From the University of Maryland media release: New research out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that exercise may improve cognitive function in those at risk for Alzheimer’s by improving the…
From the University of Bristol media release: Researchers studying a type of cell found in the trillions in our brain have made an important discovery as to how it responds to brain injury and disease…
From the University of Maryland Medical Center media release: Regular marijuana use in adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently impair brain function and cognition, and may increase the risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders such…
From the SRI International media release: A hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s is that by the time symptoms appear, significant brain damage has already occurred — and currently there are…
From the University of California – Davis Health System media release: A protein secreted with insulin travels through the bloodstream and accumulates in the brains of individuals with type 2 diabetes and dementia, in the…
From the Texas A&M AgriLife Communications media release: Scientists using sophisticated imaging techniques have observed a molecular protein folding process that may help medical researchers understand and treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s and…
From the NIH media release: Male twin Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more than twice as likely as those without PTSD to develop heart disease during a 13-year period, according to a…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release via HealthCanal: The present often compares poorly to the past. When looking back on the movies, television shows, road trips and life more generally, we often perceive our…
From the University of Iowa press release via ScienceDaily: When young children gaze intently at something or furrow their brows in concentration, you know their minds are busily at work. But you’re never entirely sure…
From the North Carolina State University press release via ScienceDaily: Computer science researchers have programmed a computer to play the game Concentration (also known as Memory). The work could help improve computer security — and…