From the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston press release: One of the most distinctive signs of the development of Alzheimer’s disease is a change in the behavior of a protein that neuroscientists call…
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 memories alive for decades? Neuroscientists…
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 implicated in the development of…
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 diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more accurately.…
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 a puzzle, and to make…
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 today. Previous research suggests that…
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 studied close to 140 people…
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 memory loss in the elderly.…
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 on mental acuity tests and…
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 Boston University and Case Western…