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Plant-based LIFE diet could relieve medication-resistant migraine
A recent case report describes how one person achieved long-term migraine relief and needed less medication by following a diet that included more dark, leafy greens. The authors of the report conclude that the whole food, plant-based diet may have these effects by increasing beta carotenoid levels or helping people whose migraine does not respond to medication identify potential triggers.
What Is Anaplastic Astrocytoma?
Anaplastic astrocytoma is a rare malignant brain tumor. It develops from astrocyte cells that normally protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Cause of Neurological COVID-19 Symptoms Explored
Clinicians have found that COVID-19 is associated with neurological symptoms.Scientists need to conduct more research to understand how COVID-19 is linked to these neurological symptoms.
Altered Brain Structural Connectivity and Association with Neurological Soft Signs
Schizophrenia is a highly inheritable brain disorder. Previous studies have proved that neurological soft signs (NSS) are strongly associated with the cortical-subcortical-cerebellum circuit, the main source responsible for the clinical and behavioral manifestations observed in patients with schizophrenia.
Prior poor mental health is associated with higher COVID-19 infection rates
At the height of the pandemic, news and policy media focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic was contributing to poor mental health, a hypothesis confirmed by several studies. However, few studies examined whether the reverse might be true, that prior poor mental health may be associated with higher rates of COVID-19 infection.