From the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main press release: Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Now researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have explored…
From the Frontiers press release: Scientists in Brazil have imaged elderly female yoga practitioners’ brains and found they have greater cortical thickness in the left prefrontal cortex, in brain areas associated with cognitive functions like…
From the Rush University Medical Center press release: Emergency and urgent hospitalizations are associated with an increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults, report researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The results of their…
From the University of Exeter press release: The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life, a large-scale and robust online trial has found. Experts at…
From the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences press release: People with schizophrenia have trouble remembering the details of social interactions in all phases of the illness, UCLA researchers report. However, in the early…
From the Salk Institute press release: Salk scientists have found further evidence that a natural compound in strawberries reduces cognitive deficits and inflammation associated with aging in mice. The work, which appeared in the Journals…
From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania press release: During the last decade, commercial brain-training programs have risen in popularity, offering people the hope of improving their cognitive abilities through the routine…
From the Ohio State University press release: It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day. But what is happening during those few seconds…
From the Institute for Basic Science press release: Have you ever tried to recall something just before going to sleep and then wake up with the memory fresh in your mind? While we absorb so much…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release: Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), little is…