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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02315-3

Summary: “People with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease), as well as subtle forms of cognitive dysfunction. Current diabetes guidelines recommend screening for cognitive impairment in groups at high risk … Continue reading →

Introduction:  “The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) celebrates World Brain Day on July 22, focusing on a different theme each year. In 2020, the theme is Move Together to End Parkinson’s Disease. The WFN works jointly with the International Parkinson … Continue reading →

Abstract: Noncompliance with social distancing during the early stage of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a great challenge to the public health system. These noncompliance behaviors partly reflect people’s concerns for the inherent costs of social distancing while discounting … Continue reading →

Summary: “Research shows that between birth and early adulthood the brain requires sensory stimulation to develop physically. The nature of the stimulation shapes the connections among neurons that create the neuronal networks necessary for thought and behavior. By changing the … Continue reading →

From ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists By Jennifer Couzin-Frankenstein, July 31, 2020. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/brain-fog-heart-damage-covid-19-s-lingering-problems-alarm-scientists

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-020-0110-8.pdf

Introduction: “Three decades ago, the schizophrenia field finally began to challenge the intrinsic pessimism that had inhibited preventive approaches for a century. Early detection and specialized early treatment models for first-episode psychosis have since become the global standard of care, … Continue reading →

Introduction: “The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) was recognized in December 2019 as a cause of severe pneumonia and has now led to a global pandemic.1 Respiratory illnesses caused by COVID-19 cover a range of severity. The identification of risk and … Continue reading →