Is Your Oral Bacteria Influencing Multiple Sclerosis?

Is Your Oral Bacteria Influencing Multiple Sclerosis?High levels of the periodontal bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum may be associated with more severe disability in people with multiple sclerosis. Researchers analyzed tongue-coating samples and found that MS patients with the highest abundance of this bacteria had significantly worse scores on a standard disability scale.

Stroke Weakens How the Brain Integrates Speech Sounds

Stroke Weakens How the Brain Integrates Speech SoundsA new study comparing stroke survivors with healthy adults reveals that post-stroke language disorders stem not from slower hearing but from weaker integration of speech sounds. While patients detected sounds as quickly as controls, their brains processed speech features with far less strength, especially when words were unclear.