Quarter of over-40s ‘unaware of preventable dementia risk factors’, survey finds Around 982,000 people are living with dementia in the UK today The Independent UK · Aug 25
Taking Melatonin Every Night? Sleep Experts Say There’s Something You Should Know Melatonin has become the bedtime routine many people barely think about anymore: brush your teeth, plug in your phone, take a gummy, and turn out... Saving Advice · Aug 25
CTE in the NFL: What We Know After the Latest Health Study Revealed Alarming Evidence Questions and answers about the degenerative brain disease, a prevalent issue at all levels of football that won’t go away any time soon. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
Psychology says people who never get emotional even during heartbreaking scenes doesn’t mean they don’t care Psychology does not support the idea that people who don't cry during heartbreaking scenes are automatically cold, unemotional or lacking empathy. Their response may reflect cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, psychological distance, individual differences in affective reactivity or simply the fact that fictional stories do not affect everyone equally. The Economic Times · Aug 25
One in four NFL players could get CTE, alarming new study finds Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive brain disease linked to repeated head impacts The Independent UK · Aug 25
One Abnormal Lab Value Turned a Student's First Psychotic Episode into a Hunt Inside a Pea-Sized Gland A 19-year-old with grandiose delusions had one abnormal lab result. It pointed toward her pituitary rather than a primary psychiatric illness. Medical Daily · Aug 25
At least one in four former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a study says The Guardian - US · Aug 25
Rumer Willis gets genetic test after dad Bruce’s dementia diagnosis The actress has revealed how her family’s medical history prompted her to investigate her genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease as she focuses on protecting her long-term health. BANG Premier · Aug 25
Lindsay Clancy has bipolar disorder, psychologist says at trial The forensic psychologist said his findings differed from those of the psychiatrist who testified Friday The Independent UK · Aug 24
Sudden Dance-Like Movements Can Be the Only Sign of a Stroke and Scans Often Look Normal at First Fewer than 1 percent of strokes present as involuntary flowing movements, and cortical cases challenge the deep-brain-lesion assumption. Medical Daily · Aug 24
Woman Trusts Roommate To Watch Her Cats While She Visits Sick Dad, Returns To A Destroyed Home A woman left home to visit her sick father, trusting her roommate to care for her three cats while she was away. Instead, she returned to a destroyed apartment, ruined belongings, and pets that had reportedly been left trapped without food or water. What followed was even more disturbing when… Bored Panda · Aug 24
Elderly woman killed by swarm of fire ants outside home suffered 1,000 bites and stings: lawsuit Alzheimer’s patient Shelba Catterton, 83, believed to have wandered out of nursing home door left open by employee before being fatally attacked by insects, family alleges in legal complaint The Independent UK · Aug 24
Doctor Exposes Donald Trump's Reportedly 'Distinctly Involuntary Spasms' and Warns of 'Damage to the Brain' A psychologist's video analysis raises concerns over Donald Trump's involuntary spasms, suggesting potential neurological issues. International Business Times UK · Aug 24
A 23-Year-Old's Brain Bleed Looked Like a Burst Artery Until a Scan Found One Clotted Vein Nobody Checks Two weeks into tuberculosis treatment, a young man had a brain hemorrhage. The cause was a clot in a deep vein that most scans overlook. Medical Daily · Aug 24
Medical Daily · Aug 23 Hormone Therapy Is Still Not a Dementia Prevention Tool Under Current Guidance Despite New Autopsy Findings Global and US guidance still says menopausal hormone therapy is not for dementia prevention, weeks after new autopsy findings drew wide attention.
Medical Daily · Aug 23 World Health Organization Names Twenty Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors in Its First Major Guideline Update Since 2019 WHO released updated dementia risk guidance covering 20 modifiable factors, adding air pollution and multidomain programs while flagging where evidence runs out.
MyLifeXP · Aug 22 Why Some Parents Become Childlike As They Grow Older? There comes a time when many people start noticing small changes in their parents. A mother who was always patient may suddenly get angry over little things, while a father who handled everything on his own may start asking for help with simple tasks. They may repeat the same question,…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22 ‘My ability to cope was unravelling’: how I navigated ADHD and childbirth – and seven things I learned Neurodivergence can make an already challenging process far trickier — and in the UK support isn’t automatically available. A new book aims to help mothers prepare
Medical Daily · Aug 21 A Man Became Convinced His Limb Was Not Really His, Exposing a Bizarre Disturbance of Body Awareness A case report applies new ICD-11 criteria for body integrity dysphoria, a rare condition in which a healthy limb feels like it does not belong.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20 ‘Biased’ Channel 4 programme on ADHD misrepresented my views, says expert Prof Katya Dubia withdraws support for The Great ADHD Myth? as other leading figures voice criticisms
Medical Daily · Aug 20 An Urge to Move Their Legs Kept Two Women Awake, and the Cause Was Their Antipsychotic Olanzapine treats psychosis by blocking dopamine. In two hospitalized patients, that same action appears to have produced restless legs syndrome.
Medical Daily · Aug 20 One Brain Disease Explained Most Impostor Delusions in 204 Patients, and All 12 Autopsies Agreed Capgras syndrome causes people to believe that a loved one is an impostor. A Mayo Clinic review of 204 patients points overwhelmingly to one brain disease.
The Independent UK · Aug 19 Channel 4 faces backlash over ‘most controversial show of the year’ ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ sees its presenter speak to medical professionals who are sceptical about the disorder
International Business Times UK · Aug 19 Who Is Max Pemberton? NHS Psychiatrist Who Challenges Tenet That ADHD Is a Medical Condition Channel 4's documentary 'The Great ADHD Myth?' questions ADHD's status as a neurodevelopmental disorder, sparking controversy and backlash from ADHD UK and medical professionals.
Medical Daily · Aug 19 A Fingertip Patch Powered by Sweat Found Parkinson's Patients Burn Through Their Medication Faster Than Expected A UC San Diego patch tracks levodopa in fingertip sweat and needs no battery. It also found that patients cleared the drug more quickly than healthy individuals.