About 65% of Australians with dementia live in the community, so home care can be an important part of continuing to lead a fulfilling life. During Dementia Action Week, September 19 – 25, Dementia Australia is calling on everyone in the community to discover that a little of the right support makes a big difference. … Read more
EastEnders icon Natalie Cassidy has lost a whopping three stones over the years, slimming down from a size 16 to a size eight after overhauling her lifestyle. So what changes has she made to lose weight? Natalie’s go-to treats that she considered her “downfall” include cheese, chips, and dips. But she forced herself to give … Read more
Overview: A new computational neuroscience study sheds light on how the brain’s cognitive abilities evolve and could help shape new AI research. Source: University of Montreal A new study introduces a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could shed light on how the brain develops complex cognitive skills and advance research into neural … Read more
Adolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemotherapy prior to pregnancy had no higher risk of stillbirth, according to research led by Caitlin C. Murphy, PhD, MPH, with UTHealth Houston. The study was recently published in the online version of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. There are … Read more
Pursuing a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and controversial quest with the past few years witnessing several significant controversies. In July 2022, the journal Science reported that a key 2006 research paper published in the prestigious journal Nature, which identified a subtype of brain protein called beta-amyloid as the cause of … Read more
Brain ‘Pacemakers’ could help patients with OCD: Parkinson’s-style zapping treatment suppresses mental health symptoms, review says A similar brain-zapping treatment has been used in Parkinson’s patients for decades Despite Showing Promise in OCD Treatment, Actual Evidence Is Thin Scientists pooling all available studies said the results were ‘encouraging’ By Stephen Matthews Health Editor for Mailonline … Read more
New Jersey reported an additional 1,474 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 confirmed deaths per day on Tuesday after the state’s transmission rate rose above a key benchmark. The transmission rate was 1.04, up from 0.97 on Sunday. When the transmission rate is 1, it means the cases have leveled off with the current numbers, while … Read more
A New Dementia Australia Report, Released Todayhas shown that discrimination against people with dementia can lead to delays in diagnosis and increased social isolation. The report, Dismantling discrimination in dementia: it starts before diagnosisshowed the impact of discrimination and how early diagnosis, community awareness and support are critical to ensuring people with dementia are supported … Read more
The rollout of the bivalent vaccine that fights the infection of the original strain of COVID-19 and Omicron variants is now underway in most of BC, and everyone five years and older should get their fall boosters – despite some fatigue of the vaccine. At mass clinics in Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health and Island … Read more
A senior Chinese health official recently warned people on social media not to touch foreigners as the country reported its first case of monkey pox. In a Weibo post on Saturday, Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist at China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, announced that China is now a case of monkey pox that … Read more