MIND Diet Trial Reports Brain Findings
AMSTERDAM — Changes in cognition and brain MRI outcomes did not differ significantly over 3 years in overweight or obese people with a family history of dementia who followed the MIND diet — a hybrid of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet — compared with those who followed a […]
Researchers map human sensory neurons, pursue chronic pain cure
An investigation into how human nerve cells differ from animal cells has provided researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) with important clues in the pursuit of more effective treatments for chronic pain. Dr. Ted Price BS’97, Ashbel Smith Professor of neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and […]
Does Grandma Need Surgery for That Broken Wrist?
Patient-reported outcomes 2 years after treatment for distal wrist fractures didn’t differ significantly in older patients irrespective of the therapy chosen, including simple casting, a randomized trial showed. That was true even for participants who chose casting and experienced malunion during recovery with visible, permanent deformity, according to Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, of the […]