Tag: Brain Disorders

New York: Researchers have claimed that managing cholesterol might help reduce Alzheimer’s risk including one of Indian-origin, who identified a genetic link between the progressive brain disorder and heart disease. Examining DNA from more than 1.5 million people, the study showed that risk factors for heart disease such as elevated triglyceride and cholesterol levels (HDL, […]

New York: Excessive stress in early childhood can increase the likelihood of brain disorders and affects an individual’s response to stress as an adult, says a new study. The study, on a mouse model, found that childhood stress increases the chance of developing anxiety, depression, or drug addiction later in life by two to four […]

London: Exposure of pregnant women to common thyroid-hormone-disrupting toxins may be linked to the increased incidence of childs brain development disorders, researchers have found. Numerous, common chemicals can interfere with normal thyroid hormone actions, which are essential for normal brain development in foetuses and young children, they say. “We have reviewed the documented exposures of […]