Month: January 2022

Beware of Medications That Increase Risk for Dangerous Falls

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in four adults age 65 and older falls each year in the U.S. That equates to about 36 million seniors falling, resulting in 32,000 deaths each year. Experts say that medications that cause… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on January 6, 2022

Flurona: What You Need to Know About This Double Disease

Healthcare experts are warning that new cases of flurona have been detected. While flurona may sound like a new coronavirus variant or a rare tropical disease – it is in fact a simultaneous infection of COVID-19 and the flu. The double illness is troubling, as the omicron… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. […]

Published on January 6, 2022

Prediction and Modeling of Neuropsychological Scores in Alzheimer’s Disease Using Multimodal Neuroimaging Data and Artificial Neural Networks

Background: In recent years, predicting and modeling the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) based on neuropsychological tests has become increasingly appealing in AD research.Objective: In this study, we aimed to predict the neuropsychological scores and investigate the non-linear progression trend of the cognitive declines based on multimodal neuroimaging data.Methods: We utilized unimodal/bimodal neuroimaging measures and […]

Published on January 6, 2022