Thickening of the eye’s retina associated with greater risk and severity of postoperative delirium in older patients

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 ...

2025-04-02T13:00:20+00:002 April 2025|General Psychiatry, Press release|

3 potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend genre identified

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 ...

2024-06-04T10:24:20+00:0020 December 2023|General Psychiatry, Press release|

Twice daily electrical stimulation may boost mental processes in Alzheimer’s disease

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 ...

2024-06-04T10:23:23+00:006 December 2023|General Psychiatry, Press release|

Shorter white blood cell telomeres linked to higher dementia risk

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 ...

2024-06-04T10:23:28+00:0012 September 2023|General Psychiatry, Press release|

Satisfying mid-life relationships linked to lower multiple chronic disease risk

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 ...

2024-06-04T10:23:10+00:0022 February 2023|General Psychiatry, Press release|
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