From the Cell Press press release: Researchers show for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new brain cells as younger people. There has been controversy over whether…
From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release: Children as young as four years old with symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) showed reduced brain volumes in regions essential for behavioral control, according to a study published…
From the D’Or Institute for Research and Education press release: There are two war veterans, both with penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a gunshot. One of them tends to donate his own money…
From the Penn State press release: Older adults often complain about forgetting, but Penn State psychologists suggest that another problem may be misremembering. In a study, the researchers found that as people age, they may…
From the American Chemical Society press release: A compound in beets that gives the vegetable its distinctive red color could eventually help slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process that is…
From the University of California – Davis Health System press release: In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Each day brings with it a host of decisions to be made, and each person approaches those decisions differently. A new study by University of Illinois…
From the Binghamton University press release: Increased letter spacing helps individuals read faster, but not due to visual processing, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. “Generally speaking, our lab…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name shortly after. Among older adults, this happens more often than not. Baycrest…
From the DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases press release: Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE) have found a possible explanation for the difficulty in spatial orientation experienced sometimes by elderly…