FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·October 6, 2015·4 min readPublic’s Misconceptions and Lack of Understanding About Dementia Has Worrying ImplicationsA new study investigates some of the most common misconceptions about Alzheimer's disease and how these affect diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for those suffering from dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 6, 2015·4 min readOlder Patients Recover More Slowly From ConcussionsAccording to a new study, older individuals have a harder time recovering from concussions.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 5, 2015·5 min readSharp Weight Loss For Older Women With Alzheimer’s Related GeneAccording to a new study, women with the APOEe4 allele, a genetic variant closely tied to Alzheimer's disease, face sharper weight loss after the age of 70 than those without the gene, whether they go on to develop dementia or not.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readIncreased Activity in Hippocampal Area Could Point to New Treatments for Age Related Memory LossA discovery about pyramidal neurons in the CA3 area of the hippocampus could help researchers develop new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other age related memory loss problems.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 22, 2015·4 min readNew Method to Measure Artery Stiffness in the Brain Could Provide Early Alzheimers DiagnosisResearchers have discovered a new method to measure vascular compliance in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with AgingA new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2015·3 min readFrom Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s: Typical Patterns in Progression Towards Dementia IdentifiedResearchers claim to have identified typical patterns of the brain's progression towards Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 17, 2015·3 min readDiffusion Barrier Protects Against Neural Stem Cell AgingResearchers have identified how neural stem cells remain relatively free of age related damage.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 17, 2015·4 min readAges Apart: How the Brain and Liver Age DifferentlyA new study reviews the different aging processes that affect the brain and liver of rats. The findings also allowed the researchers to better understand general overall aging processes.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 16, 2015·5 min readRapamycin Prevents Parkinson’s Disease in Mouse ModelAccording to a new study, an FDA approved drug prevented the development of Parkinson's disese in mice genetically engineered to develop the neurodegenerative disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2015·4 min readResearchers Identify Three Distinct Subtypes of Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have identified three distinct sub-types of Alzheimer's disease. The finding could lead to new fields of highly targeted Alzheimer's research and potential new treatments for the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 14, 2015·6 min readLow Vitamin D Levels Associated with Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s in Older PeopleAccording to a new study, vitamin D deficiency in elderly people is highly correlated with accelerated cognitive decline and memory loss, two symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
