From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Children quickly learn to avoid negative situations and seek positive ones. But humans are not the only species capable of remembering positive and negative events; even the small brain of…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Higher levels of a certain fat in the blood called ceramides may increase a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published…
From the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), collaborating with scientists from Northwestern University in Illinois, have…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: While clinical trial results are being released regarding drugs intended to decrease amyloid production – thought to contribute to decline in Alzheimer’s disease…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via ScienceDaily: Activity lingers longer in certain areas of the brain in those with Alzheimer’s than it does in healthy people, Mayo Clinic researchers who created a map of…
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) press release via ScienceDaily: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more treatable than previously thought. A novel method has shown to be remarkably effective. The method, called…
From the Albert Einstein College of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have found that people with a form of mild cognitive impairment…
From the University of Pennylvania School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Diagnostic tests are increasingly capable of identifying plaques and tangles present in Alzheimer’s disease, yet the disease remains untreatable. Questions remain about how…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Michael C. Purdy via ScienceDaily: Scientists have assembled the most detailed chronology to date of the human brain’s long, slow slide into full-blown Alzheimer’s disease.…
From the University of Texas at Austin press release via Newswise: When humans learn, their brains relate new information with past experiences to derive new knowledge, according to psychology research from The University of Texas…