Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 24, 2023 Source:Protein imbalance during middle age linked to dementia risk 25 years later Reference:Proteomics analysis of plasma from middle-aged adults identifies protein markers of …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 19, 2023 Source:Concussions have no impact on children’s IQ, Canadian study finds Reference:IQ After Pediatric Concussion
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 18, 2023 Source:Post-COVID smell problems? Ontario researchers investigate treatments Reference:COVID-19-Related Parosmia: An Exploratory Survey of Demographics and Treatment Strategies
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 5, 2023 Source:New non-invasive tool can detect early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 18, 2023 Source:Chemical detected in the air inside Canadian homes linked to increase in developing Parkinson’s disease, says new report Reference:Risk of Parkinson Disease Among …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2023 Source:Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge Reference:Surge of neurophysiological coupling and connectivity of gamma oscillations in the dying human …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2023 Source:Lilly drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 2, 2023 Source:Michael J. Fox opens up about Parkinson’s progression: ‘I won’t be 80’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 8, 2023 Source:Previous COVID infection linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems: study Reference:Neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms following infection with COVID-19: Evidence from laboratory …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 2, 2023 Source:University of Calgary researchers to look at aging brain as study says vitamin D prevents dementia Reference:Vitamin D supplementation and incident dementia: Effects …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 22, 2023 Source:In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms Reference:Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 21, 2023 Source:I was wide awake during my brain surgery for Parkinson’s. Here’s how it changed my life
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 17, 2023 Source:Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, family says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2022 Source:Discovery could explain why women are more likely to get Alzheimer’s Reference:Mechanistic insight into female predominance in Alzheimer’s disease based on aberrant protein …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 13, 2022 Source:Man with stiff person syndrome shows improvement after using THC-CBD spray Reference:Successful cannabis derivatives oromucosal spray therapy for a seronegative stiff-person syndrome: a …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 9, 2022 Source:Celine Dion has stiff-person syndrome, here’s what that means
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 23, 2022 Source:Dementia vaccines: What are they, and when could they become available?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 28, 2022 Source:Neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease Reference:A multimodal neuroimaging study of brain abnormalities and clinical …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 27, 2022 Source:Decoder uses fMRI brain scans to reconstruct human thoughts Reference:Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 28, 2022 Source:Weekly nightmares during middle age may be linked to higher dementia risk Reference:Distressing Dreams, Cognitive Decline and Risk of Dementia: A Prospective Study …