Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Memory disorder diagnoses may benefit from seeing brain as networks

Memory disorder diagnoses may benefit from seeing brain as networks
Neurology News & Neuroscience News from Medical News Today

A new study that looks at the brain as networks instead of individual areas of activity could lead to a new way of diagnosing age-related memory disorders.

Original Article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284850.php

Drug Plus Cognitive Training May Help Manage Tinnitus

Drug Plus Cognitive Training May Help Manage Tinnitus
Medscape NeurologyHeadlines

Treatment with D-cycloserine plus computer-based cognitive training was associated with improvements in self-reported cognitive deficits in a pilot study in patients with tinnitus.
Medscape Medical News

Original Article: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/834374?src=rss

Smoking linked to increased risk of chronic back pain

Smoking linked to increased risk of chronic back pain
Neurology News & Neuroscience News from Medical News Today

Smokers are three times more likely to develop chronic back pain than nonsmokers, according to researchers, who found that smoking affects brain circuitry linked to chronic pain.

Original Article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284869.php

Traumatic Brain Injury Ups Dementia Risk in Older Adults

Traumatic Brain Injury Ups Dementia Risk in Older Adults
Medscape NeurologyHeadlines

A single TBI sustained at age 55 or older may increase a person's risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests, underlining the 'critical importance' of fall prevention.
Medscape Medical News

Original Article: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/834371?src=rss

World Health Organization Recommends Naloxone to Prevent 20,000 Overdose Deaths in U.S.

World Health Organization Recommends Naloxone to Prevent 20,000 Overdose Deaths in U.S.
Scientific American: Mind and Brain

More than 20,000 deaths might be prevented every year in the United States alone if naloxone, used to counter drug overdoses, was more widely available, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com


Original Article: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/world-health-organization-recommends-naloxone-to-prevent-20-000-overdose-deaths-in-u-s/