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Alzheimer’s may hijack chemical mechanism
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 19 09
U.S. scientists proposed a new theory on Wednesday of how Alzheimer’s disease kills brain cells they said opens new avenues of research into…
Soybean Product Fights Abnormal Protein Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 18 09
A vegan food renowned in Asia for its ability to protect against heart attacks also shows a powerful ability in lab experiments to…
Researchers shed new light on connection between brain and loneliness
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 16 09
Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
The research, presented…
X-ray eyes bring us closer to early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 14 09
It is estimated that 4 million people world-wide are suffering from Parkinson’s, a complex disease that varies greatly among affected individuals. Understanding the brain…
Computer Exercises Improve Memory and Attention
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 12 09
Study results to be published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society show that computerized brain exercises can…
First brain study reveals benefits of exercise on quitting smoking
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 10 09
Research from the University of Exeter reveals for the first time, that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette…
Tests May Predict Driving Safety in People with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 09 09
Doctors may be able to use certain cognitive tests to help determine whether a person with Alzheimer’s disease can safely get behind the…
Vitamin D deficiency may harm brain function: study
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 05 09
Low levels of vitamin D increase the risk of cognitive impairment in the elderly, according to findings from the nationally representative, population-based Health…
Eyes reveal health secrets of the brain
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 19 09
THE eyes may be the windows to the soul, but they also make pretty good peepholes into the brain. Thanks to an optical version…
Alzheimer’s risk upped in senior smokers
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 09
Older adults who smoke may face an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.
In an analysis of two dozen previous…
Video games may do the aging brain good
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 21 08
Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren’s’ video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct.
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Women Affected More Often than Men
• Brain • • Gender: Female • • Neurology • Dec 19 08
Nearly 4.5 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in our country, and more than half of them are women, according to the…
Exercise helps prevent age-related brain changes in older adults
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 01 08
Older adults who exercise regularly show increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, according to findings…
Experts Available to Discuss Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 21 08
An estimated five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, a disease that affects parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language and…
Study Shows How Social Support May Protect Brain During Stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Nov 18 08
New research in mice suggests that high levels of social support may provide some protection against strokes by reducing the amount of damaging inflammation…
Estrogen, Testosterone May Affect Atherosclerosis
• Brain • • Endocrinology • • Neurology • Nov 12 08
Naturally produced sex hormones may influence the risk and progression of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, Johns Hopkins researchers report in a recent…
Drinking alcohol associated with smaller brain volume
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 14 08
The more alcohol an individual drinks, the smaller his or her total brain volume, according to a report in the October issue of Archives…
Study confirms benefit of combination therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 22 08
Extended treatment with Alzheimer’s disease drugs can significantly slow the rate at which the disorder advances, and combination therapy with two different classes of…
New brain imaging shows effects of withdrawal on smokers
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 18 08
New research highlighted at a symposium during an annual meeting for family physicians shows how nicotine withdrawal creates functional changes in the brains of…
B-Vitamin Deficiency May Cause Vascular Cognitive Impairment
• Brain • • Dieting • • Neurology • Sep 02 08
A deficiency of B-vitamins may cause vascular cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research…
Pregnancy situations have impact on brain development in pre-term infants
• Brain • • Neurology • • Pregnancy • Aug 27 08
Brain development in infants who are born very prematurely is still incomplete. Factors that cause premature birth may have an impact on the development…
Scientists unmask brain’s hidden potential
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 27 08
Previous research has found that when vision is lost, a person’s senses of touch and hearing become enhanced. But exactly how this happens has…
Eating Fish May Prevent Memory Loss and Stroke in Old Age
• Brain • • Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 05 08
Eating tuna and other types of fish may help lower the risk of cognitive decline and stroke in healthy older adults, according to a…
Bladder-Brain Link May Point to Better Treatments for Sleep, Attention Problems
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Urine Problems • Jul 29 08
Bladder problems may leave a mark on the brain, by changing patterns of brain activity, possibly contributing to disrupted sleep and problems with attention.…
Researchers Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 28 08
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified two new techniques to detect the progression of Alzheimer’s disease earlier. By…