Brain & Neurology
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Cannabis causes brain changes
Smoking cannabis regularly in young adulthood may alter the shape of the brain, researchers warn this week. Read more
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Aerobic exercise boosts elderly memory
Elderly women with mild cognitive impairment benefit significantly from aerobic training, according to findings published today. Read more
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Light could restore muscle function
People who have been paralysed by conditions such as motor neuron disease and spinal cord injury could have their muscle function restored, thanks to a new technique using light, it has been revealed. Read more
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Alzheimer’s project to link causes
Researchers in Cardiff are setting out to link the genetic and lifestyle causes of Alzheimer’s disease, it was announced today. Read more
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Pregnancy diet may affect child’s brain
Pregnant women have a new problem to worry about as they battle with food cravings, according to a new study. Read more
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Cholesterol drug could aid multiple sclerosis
A drug designed to lower cholesterol levels may help slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, researchers reveal today. Read more
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Meat and fish plan for brain health
The brains of elderly men may benefit from diets rich in meat or fish, researchers say today. Read more
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Diet could slow motor neurone disease
A high-carbohydrate, high-calorie diet could delay the progression of motor neurone disease, according to a pilot study published today (28 February 2014). Read more
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Folic acid use falling pre-pregnancy
Use of a key vitamin to protect children before pregnancy has fallen among women in England in the last decade, researchers warn today. Read more
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Brain sex differences clue to disease
Men and women really do have different brains – although the reasons for this and the effects remain uncertain, researchers reported yesterday. Read more