Autor: Clarice Peres

Losing sleep over Alzheimer’s disease In patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and tau protein tangles accumulate in the brain long before the appearance of clinical symptoms. Early intervention is critical for slowing neurodegeneration and disease progression. Therefore, reliable markers of early AD are needed. Lucey et al. analyzed sleep patterns in aging cognitively normal… Continuar lendo Reduced non–rapid eye movement sleep is associated with tau pathology in early Alzheimer’s disease.

“Why am I so emotional all the time?” Lack of emotional control creates common and predictable struggles in daily life: Sharing too much — there are times when it’s better not to reveal too much, such as at a work meeting or when trying to manage a frustrating child. Behaving spontaneously — without stopping and thinking before acting.… Continuar lendo Learn everyday strategies for keeping ADHD emotions from boiling over by better managing your brain.

Excessive screen time is associated with delays in development; however, it is unclear if greater screen time predicts lower performance scores on developmental screening tests or if children with poor developmental performance receive added screen time as a way to modulate challenging behavior. Excessive screen time can impinge on children’s ability to develop optimally; it… Continuar lendo Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test.