Raccoon dogs did not start COVID-19, new study says

The raccoon dog did it: That was the explosive takeaway of a genomic analysis conducted in March by a trio of scientists who had scrutinized data from a market in Wuhan, China, where the pandemic was thought to have begun. Until then, evidence for that conviction had been scant. “This is a really strong indication … Read more

Cognitive training and promoting a healthy lifestyle for individuals with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder: study protocol of the delayed-start randomized controlled trial CogTrAiL-RBD | Trials

Jeppesen J, Otto M, Frederiksen Y, Hansen AK, Fedorova TD, Knudsen K, et al. Observations on muscle activity in REM sleep behavior disorder assessed with a semi-automated scoring algorithm. Clin Neurophysiol. 2018;129(3):541–7. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Iranzo A, Santamaria J, Tolosa E. Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder: diagnosis, management, and the need for … Read more

Lifestyle changes may slow or improve Alzheimer’s and dementia, study finds

Editor’s note: CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s documentary“The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” streams June 18 on MAX as part of “The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper.” CNN  —  Looking back, Tammy Maida, 67, said things started to change in her late 50s. At first, she would lose track of her belongings: her keys multiple … Read more

Lifestyle changes may slow or improve Alzheimer’s and dementia, study finds

Editor’s note: CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s documentary“The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” streams June 18 on MAX as part of “The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper.” CNN  —  Looking back, Tammy Maida, 67, said things started to change in her late 50s. At first, she would lose track of her belongings: her keys multiple … Read more