A regression discontinuity analysis finds essentially no effect of 1 additional year of secondary education on brain structure in adulthood. This is a valuable finding that adds to the literature on ...

Thirty-two children (22 boys, 10 girls) aged between 5 and 16 years (mean age 10.2 years) participated in the study. All were right handed. Among them, 24 children (75%) had unidentified bright ...

A new retrospective study has examined the relationship between a history of hyperlipidemia and MRI-defined white matter hyperintensities in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The results ...

Research reveals advanced brain aging in older adults correlates with cognitive decline and Alzheimer's risk, highlighting ...

Occasionally, we can see ‘white spots' or white matter hyperintensities, which are abnormalities in the white matter," Dr. Niotis says. "These are more common with age, but often are the result ...

She explained that a high level of white matter hyperintensities in the brain is a harbinger for dementia, so the fact that ...

Their results appear in the journal Brain. white matter hyperintensities, which are abnormalities in the coating of some neurons, and which also appear in some cases of dementia. Research also ...

My most recent edited book, Mood Disorders in Later Life, was published in 2008. Berlow YA, Wells WM, Ellison JM, et al: Neuropsychiatric correlates of white matter hyperintensities in Alzheimer’s ...

Cerebral microhemorrhages, white matter hyperintensities, and encephalopathy are the most common acute findings. Moreover, brainstem involvement, with inflammatory responses and neurodegeneration ...