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Heavy Drinking Linked To Brain Damage, Increased Risk Of Dementia
Publicado em 10 de abril de 2025
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy drinkers have an increased risk of developing brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, a new study says.
Folks who imbibe eight or more alcoholic drinks a week have an increased risk of hyaline arteriolosclerosis, or a thickening and narrowing of the small arteries that feed the brain, researchers reported April 9 in the journal Neurology
This condition makes it harder for blood to flow, which can damage the brain over [...]
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This many drinks a week more than doubles risk of brain damage
Publicado em 09 abril 2025Drinking eight glasses of wine or pints of beer a week more than doubles the risk of brain damage compared to teetotallers, suggests new research. Boozers who down eight or more alcoholic drinks every week have an increased risk of brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, say scientists. They explained that the condition, caused hyaline arteriolosclerosis, causes the small blood vessels to narrow, becoming thick and stiff - making it harder for blood to flow, which can [...]ver notícia -
Eight or more alcoholic drinks a week more than doubles risk of brain damage
Publicado em 09 abril 2025Drinking eight glasses of wine or pints of beer a week more than doubles the risk of brain damage compared to teetotallers, suggests new research. Boozers who down eight or more alcoholic drinks every week have an increased risk of brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, say scientists. They explained that the condition, caused hyaline arteriolosclerosis, causes the small blood vessels to narrow, becoming thick and stiff - making it harder for blood to flow, which can [...]ver notícia -
Study claims weight training can help reduce dementia risk
Publicado em 07 abril 2025Weight training helps protect older people from dementia , according to new research. Volunteers with mild cognitive impairment who practiced strength training showed improvements in memory and brain anatomy after six months, say scientists. Weight training has been previously shown to improve strength and muscle mass, reduce body fat, and contribute to well-being and mental health. Now, a new study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil suggests it protects [...]ver notícia -
Chronic Joint Pain Plus Depression Can Take Toll on the Brain
Publicado em 21 novembro 2024Key Takeaways The combination of chronic arthritic joint pain and depression could speed declines in cognition and memory in older people The brain might be overwhelmed by dealing with these two threats, researchers say The findings are a wake-up call to doctors to take both conditions more seriously in older patients THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Having achy, painful joints isn't just a physical woe: Coupled with depression, it could also degrade an older [...]ver notícia -
Scientists discover tiny toad that’s world’s second-smallest vertebrate
Publicado em 31 outubro 2024The world’s second-smallest vertebrate has been discovered - a tiny toad living in a Brazilian rainforest. Researchers say the flea toad measures just 6.95 millimeters in length and can fit on the tip of a finger. The name of the new species, B. dacnis, pays tribute to Project Dacnis, a conservation, research and education NGO that maintains private areas of the Atlantic Rainforest, including the one where the animal was found, in Ubatuba, on the coast of São Paulo [...]ver notícia -
Even Mild COVID Is Hard on the Brain
Publicado emEven mild cases of COVID-19 can affect the function and structure of the brain, early research suggests. Dr Clarissa Yasuda "Our results suggest a severe pattern of changes in how the brain communicates as well as its structure, mainly in people with anxiety and depression with long COVID syndrome, which affects so many people," study investigator Clarissa Yasuda, MD, PhD, from University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, said in a news release. "The magnitude of [...]ver notícia