Last Updated on June 2, 2019 Telemedicine is growing in popularity and gradually in efficiency. Many see this as a way of overcoming the difficulty with attendance, especially for rural and remote patients, for whom such care is subsidised in Australia. There are drawbacks, especially due to diff...

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 A recent study presented at the American academy of neurology looked at the association between sticking to a Mediterranean diet and brain size. There was less shrinkage among those who had higher scores on food questionnaire of diet. Each additional point higher in m...

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 A recent study looking at how close people were to sources of pollution and the shrinkage of their brains showed that higher fine particulate pollution was associated with smaller total brain volume and to silent strokes. For every 2-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5, a range ...

Last Updated on June 2, 2019 A new study looking at progressive Multiple Sclerosis is suggesting that a high dose vitamin may be of benefit. High dose biotin 300mg was tried in 154 patients aged 18 to 75 years (average about 51 years) with primary or secondary progressive MS and an EDSS (disabili...