From the Yale University press release via EurekAlert!: The ability to maintain mental representations of ourselves and the world — the fundamental building block of human cognition — arises from the firing of highly evolved…
From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: Of the many negative stereotypes that exist about older adults, the most common is that they are forgetful, senile and prone to so-called “senior moments.”…
From the UC Riverside press release by Bettye Miller via ScienceDaily: Sleep researchers from University of California campuses in Riverside and San Diego have identified the sleep mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate emotional…
From the AFTAU press release via ScienceDaily: A structure called “the microtubule network” is a crucial part of our nervous system. It acts as a transportation system within nerve cells, carrying essential proteins and enabling cell-to-cell…
From the Endocrine Society press release via EurekAlert!: A high-fat diet in adolescence appears to have long-lasting effects on learning and memory during adulthood, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented Saturday…
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have discovered a pathway by which the brain controls a molecule critical to forming long-term memories and connected with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The discovery was…
From the Endocrine Society press release via EurekAlert!: Memory improves in older, overweight women after they lose weight by dieting, and their brain activity actually changes in the regions of the brain that are important…
From the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed with treatment. The study by researchers from the…
From the Temple University press release via HealthCanal: A chemical hormone released in the body as a reaction to stress could be a key trigger of the mechanism for the late onset of Alzheimer’s disease,…
From the Endocrine Society press release via EurekAlert!: Postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo, a…