Implant Improves Speech After Brain Injury

A brain implant might be able to improve speech and swallowing problems that can occur following a traumatic brain injury, a new study says.

The implant delivers low-frequency electrical stimulation to the motor thalamus, a deep brain region connected to the motor cortex, researchers said. 

In the small-scale study, this deep br...

This Brain Skill Doesn't Decline With Age, And Can Actually Improve Among Seniors

Age doesn’t seem to degrade a person’s language skills as it does other brain functions, a new study says.

Unless a senior is affected by stroke or dementia, they are likely to retain and might even improve their ability with language, researchers reported Aug. 24 in the journal Nature Communications.

In fact, sc...

Illegal Fentanyl Use Double That For Medical Purposes, With High Risk Of OD, Study Finds

Illegal use of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is more than double its use for medical purposes in the United States, a new study has found.

More than 7 of 10 people whose urine tested positive for fentanyl had not been prescribed the drug, but were using it illicitly, researchers report in the September issue of the journal eCl...