From the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease are not fully understood, but a good deal of evidence points to the accumulation of β-amyloid, a protein that’s…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: It isn’t uncommon for people to pass for ages much older or younger than their years, but researchers have now found that this feature doesn’t apply to…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have long chronicled what goes wrong in the brains of older people with dementia. But Northwestern Medicine researcher Emily Rogalski wondered what goes right in the…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: People who are free of dementia and have high levels of a protein that indicates the presence of inflammation have relatives who are more likely to avoid…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: People who are obese and also have high blood pressure and other risk factors called metabolic abnormalities may experience a faster decline in their cognitive…
From the Imperial College of London press release via ScienceDaily: Brain scans have revealed distinctive features in the brain structure of karate experts, which could be linked to their ability to punch powerfully from close…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: High baseline levels of neuronal activity in the best connected parts of the brain may play an important role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.…
From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals.…
From the Princeton University press release by Morgan Kelly: A mysterious region deep in the human brain could be where we sort through the onslaught of stimuli from the outside world and focus on the…
From the University of Melbourne press release via HealthCanal: Speech can measure the severity of depression as well as a patient’s response to treatment, a new collaborative study between the University of Melbourne and the…