The University of Vermont Medical Center HealthSource brain blog is your leading source for brain news, brain articles and nervous system articles from industry experts. Read through a collection of brain and nervous system information on a variety of topics such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and more. The HealthSource brain blog features an array of regular authors and contributors from the medical world including doctors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners and healthcare experts.
Are you ready for a fun-filled and safe winter season!? The UVM Medical Center’s Rehab Therapy Center wants to ensure you know everything you need to in order to stay healthy. Concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a hot topic today — and for good reason. Sports-related concussions impact about 3.8 million athletes each […]
Glaucoma affects nearly three million Americans and is a major cause of vision loss and blindness around the world. The disease is most common as we age. Beyond age sixty-five, it develops in 2-3 percent of whites and 4-6 percent of African-Americans. It also occurs in infancy and middle age, but this is less common. […]
November is National Family Caregivers Month. In the United States, more than 15 million informal caregivers, primarily family, provide unpaid care to people with Alzheimer’s disease. It can take a devastating toll. Studies show that caregivers have higher rates of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and cardiovascular disease. Caregiving is truly one of the ultimate acts of […]
When the UVM Medical Center’s Frederick C. Binter Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disordersopened, an immediate goal was to provide more exercise opportunities for patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Studies show exercise is helpful for the movement challenges that come with the disease, but there is also evidence that additional barriers to exercise exist, […]
Diabetic retinopathy is a disease that affects nearly 8 million Americans and is a leading cause of blindness in adults. In the latest episode of HealthSource Radio, Dr. Christopher Brady talks about the disease. Brady is an ophthalmologist at the UVM Medical Center and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM. Listen to […]
Multiple sclerosis is a disabling central nervous system disease. MS may result in a range of physical and cognitive problems. Globally, 2.3 million people live with multiple sclerosis. There is no cure. Recently a study at UVM identified misdiagnosis of MS as a problem with significant consequences for patients. Recent pilot studies at UVM also showed […]
Recreational marijuana became legal in Vermont on July 1, 2018. What do we know about the positive and negative effects of cannabis in the body and the brain? In the following interview, Peter Jackson, MD, and Karen Lounsbury, PhD, discuss the safety of marijuana. Jackson is a pediatric psychiatrist at the UVM Medical Center and […]
Every 65 seconds, somebody in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. The number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease will grow to 70 million by 2033. In Vermont, medical experts predict that the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease will increase by 41 percent by 2030. Here to talk with us is Dr. Michael LaMantia, a […]
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Add an annual eye examination for your child to your back to school list. More than 80 percent of classroom learning for children is completely visual. So, do it for your child’s health and their performance in the classroom! What to Expect From an Eye Exam A […]
How can the organisms in your gut affect your brain? Your gut contains 2.2 pounds of microorganisms. Bacteria, fungi, protists and viruses all share real estate in the lining of your intestine. These organisms make up your intestinal microbiome. We observe changes to the intestinal microbiome in a variety of neurologic and psychiatric diseases. They include […]
