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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112123800.htm) Novel calculator predicts risk of epilepsy after rare stroke
Nov 12th 2024, 12:38

A practical calculator predicts the risk of epilepsy after venous stroke. The aim is to improve care for those affected, which are predominantly young adults.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112123734.htm) Glioblastoma: New treatment attacks brain tumors from multiple angles
Nov 12th 2024, 12:37

Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor permanently disappear. The tumor cells are too varied, and the microenvironment is too tumor-friendly. Researchers have now developed an immunotherapy that not only attacks the tumor -- it also turns its microenvironment against it.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112123436.htm) Debunked: Children aren't quicker at picking up new motor skills than adults
Nov 12th 2024, 12:34

Contrary to popular belief, children aren't better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn faster than kids -- but also tend to forget more quickly. Here, better sleep seems to advantage children.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112123031.htm) Researchers identify a potential biomarker of Parkinson's disease progression
Nov 12th 2024, 12:30

Researchers have identified a potential biomarker of Parkinson's disease progression. According to the new study, patients with a slow progression of the pathology would have a significant increase in the levels of a molecule called ecto-GPR37 in the cerebrospinal fluid.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112123020.htm) Early treatment for nerve tumors prevents serious problems, study finds
Nov 12th 2024, 12:30

Small cranial nerve tumors that can cause hearing loss, vertigo and ringing in the ears are often watched rather than treated, but a new study is set to change how the tumors, called vestibular schwannomas, are managed.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112122739.htm) Cognitive decline and loneliness linked in older adults over short time periods
Nov 12th 2024, 12:27

Loneliness and cognitive performance were related in the short term for older adults, according to a new study.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112122737.htm) Researchers suggest stress hormones explain how obesity causes diabetes
Nov 12th 2024, 12:27

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241111212128.htm) 'Sleepy cannabis': Cannabinol increases sleep, study suggests
Nov 11th 2024, 21:21

Research shows that a non-hallucinogenic marijuana constituent increases both REM and non-REM sleep in rats. Human trials are now under way.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241111181757.htm) Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in adolescents
Nov 11th 2024, 18:17

Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension, according to a study.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241111181744.htm) Pandemic-era increase in alcohol use persists, research shows
Nov 11th 2024, 18:17

A new finds that heavy drinking among adult Americans increased more than 20 percent during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued for the following two years.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241111155405.htm) While more is better, even moderate amounts of exercise may reduce risk for common heart condition
Nov 11th 2024, 15:54

Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a study shows.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241111122759.htm) Asthma may place children at risk of memory difficulties
Nov 11th 2024, 12:27

Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new study.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241111122756.htm) Age-related health decline a predictor of future dementia risk
Nov 11th 2024, 12:27

A new study has found frailty increases a person's risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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