Including a non-invasive eye test in the preoperative assessment for older patients might be a useful predictor of vulnerability to this debilitating postoperative complication, authors suggest Thickening of the macular layer of the eye’s retina is associated with a greater risk of postoperative delirium for older patients undergoing surgery under ...
Sweet spot seems to be 0.68 mg/day among healthy older people to ward off decline Optimal maintenance dose seems to be 0.6 to less than 1 mg/day There seems to be a J-shaped curve between dietary thiamine (vitamin B1) and worsening mental acuity among cognitively healthy older people, suggests research ...
Findings might help personalise music therapy and evaluate effectiveness of existing ones There are three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend musical genres, suggests research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry. The findings might help to personalise playlists for patients, using artificial intelligence to analyse individual ...
Non-invasive technology (tDCS) may fire up brain’s plasticity, enabling new neural networks Twice daily non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain may boost mental processes (cognitive function) in people with Alzheimer’s disease, suggest the results of a small clinical trial published online in the open access journal General Psychiatry. The technology, known ...
Associated with smaller total and white matter brain volume; may be predictor of brain health Shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may signal a heightened dementia risk, suggest the results of a large long term study, published online in the journal General Psychiatry. They are associated with smaller total and white ...
And it’s lower for those assigned female sex at birth than those assigned male The age of those who are distressed because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity—known as gender dysphoria—has been steadily falling, reveals research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry. And it’s ...
Satisfying mid-life relationships linked to lower multiple chronic disease risk in older age Findings only partially explained by income, education, and health behaviours Satisfying relationships in mid-life with partners, friends, or work colleagues are linked to a lower risk of accumulating multiple long term conditions in older age—at least among ...
Gut microbes found in Buddhist monks linked to lower risks of anxiety, depression, heart disease in other studies Regular deep meditation, practised for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physical and mental ill health, finds a small comparative study published in ...
Review of studies suggests a potentially useful link between gut bacteria and mental disorders People who experience anxiety symptoms might be helped by taking steps to regulate the microorganisms in their gut using probiotic and non-probiotic food and supplements, suggests a review of studies published today in the journal General ...