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In the Brain, Seven Is A Magic Number

Having a tough time recalling a phone number someone spoke a few minutes ago or forgetting items from a mental grocery list is not a sign of mental decline; in fact, it's natural.

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (54) | comments 15

Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging

Scientists today reported the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study, presented ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Name recall get a big shock

It's an experience shared by everyone: You run into someone you know, but his or her name escapes you. Now, Temple psychologist Ingrid Olson has found a way to improve the recall of proper names.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Brain's 'autopilot' provides insight into early development of Alzheimer's disease

Watching the brain's "autopilot" network in real time may help determine the onset of cognitive decline and potentially aid in making an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at Duke University ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Mild memory loss is not a part of normal aging

Simply getting older is not the cause of mild memory lapses often called senior moments, according to a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. The study, published in the September 15, 2010, online ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Magnesium supplement helps boost brainpower

Neuroscientists at MIT and Tsinghua University in Beijing show that increasing brain magnesium with a new compound enhanced learning abilities, working memory, and short- and long-term memory in rats. The ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (21) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Promising drug candidate reverses age-related memory loss in mice

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh today report a new experimental compound that can improve memory and cognitive function in ageing mice. The compound is being investigated with a view to developing a drug that could ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Science closing in on mystery of age-related memory loss

The world's scientific community may be one step closer to understanding age-related memory loss, and to developing a drug that might help boost memory. In an editorial published May 7 in Science, J. David Sweatt, Ph.D., ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Arthritis drugs could help prevent memory loss after surgery

Anti-inflammatory drugs currently used to treat diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis may also help prevent cognitive decline after surgery, according to a new study led by researchers at UCSF and colleagues at Imperial College, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

More blood pressure worry: It's linked to dementia

(AP) -- If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Results from trials of DHA in Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline

Results from two large studies using DHA, an omega 3 fatty acid, were reported today at the Alzheimer's Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2009) in Vienna.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Damaged protein identified as early diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have found that elevated cerebrospinal fluid levels of phosphorylated tau231 (P-tau231), a damaged tau protein found in patients with Alzheimer's disease, may be an early diagnostic biomarker ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Research suggests alcohol consumption helps stave off dementia

Experts agree that long-term alcohol abuse is detrimental to memory function and can cause neuro-degenerative disease. However, according to a study published in Age and Ageing by Oxford University Press today, there is evi ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

High cholesterol and blood pressure in middle age tied to early memory problems

Middle-age men and women who have cardiovascular issues, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, may not only be at risk for heart disease, but for an increased risk of developing early cognitive and memory problems ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers seek to map the brain patterns of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at UC Davis have launched an innovative study to determine whether closer examination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can detect the onset of Alzheimer's disease even before patients begin to show the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0