From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research press release: Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called “synapses”. But how do these synapses stay strong and keep… Read more »
From the Temple University press release: A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques… Read more »
From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: Spanish researchers, led by Pedro Carmona from the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia in Madrid, have uncovered a new promising way to… Read more »
From the UC Berkeley press release: A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, provides even more reason for people to read a book or do… Read more »
From the British Medical Journal press release: The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published on bmj.com… Read more »
From the Lund University press release: Physician Oskar Hansson and his research group are studying biomarkers – substances present in spinal fluid and linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The group has… Read more »
From the American Academy of Neurology via EurekAlert!: New research links ‘silent strokes,’ or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to… Read more »
From the Oregon State University press release: New research has found that elderly people with higher levels of several vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids in their blood had better performance… Read more »
From the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences press release via Newswise: In a paper published online in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, a team of researchers from… Read more »
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via MedicalXpress: New research suggests that, in people who don’t currently have memory problems, those with smaller regions of the brain’s cortex… Read more »
