CHARLOTTE: A new study has found that one-third of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) will develop delirium, which lengthens hospital stays and substantially increases the risk of dying in the hospital.

Worse is “if you’re admitted to the intensive care unit and Read More »

CHARLOTTE: A close study of the dreaming brain is possible. Dream researchers use neural-imaging tools range from EEG to PET scan to MRI to observe the brain’s activity while dreaming. In addition to observing healthy brain activity, scientists also use cases of brain injury and Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO: Having a stroke ages a person’s brain function by almost eight years, robbing them of memory and thinking speed, new research says.

In both black and white patients, the researchers found that having had a stroke meant that their score on a 27-item Read More »

PHILADELPHIA: A psychologist uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to help her clients work through negative thoughts that prevent positive change. Because negative thoughts and self-beliefs are typically irrational and false, she asks clients these questions: “What is your evidence for this belief?”; “Is this Read More »