A study of nearly 80,000 women indicated underweight women are at greater risk for early menopause, compared to normal-weight women. European researchers also determined women being underweight in their teens or mid-30s and young women who’ve lost 20 pounds or more at least three times are also at higher risk. Early menopause is defined as occurring before the age of 45.
A new study reveals a reduction in “brain plasticity”, which is the brain’s ability to adapt and change, could be responsible for memory problems in Alzheimer’s patients. The Canadian study found brain plasticity is significantly lower in in people with Alzheimer’s, compared to healthy people the same age.
Researchers suggested teenage hockey players who suffer concussions may need longer than three months to recover. Scientists compared brain scans of healthy players and those who had a concussion three months earlier. They found players who’d had concussions still had widespread damage to the white matter in their brains and a slight reduction in the molecules associated with metabolism.
