As time goes on, patients who suffer from types 2 diabetes are at a greater risk to have a stroke than people without diabetes. Damage resulting from a stroke can be life changing and stop patients’ brains from functioning properly. However, new research reveals that a diabetes drug, Linagliptin, may decrease brain injury after stroke… Read More
Two Studies Reveal Why Elderly Brains Have Difficulty Processing Scams
Many elderly people have fallen for misleading information and scams, which often led to retirees losing their life savings to fraudulent behavior. Older generations seem to fall for these scams more easily than younger people, and two new studies reveal that sections of the brain are to blame for elderly people being more susceptible… Read More
Merk Alzheimer’s Drug Begins Trial And Vitamin D May Reduce Risk Of The Disease
Although there still isn’t a proven method of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows that taking Vitamin D may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. But for those patients that have already developed Alzheimer’s, there may be hope for a medicine that slows the progression of the mind-wasting disease, according to Reuters. Pharmaceutical company… Read More
Pentagon Creates Brain Bank To Study New Progressive Brain Disorder and Others In Military
Although there have been many reports about athletes and soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injuries, scientists have recently recognized a new kind of brain disease. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can occur from repeated knocks on the head. According to the Marine Times, with the opening of the new brain bank in the Washington suburbs, researchers… Read More
Non-Invasive Nerve Stimulation May Help Spinal Cord Injury Patients Move Hands
Since the spinal cord is critical in signaling voluntary movements from the brain, spinal cord injuries often result in paralysis. Although previous studies have shown that repetitive stimulation over a course of two weeks can improve voluntary movements of people with spinal cord injuries, Health Day reported an early study recently found that a non-invasive… Read More
Graph Theory Study Reveals Hub Areas In The Brain Change Dramatically In Comatose Patients
Researchers have discovered that there’s a major difference between the hub areas in a normal brain and a comatose brain, according to the Las Angeles Times. Although previous studies have shown that the brain is a small-world network comprised of specific hub areas, a new finding shows that injury can lead the brain to a… Read More