From the University of Wisconsin-Madison media release: Why do animals ranging from fruit flies to humans all need to sleep? After all, sleep disconnects them from their environment, puts them at risk and keeps them…
From the University of Eastern Finland media release: Elderly people with high serum vitamin E levels are less likely to suffer from memory disorders than their peers with lower levels, according to a study published…
From the University of Oregon media release: Search for “brain training” on the Web. You’ll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your brain to do better on any number of…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine media release: Most people with dementia who live at home have multiple unmet health and welfare needs, any number of which could jeopardize their ability to remain home for as…
From the Mount Sinai Medical Center media release: Difficulty with activities of daily living often affect Alzheimer’s patients, which is estimated to affect as many as 5.1 million Americans. These issues are among the most…
From the UC – Davis Health System media release: High levels of “good” cholesterol and low levels of “bad” cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition in the brain that is…
From the UC San Diego Health Sciences media release: The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness has launched a WorkLife Integration Program for companies that would like to help their employees reduce stress, increase focus…
From the American Heart Association media release: Heart disease may put older postmenopausal women at higher risk for decreased brain function such as dementia, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association.…
From the Duke University media release: One of the first areas of the brain to be attacked by Alzheimer’s disease is more active when the brain isn’t working very hard, and quiets down during the…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Skepticism about repressed traumatic memories has increased over time, but new research shows that psychology researchers and practitioners still tend to hold different beliefs about whether such…