LearningRx1 August, 2013 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 4

Alzheimer’s decreases cancer risk and vice versa

Aug 13, 2013 by

In people over 60, researchers found that having cancer makes you less likely to also have Alzheimer’s disease and vice versa. The risk of cancer was cut in half for those with AD, and the risk of AD was...

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Women have more decline in aging and Alzheimer’s

Aug 12, 2013 by

Women have a higher rate of cognitive decline and regional brain loss from aging and early Alzheimer’s than men. But men and women didn’t differ in the level of biomarkers of Alzheimer’s pathology, which may indicate that for women,...

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Adults with eating disorders have worse prognosis if they have ADHD...

Aug 11, 2013 by

People with eating disorders have a poorer prognosis if they also have ADHD. In a study of 191 adults, researchers found that bulimia, binge eating disorders and “unspecific eating disorders” were linked to more impulsive personalities. On the contrary,...

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One dose of ADHD drug can reduce falls among older adults

Aug 10, 2013 by

A single does of MPH (methylphenidate), which is normally used to treat people with narcolepsy and ADHD, can help the elderly. The drug helps improve balance control (while walking), which reduces the risk of falls. In this recent study,...

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Oxycontin has no benefit for children with autism

Aug 9, 2013 by

Although some previous research had indicated that oxytocin, the “trust” hormone must help kids with autism form social bonds, a larger study indicates it doesn’t....

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Paeonol may be able to treat neurogenerative diseases

Aug 8, 2013 by

Neuroresearchers pretreated organotypic hippocampal slice cultures and primary microglial cells from a rat’s brain30 minutes to adding lipopolysaccharide. They found that the paeonol has neuroprotective abilities and reduces the release of neurotoxic and proinflammatory factors in microglial cells. This...

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