Now Playing newHearing Aid Gap: Millions Who Could Benefit Remain UntreatedThough an estimated 26.7 million Americans age 50 and older have hearing loss, only about one in seven uses a hearing aid, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. – Johns Hopkins Medicine|2/13/2012 4:00 PM EST
UCLA Brain-Imaging Technique Predicts Who Will Suffer Cognitive Decline Over TimeUCLA scientists used a brain imaging tool that effectively tracked and predicted cognitive decline over a two-year period. The team had previously developed this tool that can assess the neurological changes associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences|2/13/2012 4:00 PM EST
Study Finds Association Between Air Pollution and Cognitive Decline in WomenA large, prospective study led by a researcher at Rush University Medical Center indicates that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. – Rush University Medical Center|2/13/2012 4:00 PM EST
Even Moderate Air Pollution Can Raise Stroke RisksAir pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found. – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center|2/13/2012 4:00 PM EST
Larger Belly Linked to Memory Problems in People with HIVA larger waistline may be linked to an increased risk of decreased mental functioning in people infected with the AIDS virus HIV, according to research published in the February 14, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. – American Academy of Neurology (AAN)|2/13/2012 4:00 PM EST
George Washington at 280: We Still Don't Get Him
Since George Washington's death on Dec. 14, 1799, Americans have struggled to establish his place in the national consciousness, says Edward Lengel, editor of the Papers of George Washington at the University of Virginia. – University of Virginia|2/13/2012 4:00 PM EST
New Imaging Methods Show Challenges of Identifying Cognitive Abilities in Severely Brain-Injured PatientsOnly by employing complex machine-learning techniques to decipher repeated advanced brain scans were researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell able to provide evidence that a patient with a severe brain injury could, in her way, communicate accurately. – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center|2/13/2012 3:40 PM EST
Oxygen-Deprived Baby Rats Fare Worse If Kept WarmStudy suggests that baby rats deprived of oxygen, but kept warm, had bigger swings in glucose and insulin, metabolic and physiologic effects that could increase the chances of brain damage. Findings could have implications for premature infants, who often suffer from hypoxia. – American Physiological Society (APS)|2/13/2012 3:00 PM EST
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