Tag: memory

Memory loss and other cognitive decline linked to blood vessel disease in the brain

From the Loyola University Health System press release: Memory loss, language problems and other symptoms of cognitive decline are strongly associated with diseases of the small blood vessels in the brain,… Read more »

Study suggests cognitive tests can detect early Alzheimer’s disease in older adults without symptoms

From the Keck Medicine of USC press release: Long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease become apparent to patients and their families, biological changes are occurring within the brain. Amyloid plaques, which… Read more »

Scientists identify 100 memory genes, open new avenues of brain study

From the UT Southwestern Medical Center press release: Scientists have identified more than 100 genes linked to memory, opening new avenues of research to better understand memory processing in the human… Read more »

Study suggests novelty triggers brain state that enhances new memory formation

From the Canadian Association for Neuroscience press release: We all want to improve our memory, but research unveiled by the University of Toronto’s Dr. Katherine Duncan today shows that we need… Read more »

Study suggests no evidence that brain-stimulation technique boosts cognitive training

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) — a non-invasive technique for applying electric current to areas of the brain — may be growing in… Read more »

Family history of Alzheimer’s may alter metabolic gene that increases risk for disease

From the Iowa State University press release: A new Iowa State University study may have identified the link that explains years of conflicting research over a mitochondrial gene and the risk… Read more »