Pauline Anderson October 30, 2014 Patients with asthma, particularly older ones, are at increased risk for dementia, a new longitudinal, population-based study suggests. The findings are “highly reliable” because of the large database, large study sample size, and long follow-up period, but “further study is advised to confirm our findings and explore the underlying pathomechanisms,” […]
Megan Brooks October 30, 2014 For adults with refractory epilepsy, adjunctive treatment with ketogenic diet (KD) or modified Atkins diet (MAD) are modestly effective — and remarkably so in some patients — although tough to maintain, a new review of published studies shows. In adults with refractory epilepsy “willing to try dietary treatment, the effect […]
Liam Davenport October 28, 2014 Story Source Age-related memory decline may be reversed with high doses of naturally occurring cocoa flavanols, US researchers have discovered in findings that establish the dentate gyrus as central to cognitive decline. “Together, these results provide evidence that age-related changes in the DG [dentate gyrus] observed in aging humans underlie […]
Laryngoscope. 2014 Oct 24. doi: 10.1002/lary.24974. [Epub ahead of print] The effect of hearing aids on postural stability. Rumalla K, Karim AM, Hullar TE. Abstract OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: In the United States, falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths in adults aged over 65 years. Epidemiologic studies indicate that there is a correlation between hearing loss […]
David Rakel MD, FAAFP Story Source Two studies published last month add to the vast amount of evidence on the positive effect that lifestyle choices have on disease risk. Tangney and colleagues showed that eating a Mediterranean diet or a DASH diet were each associated with less cognitive decline in elderly individuals.1 This was equivalent to […]
Updated October 18, 2014 8:16 PM By BOB GLAUBER Jim McMahon had nearly given up hope, resigned to a lifetime of pain and frightening memory loss. He even considered giving up completely and taking his own life. Before meeting Dr. Raymond Damadian of Woodbury, the pain in the 55-year-old former quarterback’s head was so excruciating, […]
Pam Harrison October 10, 2014 A single, brief session of resistance exercise done immediately after a visual learning task enhances episodic memory by about 10%, new research shows. Lisa Weinberg, a psychology graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, and colleagues found that a resistance workout lasting as little as 20 minutes […]
Story Source Fundamental aspects of our clinical protocol for dealing with multiple sclerosis actually center upon re-building gut wall integrity. Multiple sclerosis, like other autoimmune conditions is a manifestation of lack of regulation of the immune system. We now understand that the integrity of the gut wall plays a fundamentally important role in keeping balance […]
Novel Intervention May Reverse Alzheimer’s Memory Loss Pam HarrisonStory Source October 03, 2014 A novel, comprehensive lifestyle intervention has shown promise in reversing memory loss related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), preliminary research suggests. According to investigators, this novel intervention is aimed at “tweaking” the network of imbalances in the brain that contribute to cognitive decline. “We’ve been […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Oct 2. pii: S0161-4754(14)00171-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.09.001. [Epub ahead of print] Immediate Changes After Manual Therapy in Resting-State Functional Connectivity as Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Participants With Induced Low Back Pain. Gay CW1, Robinson ME, George SZ3, Perlstein WM4, Bishop MD5. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association in San Diego, California, described a possible link to Parkinson’s disease and low cholesterol. How the Study was Conducted Dr. Huang and colleagues, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, measured the cholesterol levels of […]
Man Ther. 2014 Sep 10. pii: S1356-689X(14)00177-5. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.08.011. [Epub ahead of print] Assessment of skin blood flow following spinal manual therapy: A systematic review. Zegarra-Parodi Abstract Skin blood flow (SBF) indexes have been used to describe physiological mechanisms associated with spinal manual therapy (SMT). The aims of the current review were to assess methods […]
Medscape Medical News from the: 2014 Joint Americas and European Committees for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS) Story Source Can Diet Affect Multiple Sclerosis? Sue Hughes September 25, 2014 BOSTON — The first prospective population-based study of dietary patterns and risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) has found no relationship between eating a high-quality, healthy […]
Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 09/12/2014 Review Article Bega D, et al. – In this review, the authors aim to investigate the clinical evidence for complementary and alternative therapies in Parkinson’s disease. They suggest that it is vital that the science of holistic medicine reaches a point where all neutraceuticals are investigated with the same […]
by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today September 16, 2014 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. BOSTON — Women using combined oral contraceptives containing norethindrone or levonorgestrel were substantially […]
10 September 2014 Nerve impulses can collide and continue unaffected SOUND PULSE SIGNALS: According to the traditional theory of nerves, two nerve impulses sent from opposite ends of a nerve annihilate when they collide. New research from the Niels Bohr Institute now shows that two colliding nerve impulses simply pass through each other and continue […]
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Medscape Medical News > Neurology Sue Hughes September 09, 2014 After several negative trials, the possibility of treating epilepsy with fish oil has seen a glimmer of hope with a new randomized trial suggesting a significant benefit with a lower dose than has previously been tested. The study, published online September 9 in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery […]
Medscape Medical News > Neurology Pam Harrison September 03, 2014 People ,may no longer have to blame their food cravings — and giving in to them — on poor self-control. Now scientists are arguing that microbes living in the gut are responsible for manipulating eating behavior by causing cravings for food they favor for fitness […]
Medscape.com Deborah Brauser August 21, 2014 Midlife obesity is linked to an increased risk for later-life dementia, but the strength of that association may vary according to an individual’s age, new research suggests. A retrospective cohort study of more than 450,000 obese individuals in England showed that those who were first hospitalized for obesity in […]