From the Stony Brook press release via Newswise: Newly generated, or newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus are critical for memory retrieval, according to a study led by Stony Brook University researchers to be published…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders are marked by mutations that impair signaling between neurons. These mutations cause key brain circuits involved in…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Caffeine perks up most coffee-lovers, but a new study shows a small dose of caffeine also increases their speed and accuracy for recognizing words with…
From the University of Milano-Bicocca press release via EurekAlert!: Emotions are often implicit undertones to our communication interactions, and decoding them requires substantial social and cognitive abilities. Prior research has shown that chronic alcoholics often…
From the AFTAU press release via ScienceDaily: When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, scientists usually — and understandably — look to the brain as their first center of attention. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University…
From the IOS Press press release via EurekAlert!: Over the last 15 years, researchers have found a significant association between vascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes type 2, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease and an…
From the Swinburne University of Technology press release via MedicalXpress: A daily multivitamin supplement may improve brain efficiency in older women, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. Centre for Human Psychopharmacology researcher…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release via EurekAlert: New research presented in October at the 6th Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development Conference in San Francisco demonstrates the role of the investigational compound IRX4204 in…
From the McLean Hospital press release via HealthCanal: Previous research has shown that cognitive performance is associated with regular exercise among children and elderly, and now researchers at Harvard Medical School’s McLean Hospital have shown…
From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Achieving mindfulness through meditation has helped people maintain a healthy mind by quelling negative emotions and thoughts, such as desire, anger and anxiety, and encouraging…