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Parents beg officials to approve the life-saving £450,000 drug which can treat the rare condition crippling their five-year-old son Finley Newell, from Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, has spinal muscular atrophy A drug already exists which could improve his life but the NHS can’t buy it In August regulators said the £450,000 drug was not value for money […]
(HealthDay)—The ancient practice of tai chi may beat strength training and aerobics for preventing falls among seniors, a new trial shows. A modified senior-centered tai chi program reduced falls nearly a third better in a head-to-head comparison with an exercise regimen that combined aerobics, strength training and balance drills, the researchers reported. “This tai chi […]
The ability to obtain new memories in adulthood may depend on neurogenesis—the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus—to clear out old memories that have been safely stored in the cortex, according to research in male rats published in JNeurosci. Previous research suggests that the hippocampus has a finite capacity to acquire and store new […]
Poor eye sight in old age drives cognitive decline due to a lack of brain stimulation, study finds Reduced vision and mental sharpness can cause a loss of independence Sufferers may be less able to participate in activities, lowering their stimulation Cognitive decline and vision may both be caused by inflammation Impairment without dementia affects […]