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COVID infections are causing drops in IQ and years of brain aging, studies suggest
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 16, 2024 Source:COVID infections are causing drops in IQ and years of brain aging, studies suggest
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Your Vision Can Predict Dementia 12 Years Before Diagnosis, Study Finds. However sensitivity and specificity are in the 60 per cent range.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 15, 2024 Source:Your Vision Can Predict Dementia 12 Years Before Diagnosis, Study Finds Reference:Visual processing speed and its association with future dementia development in a population-based prospective cohort: EPIC-Norfolk
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GLP-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide may help slow the progression of Parkinson’s symptoms
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 10, 2024 Source:Ozempic-like drug may help slow the progression of Parkinson’s symptoms Reference:Trial of Lixisenatide in Early Parkinson’s Disease
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Neuralink now accepting Canadian patients
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 2, 2024 Source:Elon Musk’s Neuralink now accepting Canadian patients
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FB1006: AI-discovered drug advances to clinical trials for ALS treatment
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 29, 2024 Source:FB1006: AI-discovered drug advances to clinical trials for ALS treatment
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Neuroscientists Discover Source of ‘Wave of Death’ at End of Consciousness
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 6, 2024 Source:Neuroscientists Discover Source of ‘Wave of Death’ at End of Consciousness Reference:Laminar organization of neocortical activities during systemic anoxia
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Rare cases of possible Alzheimer’s transmission uncovered in recipients of discontinued cadaver-based growth hormone treatments
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 31, 2024 Source:Rare cases of possible Alzheimer’s transmission uncovered in recipients of discontinued medical treatment Reference:Iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease in recipients of cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone
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Migraine linked to an absolute 1 in 100,000 person-year increased risk of IBD in new study. Needless to say more investigations are necessary before concluding that there is a causal link.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2024 Source:Migraine linked to increased risk of IBD in new study Reference:Migraine is associated with the development of adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide, population-based study
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Scientists crack mystery of how MS gene spread
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 15, 2024 Source:Scientists crack mystery of how MS gene spread Reference:Elevated genetic risk for multiple sclerosis emerged in steppe pastoralist populations