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A research center that will assess the use of psychedelic drugs to treat conditions such as addiction

Psychedelic Research Center Created at Johns Hopkins University

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Center has received $17 million in funding from group of private donors
Most cerebrovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk for subsequent diagnosis of Parkinson disease

Cerebrovascular Risk Factors May Up Risk for Parkinson Disease

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Most cerebrovascular risk factors linked to higher risk for subsequent diagnosis of Parkinson disease
There is a "critical risk" for a dangerous mosquito-transmitted virus in 28 Massachusetts communities

Massachusetts Communities at ‘Critical Risk’ for Mosquito-Borne Virus

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Dozens of communities at high or moderate risk for Eastern equine encephalitis
The combination of smaller and larger infarctions detected in stroke-free individuals in middle age is associated with substantial cognitive decline later in life

Smaller + Larger Infarctions May Escalate Later Cognitive Decline

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Cognitive decline associated with only smaller, only larger infarctions did not differ from no infarctions
There appears to be a correlation for high and increasing blood pressure from early adulthood and into midlife with white matter hyperintensity volume and smaller brain volumes at age 69 to 71 years

High, Increasing BP in Midlife Tied to Brain Changes in Late Life

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Higher DBP at age 43 years, greater increases from 36 to 43 linked to smaller whole-brain volume at 69 to 71
Treatment with methylphenidate affects specific tracts in brain white matter in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Methylphenidate Tx Tied to Brain Changes in Boys With ADHD

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White matter changes seen after four months of MPH versus placebo in boys, but not men, with ADHD
The risk for subsequent dementia is significantly increased for blood pressure patterns of midlife and late-life hypertension as well as midlife hypertension and late-life hypotension; and intensive blood pressure treatment is associated with a smaller increase in cerebral white matter lesion volume

BP From Midlife to Late Life Tied to Risk for Subsequent Dementia

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Smaller increase in cerebral white matter lesion volume seen with intensive blood pressure treatment
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have differences in the brain that limit appropriate responses to "stop cues

Children With ADHD Have Differences in Part of Brain Controlling Movement

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Children with ADHD exhibit impaired stop cues and reduced engagement
Intracranial aneurysms are detected in 9 percent of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease undergoing magnetic resonance angiography screening

Brain Aneurysm Risk Examined in Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Aneurysms detected by presymptomatic screening, more frequent in those with hypertension, smoking
The rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri has been confirmed as the cause of death of a North Carolina man.

N.C. Man Dies of Brain-Eating Amoeba After Visiting Water Park

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Infection can occur when Naegleria fowleri-contaminated water enters body through the nose