The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic ? June 11

The team reported significant improvements in several key MS symptoms after 4 weeks.To learn more about the exoskeleton, how it was used, and what improvements were seen, click below.Learn more here.A compound found in a flower commonly used in traditional medicine due to its analgesic properties may help scientists develop new treatments for chronic pain. Reduced carbohydrate diets are gaining in popularity, which is reflected in the number of visitors to this useful introduction.Learn more here.Staying with diet and nutrition, MNT reported on new research into the benefits of regularly consuming whole fruits, this week. It should also be noted that these results identify an association between fruit consumption and reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes, rather than a causal link.Learn more here.Flickering light and sound may help treat people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research reported in MNT this week. Further trials are now needed to test how long these effects last and whether there is an overall clinical benefit to treating people with this type of audio and visual stimulation.Learn more here.Alzheimer’s disease was the subject of another study reported in MNT this week, with the discovery of a link between deep sleep and the ability of the brain’s glymphatic system to wash away toxic protein accumulations.Researchers analyzed global brain activity in 118 participants using MRI brain imaging in two sessions, 2 years apart.