting Medicaid even as increasing numbers of patients have gained mental health coverage through expansion of the program, a new study suggests. The percentage of psychiatrists taking Medicaid fell from ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci’s litany of exquisite but unfinished work shows he probably had an attention disorder common to modern society. That is the view of psychiatry professor Marco Catani, who believes Attention Deficit and Hy... More »
(Reuters Health) – Kindergarteners who get more than two hours of screen time a day may be more likely to have behavior and attention problems in school than their classmates who spend less time in front of televisions, smartphones and tablets, a Canadian stud... More »
(Reuters Health) – Smokers who have a stroke are much more likely to have another one if they don’t quit or at least cut back, a Chinese study suggests. Smoking has long been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and serious cardiac events like... More »
(Reuters Health) – Younger boys who play lacrosse are more likely to get injured and sustain concussions than high school or college players, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers looked at injuries per minute of athletic exposure (AE), which includes both practi... More »
(Reuters Health) – Widespread beliefs about sleeping include advice on how much sleep is enough, what quality sleep means and how to achieve it, but when these pronouncements are wrong, they can do more harm than good, researchers argue. The study team gathere... More »
(Reuters Health) – After a raft of studies reassuring consumers that eggs are OK to eat, a new report associates an increasing risk of heart disease with the increasing consumption of eggs. The report, combining data from six earlier studies, found a 6 percent... More »
(Reuters Health) – Patients who need blockages cleared in their carotid arteries to reduce the risk of stroke may want to seek hospitals and doctors who do a lot of these procedures, a new research review suggests. These delicate procedures on a major artery c... More »
(Reuters Health) – Kids living with type 1 diabetes are no different from their peers in their reading and math test scores, a Danish study suggests. The less common form of diabetes, known as type 1, develops in childhood or young adulthood when the pancreas ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Shareable, two-wheeled standing scooters, which are the rage in some West Coast cities, may be more risky to riders – and pedestrians – than people think, researchers say. The battery-powered devices look like a skateboard with handlebars. R... More »
(Reuters Health) – Military personnel trained to change their own brain responses with a neurofeedback program may be able to reduce their risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers say. “If something can change in the brain to help soldi... More »
(Reuters Health) – – Paralyzed people might one day be able to operate smartphones and tablets just by thinking about the actions they want to perform, with help from sensors implanted in their brains, a recent experiment suggests. While previous experiments h... More »
(Reuters Health) – – Breast cancer survivors may be more likely to experience anxiety, depression, sleep troubles and other mental health issues than women who have not been diagnosed with the disease, a research review suggests. The study team examined data f... More »
(Reuters Health) – The vaccine Shingrix prevents shingles, and if people do contract the virus, it reduces the severity of illness, two company-funded study suggests. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, typically develops in older adults who had chicken pox... More »
(Reuters Health) – Hormones given to people to align their sex with their gender pose a significant risk of serious blood clots and stroke among transgender women, one of the largest studies of transgender patients has concluded. The risk of a dangerous type o... More »
(Reuters) – Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co and Biogen Inc said that the final analysis of a mid-stage trial of their Alzheimer’s drug showed positive results for patients who received the highest dose. The news sent Eisai’s shares up as much as 14.6 percent in Fr... More »
(Reuters Health) – Dehydration can impair your ability to think clearly, a new study suggests. Researchers found that athletes who lost fluid equal to 2 percent their weight took a hit to their cognition. Even this mild to moderate level of dehydration- the lo... More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator approved GW Pharmaceuticals Plc’s epilepsy treatment on Monday, making it the first cannabis-based drug to win approval in the country and opening floodgates for more research into the medicinal properties of cannabis. The... More »
MUMBAI/KOCHI (Reuters) – India began a fresh round of tests to trace the origin of a rare brain-damaging virus that has killed 13 people, a health official said on Monday, as initial tests on animals suspected of carrying the Nipah virus showed no sign of the ... More »
(Reuters Health) – A common gene variant linked to migraine headaches may have proliferated because it made it easier for early humans adapt to cold weather in northern climates, a new study suggests. Migraines have long been more common in people of European ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia may be less likely to die after surgery when they’re treated at hospitals that employ a larger proportion of nurses with at least a college degree, a U.S. study suggests. Previous research has l... More »
(Reuters Health) – For soccer players, regularly “heading” the ball may have a bigger effect on everyday cognitive functioning than occasional accidental head impacts, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined more than 300 adult amateur soccer players in Ne... More »
(Reuters Health) – Eating super-hot chili peppers can have painful effects that extend beyond a blazing mouth, doctors warn. After downing a “Carolina Reaper,” billed as the world’s hottest chili pepper at the time, a 34-year-old man developed intense head and... More »
