Brain damage
Former soccer players show brain changes but no cognitive decline, researchers find
The study, by researchers at Imperial College London, included 142 former players aged between 30 and 60 and compared them to 56 similarly aged healthy people with no history of contact sports.
A component found in a vegetable we all eat reduced brain function decline by 50%
Even a small daily addition of these foods could cause dementia
Losing the PTSD war: Israeli soldiers are dying off the battlefield
Man dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba in northern Israel
Only around 400 cases of the disease have been diagnosed worldwide with a 98.5% mortality rate.
Aphasia: Israelis work to give voice to this brain condition
“We want to teach others about aphasia, to teach them how to be more inclusive,” Leora Ashman explained. Ultimately, their goal is nothing less than, “To make aphasia a buzzword.”
Possible cause of long COVID ‘brain fog’ revealed - study
In the course of their research, scientists found that the neurological effects of long-COVID were strikingly similar to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Combining drawing tasks is a more accurate screening for cognitive impairment – study
Researchers have found a better way to detect Alzheimer’s outside of medical facilities.
Our brains can reach over 40°C - study
When it’s 40 degrees Celsius, it’s so hot that we fall into bed exhausted and depleted. Yet new research has found that certain parts of our brains are at this high temperature. How is this possible?
Promising future for brain injury treatment - study
“We’ve known for a long time that the communication between different brain cells can change very dramatically ... but we haven’t been able to see what happens in the whole brain until now."
Israeli scientists solve mystery: How human brain processes, stores movement
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists found that computation occurs not just in the interaction among nerve cells but also within each individual neuron.
Israeli study on neural activity could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
How exactly do brain waves transmit information, and what can this mean for the connection between decreased brain activity and neurodegenerative diseases?
Nearly 13% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had neurologic symptoms - study
Of the more than 16,000 patients examined, 13% developed serious neurological conditions including, most commonly, encephalopathy at admission.
Severe COVID-19 can damage brain like 20 years of aging - study
The damage from COVID-19 can result in cognitive impairment sustained by those between 50-70 years of age and is the equivalent of essentially losing 10 IQ points, a new study shows.