From the Michigan State University media release: Laser technology has revealed a common trait of Alzheimer’s disease — a sticky situation that could lead to new targets for medicinal treatments. Alzheimer’s statistics are always staggering. The…
From the Diabetologia media release: Drugs used to treat diabetes could also be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and vice versa, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. This is also the first…
From the Johns Hopkins University media release: Although math skills are considered notoriously hard to improve, Johns Hopkins University researchers boosted kindergarteners’ arithmetic performance simply by exercising their intuitive number sense with a quick computer game.…
From the Cell Press media release: A new study suggests an intriguing strategy to boost memory for what you’ve just learned: hit the gym four hours later. The findings reported in the Cell Press journal…
From the Albert Einstein College of Medicine media release: Using an advanced imaging technique, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System were able to predict which patients who’d recently suffered concussions were…
From the Frontiers media release: Move over sniffer dogs, people who witnessed a crime are able to identify criminals by their smell. Police lineups normally rely on sight, but nose-witnesses can be just as reliable as…
From the University of California – San Diego media release: In Alzheimer’s disease, plaques of amyloid beta protein accumulate in the brain, damaging connections between neurons. Now, researchers at University of California San Diego School of…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism media release: Drug-cue associations can have a powerful influence over individuals with drug and alcohol use disorders, often leading to relapse in those attempting to stay abstinent. Few studies have…
From the Cell Press media release: Antibiotics strong enough to kill off gut bacteria can also stop the growth of new brain cells in the hippocampus, a section of the brain associated with memory, reports a…
From the Bournemouth University media release: As the population ages and demography changes, the UK is facing an unprecedented challenge of how to care for and support its older people. While the fact that people are…