A simple blood test can find signs of brain damage in people who are on the path to getting Alzheimer’s disease—even before they show signs of confusion and memory loss, according to a new study. The findings, published in Nature Medicine, may quickly and inexpensively identify brain damage in people with not just Alzheimer’s disease but other neurodegenerative conditions such

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The NFL says the number of concussions in games and practices dropped 23.8 percent in 2018. According to figures the league released Thursday, there were a combined 214 recorded concussions in 2018 during the preseason and regular season, compared to a record-high 281 in 2017. The NFL’s concussion reduction strategy, developed in conjunction with the NFL Players

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To achieve a desirable Omega-3 Index of 8%, Americans would need a combination of 4-5 fish servings per week plus an EPA+DHA supplement, says a new study. Data from two cross-sectional studies comparing EPA plus DHA and fish intakes with the Omega-3 Index found that, to achieve an Omega-3 Index of 8% (8-12% is considered

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Head injuries topped the list of emergency room injuries involving electric scooters, yet very few e-scooter riders wore helmets, an observational study found. About 40% of patients treated for two-wheeled e-scooter injuries at two southern California emergency departments had head injuries, but only 4.4% wore a protective helmet. Despite the wild popularity of rental scooters — Bird

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Widely used clinical concussion tests miss important changes to brain function in hockey players who have been cleared to return to play, a new multi-year study reveals. Researchers at Simon Fraser University and the Mayo Clinic have developed a more sensitive tool to measure the brain’s vital signs using complex brainwave data that can be deployed

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A decline in DHA levels has been observed in Alzheimer’s patients in areas of the brain associated with cognition and memory, namely the hippocampus and frontal cortex. A diet rich in omega-3s (rich in DHA; fish oils) could therefore be beneficial in restoring cognitive performance and brain function. Animal studies have shown that omega-3 supplementation can

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Brightlamp Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated startup, has launched an application that lets a smartphone user quickly record data that can be sent to a medical trainer or other medical professional who can objectively determine if that person has sustained any neurological disturbance, including concussion, with potentially serious long-term health repercussions. The app, called Reflex, works exactly like

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Getting enough of the omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA into the brain to study their effects on conditions such as Alzheimer’s and depression — which they have been shown to help — is no easy task. Now researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago report that adding a lysophospholipid form of EPA (LPC-EPA)

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Oculogica’s concussion test has received FDA clearance and takes some of the guesswork out of concussion assessment and does not require a baseline measurement for comparison. EyeBox uses eye-tracking to provide objective information to aid in the assessment of patients with suspected concussion via a four-minute test. Most concussion assessment methods rely on subjective measures or baseline testing.

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