Thomas Ramey Watson

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Alzheimer’s Brain Changes Occur 25 Years Before Memory Problems

CHICAGO, July 11 (Reuters) – The first Alzheimer’s-related changes begin to develop some 25 years before memory and thinking problems appear, according to a new study that may offer a valuable guide for companies looking to test new treatments in people at an earlier stage. The study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal […]

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Early brain changes predict which patients develop chronic pain

A new Northwestern Medicine study shows for the first time that chronic pain develops the more two sections of the brain — related to emotional and motivational behavior — talk to each other. The more they communicate, the greater the chance a patient will develop chronic pain. The finding provides a new direction for developing

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