Battling cancer can be hellish, not only as a result of the direct effects of the malignancy but also because some patients suffer significant memory loss and attention problems. Now, Gregory W. Konat ...

Analysis: Scientists are investigating how cancer causes changes in people’s bodies that may impair their ability to think clearly Over 40,000 people in Ireland are diagnosed with cancer each year.

Chemotherapy is essential for many cancer patients, but some suffer from cognitive impairment throughout treatment. “Chemobrain” can consist of deficits in memory, attention, and executive function. A ...

Preventing chemobrain. A leak of calcium through the ryanodine receptor (above) in the brain led to neurocognitive dysfunction in mice treated with a cancer chemotherapy. Mice are protected from ...

University of Cincinnati colleges collaborate to develop app that studies whether music therapy can improve the brain from effects of cancer treatment Music as medicine has become a more widely ...

Music as medicine has become a more widely adopted concept over the years and considered as complementary therapy for a number of health issues. However, University of Cincinnati's Soma Sengupta, MD, ...

A few years ago, one of my students came to me and spoke about her mother who was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She said her mother was losing her memory and her bearings, and was very ...

Scientists at The University of Texas have discovered that myelin is not as metabolically inert as has previously been thought. A new study has revealed that the fatty substance that coats neural ...