NEW YORK: Scientists have found a new way to treat dementia by sending electrical impulses to specific areas of the brain to enhance the growth of new brain cells.

Known as deep brain stimulation, it is a therapeutic procedure that is already used in some Read More »

HOUSTON: Individuals with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), particularly those who have experienced loss of consciousness (LOC), show structural brain abnormalities in their white matter as measured by Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI).

These findings appear in the only study to date to demonstrate that mTBI Read More »

OKLAHOMA CITY: Swiss drugmaker Roche has “renewed confidence” that drugs targeting potentially brain-destroying plaque can fight Alzheimer’s disease, following promising results with a product from a rival.

Pharmaceuticals head Daniel O’Day said on Wednesday Roche would look again at prospects for two of its experimental Read More »

CHICAGO: Researchers are recruiting people with early Alzheimers disease for a trial of a diabetes drug. If successful, the drug could reverse the damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

The study could lead to the biggest breakthrough in the treatment of dementia for over decades…

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