NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher diastolic blood pressure is independently associated with impaired cognitive function in otherwise healthy middle-aged and older adults, new research suggests. Findings from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Onset of hyperthermia several days after acute ischemic stroke is strongly associated with greater morbidity and mortality at 3 months, investigators report. A…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, gives us an overview of Parkinson’s Disease and describes study results which showed that exercise therapy had a…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses research findings on forced exercise for patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Summary 1. Based on research findings, Parkinson’s…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For acute low back pain, adding spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) to standard care does not appear to lead to a greater early reduction…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses exercise recommendations for patients with Parkinson’s Disease using a bicycle. Summary: 1. Based on research finding, Parkinson’s…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the problem of Parkinson’s Disease treatment and the fact that medication usage decreases in efficacy over time…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses findings of deep brain stimulation research, which demonstrated that cognitive performance and motor tasks were worse under…
Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses fMRI changes seen in a study of Parkinson’s Disease patients, in which supplementary motor area activation as…
Michael Benninger, MD, Chairman, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses myths surrounding sinus disease. Headaches are not caused by sinus infection, and postnasal drip is often mistaken…