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Macular retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness appears to be a useful prognostic biomarker of long-term cognitive decline in older adults, a study from Korea has found.

Infants conceived with the help of infertility treatments, such as ovulation induction (OI) and artificial insemination with the husband’s sperm (AIH), are more likely to experience developmental delays at 2 years of age, according to a recent Japan study. However, such delays appear to grow nonsignificant by 3.5 years of age.

By preventing hypoxia, exercise training can help improve the cerebral metabolic rate and cognitive function in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a recent study has found.

For musicians, playing a musical instrument appears to increase blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCAv), a recent study has found.

While children with brain tumours already suffer from impaired neurocognitive functions, radiotherapy appears to worsen these impairments, a new study has found.

The symptom burden of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) appears to be heavier among women, especially those who have had previous episodes, a recent study has found.

A study conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, China, has found that a molecular stratification system based on single-gene alterations aids fine prognostication of adult gliomas.

A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has demonstrated earlier improvement in global cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who regularly partook in Tai Chi training vs conventional exercise.