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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240710195321.htm) Major trial looks at most effective speech therapy for people with Parkinson's disease
Jul 10th 2024, 19:53

A major clinical trial has shown the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD ) is more effective than the current speech and language therapy commonly provided, when treating patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240710130831.htm) Discovery could help reduce adverse side effects of popular next-generation obesity medications
Jul 10th 2024, 13:08

By teasing apart the therapeutic benefits from the adverse effects of new generation obesity medications, researchers found a population of neurons in the brain that controls food intake without causing nausea in an animal model.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240710130826.htm) The molecule that could alleviate stroke-related brain injury
Jul 10th 2024, 13:08

New research identifies novel path to protecting the brain from stroke-induced damage.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240710002013.htm) Exercise brain boost can last for years
Jul 10th 2024, 00:20

A longitudinal study has found that high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in older adults for up to 5 years.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240708222442.htm) Scientists exploring potential new treatments for glioblastoma
Jul 8th 2024, 22:24

A new approach to treating the most malignant type of brain cancer -- glioblastoma -- has shown strong promise in pre-clinical settings, raising hopes of increasing current average survival rates beyond 18 months.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240708222434.htm) Diagnosing different forms of dementia now possible using artificial intelligence
Jul 8th 2024, 22:24

Ten million new cases of dementia are diagnosed each year but the presence of different dementia forms and overlapping symptoms can complicate diagnosis and delivery of effective treatments. Now researchers have developed an AI tool that can diagnose ten different types of dementia such as vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia, even if they co-occur.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240708222310.htm) Brain organ plays key role in adult neurogenesis
Jul 8th 2024, 22:23

Research found the choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid play a key role in maintaining a pool of newly born neurons to repair the adult brain after injury.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240708222301.htm) Erasing 'bad memories' to improve long term Parkinson's disease treatment
Jul 8th 2024, 22:23

By prohibiting the Activin A protein from functioning, researchers were able to halt the development of dyskinesia symptoms and effectively erase the brain's 'bad memory' response to L-DOPA treatments.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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