Ever get chills listening to a particularly moving piece of music? You can thank the salience network of the brain for that emotional joint. Surprisingly, this region also remains an island of remembrance that is spared from the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the University of Utah Health are looking to this region of the brain to develop music-based treatments to help alleviate anxiety in patients with dementia. Their research will appear in the April online issue of The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Archive for August, 2018
Music Activates Regions of the Brain Spared by Alzheimer’s Disease
Posted in Medicine, tagged Alzheimer's disease on 08/28/2018|
Be Still My Beating Heart
Posted in Genetics, Medicine, tagged atrial fibrillation on 08/14/2018|
Researchers identify a genetic mutation that sets the heart racing, producing an irregular heartbeat that can lead to heart failure.
As a young woman, Martha Aston knew something wasn’t right.
“I was preparing for my junior piano recital in college and I just didn’t feel good,” she said. “Performing one piece of music exhausted me.”
Beyond the bone-grinding fatigue, she also could not catch her breath. During a routine medical check-up a few months later, her doctor paused while listening to her heart.
“He asked me if I knew I had an irregular heartbeat,” she said.
EarthSpin 