Sensory Overload Tied to Autism and Anxiety—Not ADHD. Sensory over-responsivity was associated with autism traits, anxiety, and altered brain connectivity.
Living near dry cleaners linked to higher Parkinson’s odds in older adults. Study found a dose-response pattern, with the highest odds within 500 feet.
People who live past 100 may owe part of their longevity to having an abundance of cancer-killing immune cells, researchers say. These rare T cells appear far more abundant in centenarians and supercentenarians than in younger adults.
A urinary tract infection that follows a moderate brain injury can worsen cognitive problems caused by the injury, new research in mice shows. The study is the first to examine neuroimmune and cognitive effects of a post-brain injury bladder infection in an animal model.