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Alcohol linked to brain damage for heavy drinkers, study finds
Publicado em 11 de abril de 2025
Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages each week could have a damaging effect on the brain, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
That volume of alcohol was linked to a higher risk of developing a type of brain lesion called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, which causes a narrowing and thickening of blood vessels and impedes the flow of blood in the brain.
This can lead to memory and cognition problems, according to [...]
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Researchers use artificial intelligence to help diagnose autism, study says
Publicado em 17 agosto 2023Researchers are proposing using artificial intelligence technology to help diagnose autism spectrum disorder. In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Brazil, France and Germany reportedly used magnetic resonance imaging to train a machine learning algorithm. The work – in which the “quantitative diagnostic method” is proposed – was based on brain imaging data for 500 people, with more than 240 that had been diagnosed with [...]ver notícia -
Resistance training can alleviate Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, research suggests
Publicado em 08 julho 2023Resistance training and physical exercise plays a role in alleviating symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers suggest. An article published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience said its beneficial effects serve as a “complementary treatment.” The work’s Brazilian authors from the Federal University of São Paulo and the University of São Paulo conducted experiments with transgenic mice with a mutation responsible for [...]ver notícia