Category: Brain and Nervous System
UW to study pot’s effect on infant brain development
The study will track the mother’s marijuana use from the first trimester throughout pregnancy and then scan infants’ brains at age 6 months to identify possible effects of cannabis exposure.
No cure for Alzheimer’s in my lifetime
If you understand why there won’t be much headway on Alzheimer’s, you’ll also understand why medicine has been having fewer breakthroughs on major diseases.
Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks
Our brains may solidify the memories of new skills we just practiced a few seconds earlier by taking a short rest.
States Push For Caregiver Tax Credits
The average caregiver spends $6,954 a year on out-of-pocket costs caring for a family member.
Seniors Aging In Place Turn To Devices And Helpers, But Unmet Needs Are Common
Nearly half of older adults with probable dementia or difficulty performing daily activities don’t get assistance from family, friends or paid caregivers
Watch Out for False Promises About So-Called Alzheimer’s Cures
FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products sold as treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Bottle feeding linked to left-handedness, UW study
The prevalence of left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants as compared to bottle-fed infants.
Assisted Living’s Breakneck Growth Leaves Patient Safety Behind
Dementia care is the fastest-growing segment of assisted living. But facilities across the country are straining to deliver on their promises of attentive care
Care of people with dementia falls on family
Family members or other unpaid helpers provide long-term care to 83 percent of older adults in America.
UW researchers classify Alzheimer’s patients into 6 subgroups
Researchers at 19 institutions led by UW Medicine have classified Alzheimer’s patients into six subgroups with genetic differences. Their findings could open the way for personalized treatment.