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Researchers discovered that people with memory disorders, multiple sclerosis (MS) and schizophrenia, among other conditions, have an older-looking brain than it really is.

Early symptoms of frontotemporal dementia are often confused with symptoms occurring in psychiatric disorders. Serum neurofilament levels can be used as a diagnostic tool to differentiate between these conditions.

A recent Finnish study showed that more physically active and fit children have better cardiac regulation than less active and fit children.

Oral and pharyngeal bacterial DNA was detected in 70% of ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysm tissue samples.

A new study is the first to observe that dietary intake of phosphatidylcholine is associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Its main dietary sources were eggs and meat.

Postural sway is an independent risk factor for bone fractures in postmenopausal women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.

Adequate intake of protein is associated with a reduced risk of frailty and prefrailty in older women, according to a new study.