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 Wisconsin-Madison press release via EurekAlert!: Metabolic syndrome, a term used to describe a combination of risk factors that often lead to heart disease and type 2 diabetes, seems to be linked…
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 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release: Far from processing every word we read or hear, our brains often do not even notice key words that can change the whole meaning of…
From the UC Santa Barbara press release via EurekAlert!: You’re headed out the door and you realize you don’t have your car keys. After a few minutes of rifling through pockets, checking the seat cushions…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via ScienceDaily: Can you teach an old dog (or human) new tricks? Yes, but it might take time, practice, and hard work before he or she gets it…
From the New York Stem Cell Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: A team of scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Laboratory led by Scott Noggle, PhD, NYSCF-Charles Evans Senior Research Fellow for…