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Testing soldiers' sense of smell can help diagnose those with traumatic brain injury

Smell Test Helps Identify Brain Injury in Soldiers

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Findings suggest new avenue for identifying hidden injuries
Exposure to common air pollutants before birth may make children more likely to have the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other thinking and behavioral problems

Prenatal Exposure to Pollutants May Affect Fetal Brain

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Small study found higher risk of ADHD symptoms, other thinking and behavioral problems
For patients with Parkinson's disease

Lasting Pain Relief With Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s

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Improvement in pain lasts during eight-year follow-up; however, new pain can develop during follow-up
Male sex is associated with worse memory and adjusted hippocampal volume across the adult life span

Study Examines Age, Sex, APOE ε4 Effects in Adults

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Memory and adjusted hippocampal volume worse in men than women; no sex difference in amyloid PET
For young patients presenting with acute confusion

Susac Syndrome Is Possibility in Cases of Acute Confusion

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Two cases demonstrate possibility of Susac syndrome for young patients presenting with confusion
People who are fit in their 40s seem to retain more brain volume two decades later and also perform better on decision-making tests

AHA: Midlife Fitness Equates to Better Cognition Decades Later

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Tests show higher midlife fitness levels tied to greater brain volume, function decades later

February 2015 Briefing – Neurology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for February 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Resting-state functional brain connectivity magnetic resonance imaging can predict response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder

Resting-State Connectivity Predicts Psychotherapy Response

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Pretreatment connectivity can predict response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder

January 2015 Briefing – Neurology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for January 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Estrogen and estradiol may help protect against lead's harmful effects on the frontal areas of the brain

Estrogen May Lessen Cognitive Effects of Lead Exposure

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May explain why lead exposure is less likely to cause brain damage in girls than in boys