From the BioMed Central press release via HealthCanal: Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published…
From the UC Davis press release via ScienceDaily: Memories are made of this, the song says. Now neuroscientists have for the first time shown individual mouse brain cells being switched on during learning and later…
From the UCSD press release via EurekAlert!: Chronic alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. A new study examines fiber tract integrity affected by adolescent alcohol…
From the Springer press release via MedicalXpress: Does the emotion in our voice have a lasting effect? According to Annett Schirmer and colleagues from the National University of Singapore, emotion helps us recognize words quicker…
From the Springer press release via ScienceDaily: The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which…
From the Duke University Health System press release via HealthCanal: Employing a combination of imaging and biomarker tests improves the ability of doctors to predict Alzheimer’s in patients with mild cognitive impairment, according to researchers…
From the British Medical Journal press release via MedicalXpress: Feeling lonely, as distinct from being/living alone, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia in later life, indicates research published online in the Journal…
From the Princeton University press release: Humans are adept at setting goals and updating them as new situations arise — for example, a person who is playing a video game may switch to a new…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via HealthCanal: People who sometimes went hungry as children had slower cognitive decline once they were elderly than people who always had enough food to eat, according…
From the Tufts University press release via HealthCanal: Being mildly vitamin B-12 deficient could be an indication that some older adults are at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, an observational study from researchers…