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New technology improves vision for brain injury patients

visionLOS ANGELES: The computer-delivered therapy is designed to improve speed and effectiveness of eye movements to better compensate for visual field loss.

The program called NeuroEyeCoach can be considered to be the first evidence based registered medical device accessible to patients at home or in clinical Read More »

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Genetic score predicts age related risk of Alzheimer’s disease

magnifying-glass-and-dna-strandsDALLAS: Alzheimer’s disease was once unique among illnesses in that a definitive diagnosis could be made only after death. Symptoms of the devastating assault on the brain could be seen from the outside, but those external signs also could be associated with other types of Read More »

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Hypertension in children linked to poorer cognitive skills

inside-a-blood-vessel150BOSTON: Children and adolescents who have high blood pressure may be at risk of poorer cognitive skills, finds a new study.

While high blood pressure, or hypertension, is perceived by some people to be a condition that only affects adults, studies have shown that it Read More »

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Long-term poverty linked to worse cognitive function

feature-winter-2011-empty_bowls-header150HOUSTON: Long-term poverty in young adulthood and midlife affects cognitive function by age 50, according to researchers, earlier than previously thought.

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco say their new study, suggests poverty has a greater, faster influence on brain function than previous Read More »

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