(Reuters Health) – Babies’ brains may develop differently when their mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy, a small U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined brain scans of 16 newborns whose mothers took medications known as selective serotonin reuptak... More »
(Reuters Health) – Well into our 70s, we continue to develop new cells in an area of the brain responsible for new memories and exploration of new environments, scientists report. “These new brain cells sustain our abilities to make new memories, learn, and co... More »
(Reuters Health) – Most doctors who treat young athletes for concussion know that the injury increases the risk of having a car accident, but barely half counsel their patients against driving, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers invited members of the American... More »
FILE PHOTO: Houston Texans quarterback Tom Savage (3) reacts after a play during the game against the San Francisco 49ers in Houston, Texas, U.S., December 10, 2017. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo (Reuters) – At next month’s Super ... More »
Marijuana plants are seen in an indoor marijuana plantation of a marijuana smokers club in the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay July 16, 2017. Picture taken July 16, 2017 REUTERS/Andres Stapff LONDON (Reuters) – An ingredient in cannabis called cannabidiol or ... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – – People with severe symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome have a molecular signature in their blood made up of 17 More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Hailing from the so-called stroke belt, a band of southern U.S. states with high stroke mortality rates, is associ More »
By Ronnie CohenOne in 18 older Americans falls victim to financial fraud or scams annually, and that figure excludes seniors who’ve been financially More »
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) – Nearly 37 percent of Americans have advanced directives for end-of-life care if they become seriously ill or unabl More »
London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital applied to the High Court on Friday for a new hearing regarding a critically ill baby in light of fresh evidence concerning potential treatment for the 10 month-old, who has attracted international attention. More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – Young women who suffer a concussion may be at increased risk of menstrual irregularities, at least for a few m More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – A study of men who graduated from Wisconsin high schools 60 years ago found those who played for their school’ More »
A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline. More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – Meeting some or all of the American Heart Association’s seven ideal cardiovascular health goals is associated with More »
By Marilynn Larkin(Reuters Health) – College students who go to sleep and wake up at different times during the week may be harming their academic pe More »
By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock(Reuters Health) – Children born to mothers who experienced fever, especially multiple fevers, during the second trimeste More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Black and Hispanic patients with neurologic disorders are less likely to see brain specialists than white people w More »
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) – Despite concerns that children born through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) may develop differently from More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Women with depression may be more likely than other mothers to have children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Children who sustained traumatic brain injuries may experience psychological effects like anxiety, phobias and More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – – There is little or no evidence to support many popular therapies that aim to help children with autism spect More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – – Recreational drugs like “MDMA” and amphetamines have long been linked to a variety of movement disorders, and a More »
By Lisa RapaportAn experimental foot-temperature monitoring system might one day be able to detect when diabetic patients are developing foot ulcers, More »
People practice yoga in Times Square as part of a Summer Solstice and International Day of Yoga celebration in New York June 21, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Weekly yoga sessions may be associated with a better quality of life... More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – Starting classes at middle school and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m. would help teens arrive alert, healt More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – In high school sports played by both girls and boys, girls are about 50 percent more likely to get a concussion, a More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Many people are exposed to dangerously loud sounds at work and at play, and most of them don’t wear ear plugs or t More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Neurocrine Biosciences Inc’s drug to treat tardive dyskinesia, a side effect of antipsychotic medications characterized by uncontrolled movements of the face and body, the company said. More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – – Being physically inactive raises the risk of losing the ability to perform activities of daily living – both bef More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – – Spinal manipulation therapy may work as well for easing lower back pain as anti-inflammatory medications, a rese More »
By Gene Emery(Reuters Health) – – Long-term follow-up of patients in a 2014 study confirms that stroke patients recover better if doctors physically More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Kids with autism who spend a lot of time with their grandmothers may get diagnosed with the disorder at a younger More »
