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The Harvard Study of Adult Development may be the most comprehensive study ever conducted, as it followed its participants for their entire adult lives. The study was started in Boston in 1938 and has already covered three generations: grandparents, parents, and children, who are now considered “baby boomers.” The study has allowed the analysis of […]

The Child Development and Disability Branch of the CDC’s National Centre on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities biennial reports have revealed a steady uptick in autism prevalence among 8-year-old children, from an estimated 1 in 150 children in the year 2000 to 1 in 44 in 2018. In 2020, 1 in 36 children were identified […]

If you or someone you know is experiencing “brain fog” after COVID-19, we may now have a possible explanation — and it might not bring much comfort. Researchers in Germany found that part of the virus, the spike protein, remains in the brain long after the virus clears out. The researchers found that about 15% […]

A recent study conducted by a group of American universities, including Harvard University, has found that most people who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury are still experiencing reduced quality of life and specific symptoms related to the injury at 5 years post-injury. The study found persistently elevated rates of unfavourable outcomes including depression, […]

The number of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has more than doubled in the past 30 years. Numerous genetic causes or risk factors for the disease have been identified, but most individuals with PD do not carry any of these mutations. Several environmental toxicants, especially certain pesticides, have also been linked to PD, and head […]

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder with an estimated 11% prevalence in school-age children. ADHD is primarily characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and various cognitive dysfunctions that often persist into adolescence and adulthood. Pharmacological interventions have been among the most used and recommended treatment options for ADHD. Pharmacological interventions […]

Receiving high-quality, clinician-monitored, neuroplasticity therapy in the comfort of your own home is now a reality. Virtual (home) treatment utilization transformed mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic lockdown periods in the province of Ontario in Canada, more than two-thirds of mental health treatment visits were completed by virtual (home) visits. Similar […]

Long COVID can be defined as patients still experiencing symptoms 3 months after having COVID. A recent study based on data for 1.2 million individuals (from 22 countries) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found, an estimated 15.1% of patients who have reported symptoms after 3 months (Long COVID) continued […]

A recently published paper demonstrated that home-based brain stimulation is effective in improving attention in adults with ADHD. In this randomized clinical trial, daily treatment with a home-based tDCS device over 4 weeks improved attention in adult patients with ADHD who were not taking stimulant medication. We asked Dr Randy Beck, an expert in non-invasive […]