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Breakups tied to emotional trauma in students – SA study
A romantic breakup can be devastating and traumatic during emerging adulthood (between 18 and 25), a critical stage in the life course, especially for...
Risk of fatal side effects from Alzheimer’s drug, warn experts
Some potentially fatal complications linked to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi (lecanemab) have raised concerns among health professionals, who question whether its risks are worth its...
Excess kilos in teen years can double later stroke risk – Finnish study
Women who were overweight or obese as teenagers or young adults had more than a twofold increased risk for stroke before 55, suggest researchers,...
Leprosy persists in South Africa despite 'elimination' status – 20-year study
Although leprosy has been eliminated (<1 case per 10 000 population) in South Africa since 1926, new cases continue to be reported, say experts,...
Gene type causes Alzheimer’s, suggest Spanish experts
Scientists are proposing a new way of understanding the genetics of Alzheimer’s that would mean that up to a fifth of patients would be...
NICE approves drug combo for young brain cancer patients
British children and teenagers with an aggressive form of brain cancer may benefit after a new life-extending drug combination was recommended for NHS use...
Perinatal HIV transmission tied to cognitive deficits – US meta-analysis
A detailed analysis of 35 studies suggests that perinatal transmission of HIV to newborns may be associated with serious cognitive deficits as children grow...
US doctors slow to offer newly-approved Alzheimer’s drug
Sceptical American doctors are resisting prescribing the first drug that has been proved to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s – nine months after the...
Call to reduce antipsychotic medicines for dementia patients
Doctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked...
Does what you eat affect your brain health?
Researchers, who have long been interested in finding out what diets optimise brain function, which is affected by dietary patterns and food choices, have...
Patients’ skin bacteria tied to post-surgery infections – US study
Surgical infections might be caused by bacteria that already live on your skin, rather than via external contamination, suggests a study of more than...
Post-birth esketamine slashes depression by three quarters – Chinese study
Scientists recently found that a single dose of 0.2 mg/kg of esketamine soon after childbirth reduced major depressive events among women with prenatal depressive...
NHS gender treatment model slammed in damning report
Children given NHS transgender treatment have been set on a path of irreversible change despite scant medical data, and based on “remarkably weak evidence” according to...
Short-lived ALS drug faces class action suit after withdrawal
The manufacturer of the world’s newest treatment approved for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, has withdrawn the drug from the...
Diabetes drug shows promise in slowing Parkinson’s – French study
Researchers say findings that diabetes drug lixisenatide may slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease could be a major step forward, and provide hope for...
Global team pinpoints top dementia risk factors
Out of 15 modifiable risk factors for accelerated mental ageing, researchers suggest that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol, are the most harmful.
The team...
US analysis confirms dementia risk halved with Viagra
The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra could soon be recommended as a therapy to decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and help reduce the alarming...
Prolonged use of some hormone drugs tied to tumour risk
Researchers in France have suggested that prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs might be associated with an increased risk of developing a type...
Autism risk may rise with in-utero anti-seizure meds – US study
A study by American researchers suggests that the incidence of autism spectrum disorder is higher among children exposed to topiramate in the second half...
Tremor pushes up dementia risk threefold – Texas cohort study
People with essential tremor (ET) have nearly a three times greater risk of developing dementia compared with the general population, suggest researchers, with a...
Neurological conditions now the number one cause of disease globally
Neurological conditions are now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, surpassing cardiovascular disease and leading to a call for a change...
Paediatric atopic dermatitis linked to learning, memory issues
A large cross-sectional study in the US has suggested that paediatric atopic dermatitis could be associated with a greater risk of learning and memory...
Scientists ID proteins that could predict dementia – US-China study
A simple blood test to identify patients at risk of dementia will speed up development of new treatments, say scientists, whose study of frozen...
Viagra linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk – UK study
Researchers have suggested that men who take the erectile dysfunction pill Viagra – and similar medications – are 18% less likely to develop the most...
Higher risk of long-term neurodevelopmental issues for preterm babies
Previous research has found that children born early have higher risks of neurodevelopmental and behavioural disabilities in the first years of life and throughout...
Lifelong burden of childhood meningitis – Swedish analysis
Nearly one-third of adults in a Swedish cohort who contracted bacterial meningitis as children have permanent neurologic disabilities as a result, according to a...
False hope of new Alzheimer’s wonder drugs?
With dementia and Alzheimer’s disease affecting millions of people worldwide, and cases predicted to triple over the next 40 years, it was unsurprising that...
Mobile app helps predict migraine triggers – US study
A recent study used a mobile app to more accurately predict when a migraine will occur – and help stave off attacks – by...
Alzheimer’s may pass between humans in rare cases – UK study
Alzheimer’s can be spread from human to human through rare medical accidents, research suggests, although experts stress there is no evidence the disease can...
Ultrasound accelerates Alzheimer’s plaque removal in US trials
Preliminary results of a small study involving a new Alzheimer’s therapy have shown potential in the first human trials, and been described as “intriguing” by experts,...
Brain changes from hearing loss linked to dementia – US study
Scientists have suggested that hearing loss causes structural changes in parts of the brain related to symptoms of dementia – regions associated with attention...
Ibuprofen less effective than other drugs for migraine attacks – US study
Finding a migraine treatment that is effective and reliable, and information on how medications compare to one another, is lacking, say researchers, whose recent...
Austrian study supports 'Zoom fatigue' reports
With videoconferencing skyrocketing in popularity since the pandemic, there have been anecdotal accounts of a phenomenon some call “Zoom fatigue” – a unique state...
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s within five years, predict UK researchers
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease can be a difficult and lengthy process, but within the next few years, this could change, thanks to one or more...
Tai chi could retard Parkinson’s symptoms for years: Chinese study
Tai chi may help slow down the symptoms of Parkinson's disease for several years, a five-year Chinese study has suggested, with the researchers saying...
Cutting back, quitting alcohol, may reverse brain shrinkage: US study
A study by American researchers has suggested that quitting or cutting back on drinking can improve brain health, and that people who reduced their...
Most detailed mapping ever of human brain
A major research initiative has catalogued thousands of types of brain cells and where they are located, producing a resource that should help study...
Global analysis predicts 10m annual stroke deaths by 2050
A recently published report has suggested that by 2050, deaths from stroke could jump to 9.7m a year globally, a massive jump from 2020’s 6.6m deaths,...
Parkinson’s detectable before physical symptoms show – Australian research
The injection of a synthetic compound can highlight neurodegeneration in patients in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease – years before physical symptoms show...
Down’s families’ fight for access to Alzheimer’s trials, treatments
While advocacy groups and families of people with Down syndrome are lobbying for their inclusion in drug trials for Alzheimer’s – the most common...