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How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain Approximately 30-50% of people with migraines identify weather changes as a trigger, making it one of the most commonly reported migraine sources. Weather triggers can vary from person to person, but common culprits include barometric […]
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Listen: How dementia changes how people act
Listen: How dementia changes how people act Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in people under the age of 65, and one of its key signs is changes in behavior. A neurologist, Bruce Miller, has spent decades observing people with FTD at the University of San Francisco’s Memory and Aging Center to […]
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Can a pea-sized part of the brain help treat addiction?
Can a pea-sized part of the brain help treat addiction? Researchers are investigating using a small region of the brain called the habenula to potentially treat drug addiction. The habenula, also known as a “pea-sized” part of the brain, has been found to play an outsized role in addiction and substance abuse, according to research […]
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Eye changes may be early warning for Alzheimer’s
Eye changes may be early warning for Alzheimer’s Researchers have identified that an eye condition affecting the retina, the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eye, may serve as an early indicator for Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings offer new insights into the potential use of retinal changes as early biomarkers for Alzheimer’s, which could […]
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