Cardio exercise in your 20s could benefit your brain in your 40s
Cardio exercise in your 20s could benefit your brain in your 40s Ask any runner and she will tell you that running helps clear your […]
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A protein, normally active in fetuses, may also protect the neurons in older people.
A protein, normally active in fetuses, may also protect the neurons in older people. Along with symptoms of cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease patients often have […]
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A unique brain area linked to higher cognitive capacities
In a paper published in the science journal Neuron, Oxford University researchers have identified an area of the human brain that appears to be linked […]
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Hearing loss associated to brain shrinkage with age
A new study, published online on January 9th 2014 in the journal NeuroImage, suggests that older adults with impaired hearing may have a faster rate […]
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Vitamin E may help people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, study finds.
Vitamin E may help people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, study finds. A new study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and […]
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How sleep can help you clean your brain
How sleep can help you clean your brain. A new study from the University of Rochester and published in Science found that brain cells of […]
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Is Alzheimer’s Unique For Each Individual?
A new study originating from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) tries to explain why Alzheimer’s disease can progress more or less rapidly for […]
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Stroke is the second most common cause of cognitive impairment
Stroke is the second most common cause of cognitive impairment and dementia and can significantly affect your attention, memory, planning and other executive functions. Strokes […]
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Chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer can provoke significant cognitive impairment
Chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer can provoke significant cognitive impairment. After chemotherapy, up to 70% of cancer survivors can report difficulties with memory and concentration […]
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Smoking damages mouse brains
Smoking damages mouse brains. Signs of Alzheimer’s disease appear after rodents breathe cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke damages the lungs, but it also wreaks havoc in […]
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Brain lesions can predict Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Brain lesions can predict Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Damage to small blood vessels in the brain could be a secondary risk factor leading to Alzheimer’s Disease, a […]
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Engineering control theory helps create dynamic brain models
Engineering control theory helps create dynamic brain models. Models of the human brain, patterned on engineering control theory, may some day help researchers control such […]
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How seals sleep with only half their brain at a time
How seals sleep with only half their brain at a time. A new study led by an international team of biologists has identified some of […]
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Brain scans may one day be used to predict dementia
Brain scans may one day be used to predict dementia. Using brain scans, researchers were able to monitor mental decline over a two-year period in […]
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Scans reveal intricate brain wiring
Scans reveal intricate brain wiring. Scientists are set to release the first batch of data from a project designed to create the first map of […]
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Brain implants give lab rats a sixth sense and let them “touch” light
Brain implants give lab rats a sixth sense and let them “touch” light Scientists from Duke University have found a way to make rats “feel” […]
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Mindfulness meditation: how it works in the brain
Mindfulness meditation: how it works in the brain. Mindfulness may be successful in helping with a range of conditions, from depression to pain, by working […]
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Sleep and memory in the aging brain
Sleep and memory in the aging brain. New findings reveal a connection between sleep and memory, and shed light on why forgetfulness is common in […]
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Mysterious brain clumps behind dementia identified
Mysterious brain clumps behind dementia identified. Certain forms of dementia may be caused by a gene mutation that makes proteins in the brain clump together, […]
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Chemical reaction keeps stroke-damaged brain from repairing itself
Chemical reaction keeps stroke-damaged brain from repairing itself. Nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule produced in the brain, can damage neurons. When the brain produces too […]
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Tool sprays brain to find tumors quickly
Tool sprays brain to find tumors quickly. A new tool that sprays a stream of charged solvent onto tissue may one day help brain surgeons […]
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Magnetic brain activity may reveal schizophrenia
Magnetic brain activity may reveal schizophrenia. Magnetic fields produced by the brain’s natural electrical currents may be used in the future as an objective test […]
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Medicare panel says Alzheimer’s brain scans may not help
Medicare panel says Alzheimer’s brain scans may not help. Advanced brain scans to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease may be denied coverage by Medicare after […]
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