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Blueberry concentrate improves brain function in older people

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From the University of Exeter press release: Drinking concentrated blueberry juice improves brain function in older people, according to research by the University of Exeter. In the study, healthy people aged 65-77 who drank concentrated… 

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) detected with brain training game

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From the IOS Press press release: Greek researchers demonstrated the potential of a self-administered virtual supermarket cognitive training game for remotely detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI), without the need for an examiner, among a sample… 

The lasting effects of ministrokes may contribute to dementia

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From the Medical University of South Carolina media release: Evidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Not only do individuals with cerebrovascular diseases have… 

Alzheimer’s beginnings prove to be a sticky situation

From the Michigan State University media release: Laser technology has revealed a common trait of Alzheimer’s disease — a sticky situation that could lead to new targets for medicinal treatments. Alzheimer’s statistics are always staggering. The… 

Designing dementia friendly care homes

From the Bournemouth University media release: As the population ages and demography changes, the UK is facing an unprecedented challenge of how to care for and support its older people. While the fact that people are…