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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.

Eating rye comes with a variety of health benefits. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland now shows that both lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to the health benefits of rye.

The findings suggest that moderate cholesterol intake or daily egg consumption are not associated with the risk of stroke.