Posts Tagged ‘cogntive decline’
Scientists Use New Technology to Show That Interrupted Sleep Impairs Memory in Mice
With the novel use of a technique that uses light to control brain cells, Stanford University researchers have shown that fragmented sleep causes memory impairment in mice. Until recently scientists have been unable to tease out the effects on the brain of different yet [Read More]
As Time Goes by, It Gets Tougher to ‘Just Remember This’
It’s something we just accept: the fact that the older we get, the more difficulty we seem to have remembering things. We can leave our cars in the same parking lot each morning, but unless we park in the same space each and every day, it’s a challenge eight [Read More]
Drinking Energy Beverages Mixed with Alcohol May Be Riskier Than Drinking Alcohol Alone
A new laboratory study compares the effects of alcohol alone versus alcohol mixed with an energy drink on a cognitive task, as well as participants’ reports of feelings of intoxication. Results show that energy drinks can enhance the feeling of stimulation that occurs [Read More]
Study Provides First Link Between 2 Major Parkinson’s Genes
As Parkinson’s Awareness Month gets underway, a Canadian-led international study is providing important new insight into Parkinson’s disease and paving the way for new avenues for clinical trials. The study, led by Dr. Michael Schlossmacher in Ottawa, provides [Read More]
Researchers Link Herpes to Alzheimer’s Disease
‘Cold sores’ connected to cognitive decline Laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections growing inside cells. HSV1, [Read More]
Live Longer and Prosper by Doing the Opposite of What You’ve Heard: Maybe Read this First
The claim that stress can shorten your life isn’t necessarily true, according to researchers at UC Riverside. Undertaking a twenty year long study into personality as a predictor of longevity, researchers have discovered that many of the conventional pearls of [Read More]
Amyloid Fiber Mystery Unraveling – First Reaction Pinpointed
Scientists discovered the reaction which starts the formation of amyloid fibers. Amyloid fibers are problematic in many diseases and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. These findings could help [Read More]
Beta-amyloid Removal Problems May Underlie Alzheimer’s Disease
The removal of beta-amyloid is not efficient in late-onset Alzheimer's disease sufferers. These new findings could help produce better early diagnostic tests and therapies for Alzheimer's disease and related research. [Read More]
Diabetes Slows Synthesis of Brain Cholesterol
Diabetes research with mice has shown that diabetes can slow down the synthesis of brain cholesterol, important in synapse formation and many other neuronal functions. [Read More]
70 Years Old and Smarter Than Ever
A large study of 70-year-olds born in either 1901-1902, or 1930, provides evidence that the population of 70-year-olds in 2000 did much better on intelligence tests than the 70-year-olds of 1971-72. [Read More]
