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Statins May Protect Brain After Head Trauma And Stroke

A national study suggests that statins may make traumatic brain injury and stroke much more survivable for older adults. Further, seniors on a statin at the time of moderate-to-severe head trauma were 76% less likely to die in hospital were also 13% more likely to have a good functional recovery at 12 months following injury. Continue reading

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Stroke Of Luck? Chocolate Might Be As Good As Exercise For Some

Women who ate the most chocolate had the lowest chance of stroke; a bar and a half of chocolate a week could reduce their risk of stroke by 20%. Continue reading

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Worried About Dementia, Stroke or Alzheimer’s disease? Forget About It!

People who think that they are in poor health are more likely to develop dementia later in life. Continue reading

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Diabetics’ Cognitive Decline Not Slowed With Intensive Blood Sugar Control

Diabetics’ cognitive decline not slowed with intensive blood sugar and insulin control. Continue reading

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Feeding The Brain’s Sweet Tooth To Maintain Memory Fitness

Brain’s prefrontal cortex regulates impulses but loses its ability to inhibit desire for high-calorie food when glucose levels drop. Continue reading

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Brain’s Stress Coping Gene Hurts Memory Under Chronic Stress

The RCAN1 gene that normally helps neuronal brain cells cope with stress becomes overproduced, causing damaged neurons. Continue reading

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Dopamine Released After Brain Training Improves Working Memory Performance

Dopamine Released After Brain Training Improves Working Memory Performance. Continue reading

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Higher Physical Activity Levels Help Maintain Memory Fitness and Reduce Stroke Risk

Study shows that small brain lesions – aka ‘silent strokes’ that predict cerebrovascular disease – are reduced in older people who regularly exercise at moderate to intense levels. Continue reading

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Moderate Drinking May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s, Other Dementias

Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, especially wine, may lower the risk of dementia, according to a meta-analysis review of previous research published in the journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment.  Analyzing data from over 365,000 people in 143 studies conducted since … Continue reading

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New AAN Tools Teach Coaches and Athletes How to Spot and Deal With Concussion

AAN publishes new tools for high school coaches, athletes and parents of youths to learn the signs of sports concussion, emphasizing when a player must leave the game and when – and if – it’s ok to return to play.
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