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Some of the most common cognitive disorders diagnosed through neuropsychological evaluations include Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), strokes, and...
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: [caption id="attachment_60963" align="alignleft" width="133"] Dr. Zhen Zhou[/caption] Zhen Zhou, PhD Research Fellow, Chronic Disease & Ageing Monash University MedicalResearch.com: What is the background...
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Lotfi Khemiri
Centre for Psychiatry Research
Stockholm, Sweden
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Our study used large-scale national register data in close to 2 million children, and found that parental abuse of both alcohol and drugs are associated with increased risk of intellectual disability in the offspring. Importantly, the risk increase was observed in both mothers and fathers which to the best of our knowledge is a novel finding, and may be explained by both genetic and environmental factors including toxic effects of substance intake on fetal development.
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Tiffany Braley, MD, MS Associate Professor
Reduction of brain plaques and tangles leads to improved memory, focus, concentration and executive function as has been shown by...