News tagged with memory impairment
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Scientists find new, inexpensive way to predict Alzheimer's disease
Your brain's capacity for information is a reliable predictor of Alzheimer's disease and can be cheaply and easily tested, according to scientists.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Caffeine reverses memory impairment in Alzheimer's mice
Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup. When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine - the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day - their memory ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Older age memory loss tied to stress hormone receptor in brain
Scientists have shed new light on how older people may lose their memory with a development that could aid research into treatments for age-related memory disorders.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Vitamin B could delay onset of Alzheimer's: study
Large daily doses of B vitamins could delay -- or even halt -- the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggested Thursday.
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Low testosterone linked to Alzheimer's disease
Low levels of the male sex hormone, testosterone, in older men is associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to research by a team that includes a Saint Louis University scientist.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Little-known growth factor enhances memory, prevents forgetting in rats
A naturally occurring growth factor significantly boosted retention and prevented forgetting of a fear memory when injected into rats' memory circuitry during time-limited windows when memories become fragile and changeable. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Cell phone exposure may protect against and reverse Alzheimer's disease
The millions of people who spend hours every day on a cell phone may have a new excuse for yakking. A surprising new study in mice provides the first evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 06, 2010 |
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New study sheds light on painkilling system in brain
Repeatedly boosting brain levels of one natural painkiller soon shuts down the brain cell receptors that respond to it, so that the painkilling effect is lost, according to a surprising new study led by Scripps Research Institute ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Regular moderate alcohol intake has cognitive benefits in older adults
A glass of wine here, a nightcap there - new research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that moderate alcohol intake offers long-term cognitive protection and reduces the risk of dementia ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Pot shot: Scientists find cannabis trigger for forgetfulness
Researchers on Sunday said they had pinpointed the biochemical pathway by which cannabis causes memory loss in mice.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 02, 2009 |
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Researchers find novel memory-enhancing mechanism in brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers have identified a novel mechanism in the brain that boosts memory.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Targeting the blood-brain barrier may delay progression of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers may be one step closer to slowing the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. An animal study supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Study links cannabis strains with memory impairment
(PhysOrg.com) -- People who smoke potent strains of cannabis that are low in cannabidiol (such as skunk) are putting themselves at far greater risk of acute memory loss than people who smoke other types of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Researchers image earliest signs of Alzheimer's, before symptoms appear
(PhysOrg.com) -- Estimates are that some 10 percent of people over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer's disease, the scourge that robs people of their memories and, ultimately, their lives.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Chronic sleep loss degrades nighttime performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although the exact function of sleep remains unknown, sleep is clearly necessary for optimal cognitive performance, learning, and memory. Sufficient sleep is also important for cardiovascular, ...
Jan 13, 2010 |
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