Medical News Today Quotes Dr. Ilan Danan: Sugars affect brain plasticity, impacting learning and memory

Article Links: How sugars can affect learning and memory in the brain (medicalnewstoday.com)   Scientists are looking at sugar molecules in the brain and how they could impact learning and memory, according to research presented at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2023 meeting. Scientists completed their study on mice and hope they can use this knowledge to…

Verywell Health Quotes Dr. Ilan Danan: New Research Supports Use of Blood Pressure Meds for Migraine

Dr. Danan opines about the possible side effects and risk of taking blood-pressure lowering medications for migraines.   Article Links: Taking Blood Pressure Medication Can Help Prevent Migraines (verywellhealth.com)   Migraines can cause intense throbbing head pain that can affect every part of someone’s life, from work and school to socializing with friends and family.…

The Athletic Quotes Dr. Williams: Tua Tagovailoa is learning how to fall: Could jiu-jitsu help save his career?

Dr. William weighs in on Dolphins’ QB unconventional approach to injury prevention heading into 2023 season.   Article Link: Tua Tagovailoa is learning how to fall: Could jiu-jitsu help save his career? – The Athletic   MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ninety-five days before Damar Hamlin collapsed on the same yard line on the same field, Tua Tagovailoa was thrown…

San Diego Union-Tribune Quotes Dr. Brian Schulz: Padres starter Joe Musgrove out for extended period after MRI reveals swelling in shoulder

  Dr. Schulz opines on Padres starter’s shoulder injury.   Link to Article:  Padres starter Joe Musgrove out for extended period after MRI reveals swelling in shoulder capsule – The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com) The Padres will be without one of their best starting pitchers, possibly for the rest of the season. Right-hander Joe Musgrove…

MLB.com Quotes Dr. Ilan Danan: Rizzo to IL with post-concussion syndrome

Dr. Danan weighs on the atypical prognosis and recovery ahead for the Yankees’ slugger    Article Links: Anthony Rizzo placed on injured list with concussion (mlb.com) Anthony Rizzo’s concussion atypical, not abnormal: neurologists (nypost.com) Anthony Rizzo’s concussion atypical, not abnormal: neurologists (msn.com)   The Yankees have placed Rizzo on the 10-day injured list with post-concussion…

The Denver Post Quotes Dr. Kenneth Jung: Broncos coach Sean Payton feels for “tough-minded” WR Tim Patrick after Achilles tear, surgery date TBD

  Denver Post asks Dr. Jung to weigh in on Broncos WR Tim Patrick’s injury.   Article Link:   Broncos “tough-minded” WR Tim Patrick suffered clean Achilles tear (denverpost.com)   Broncos coach Sean Payton on Tuesday confirmed receiver Tim Patrick sustained a “clean” tear of his left Achilles tendon during Monday’s practice. Payton said the surgery date…

Medical News Today Quotes Dr. Williams: Better sleep consolidation may protect cognitive function

Dr. William weighs in on research that suggest benefits of consolidation of sleep and absence of sleep disruption involving sleep apnea.   Article Link: Cognitive function impairment linked to obstructive sleep apnea (medicalnewstoday.com)   The researchers also found that better sleep consolidation and the absence of sleep apnea were associated with better cognition over the…

BabyCenter Quotes Dr. David Hay: I had “mommy wrist” and didn’t even know it existed. Here are some ways to find relief

Dr. Hay weighs on suggestions to relieve discomfort from ‘mommy wrists.”   Article Link: I had “mommy wrist” and didn’t even know it existed. Here are some ways to find relief | BabyCenter   There are a lot of weird and random things that can happen with your body in the postpartum period. While some symptoms…