By Madeline KennedyMore than 20,000 people living in U.S. nursing homes experienced serious injuries to the face last year, mainly from falling and h More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – In children with a common condition that causes them to periodically stop breathing during sleep, areas of the More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – Getting too little sleep in early childhood is linked to cognitive and behavioral problems years later, a U.S. st More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Adults who were born prematurely at a very low birth weight may be more likely to experience mental health problem More »
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) – Even months after a stroke, survivors can make major strides in communication and quality of life with intensive s More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – When women smoke during pregnancy or have underweight babies their children have a greater risk of developing a ty More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – College students who are struggling to keep up in class may want to lay off the alcohol and marijuana. A new study More »
Three neuroscientists won the world’s most valuable prize for brain research on Monday for pioneering work on the brain’s reward pathways – a system that is central to human and animal survival as well as disorders such as addiction and obesity. More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Nursing home residents who have a range of activity options may be more likely to thrive than their peers who don’ More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – For people with a certain type of migraine headache, regular acupuncture treatments may help reduce the frequency More »
By Gene Emery(Reuters Health) – It might be possible for people with an older pacemaker to safely get an MRI after all.A new study suggests t More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Women who consume licorice during pregnancy might be more likely to have children with cognitive or behavioral pro More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – Women aren’t the only ones who may feel depressed when welcoming a newborn: a new study from New Zealand says More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – Drugs known as K2 or Spice, often sold as “safe” or “legal” versions of marijuana, are none of those things, a re More »
The NIRS/EEG brain-computer interface system is worn by a model in Switzerland in this undated photograph released in London, Britain, January 31, 2017. Laurent Bouvier/Wyss Centre/Handout via REUTERS Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that r... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Adolescents who were born extremely premature are much more likely to have chronic health problems than their peer More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Seniors with memory problems and related attention and decision-making issues may struggle with driving tasks, More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Kids with behavioral problems may do better in school when they get to play virtual-reality games on stationary bi More »
A woman holds her stomach at the last stages of her pregnancy in Bordeaux April 28, 2010. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Pregnancy may trigger changes in the structure and size of regions in a woman’s brain that are involved in respo... More »
By Shereen LehmanPreschoolers whose natural preference is for going to bed and waking up on the late side are more likely than their early-bird peers More »
A bartender prepares a beer in a bar in central Sydney in this May 11, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/Files By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – – Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have less gray matter, an important brain str... More »
By Lisa RapaportWhen U.S. babies die during home births, the cause is most often labor and delivery complications, birth defects or infections, a rec More »
By Madeline KennedyReuters – The increased risk of stroke that comes with smoking may extend to nonsmokers who live in the same household and breathe More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – The number of U.S. diabetics with healthy blood sugar levels has declined in recent years, a study suggests. More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – People with terminal illnesses may legally end their lives with certain medications in the U.S. state of Washi More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – Common blood pressure medications may increase the risk for severe mood disorder episodes, a new study suggest More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Stroke survivors may spend more time at home – as opposed to a nursing home or a hospital – if they were treated a More »
A dust-sized wireless sensor that makes it possible to wirelessly monitor neural activity in real time when implanted inside the body, is shown on a finger in this handout photo. UC Berkeley/Handout via Reuters Scientists are developing dust-sized wireless sen... More »
A ski helmet is pictured on the slope in the Tyrolean ski resort of Hochoetz December 31, 2013. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Skiing helmets are not reducing head injuries as much as they used to, possibly because snow sports ha... More »
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(Reuters Health) – Babies exposed to marijuana in the womb are likely to be born smaller than those not exposed, and more likely to need intensive care after birth, according to a new analysis of existing evidence. Mothers who smoke marijuana while pregnant ar... More »
(Reuters Health) – On the question of whether the population would benefit if people cut back on salt, researchers fall into two camps, according to a new report. While most studies have concluded that cutting salt would have benefits, about a third do not agr... More »
