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·January 10, 2015·2 min read

Study Finds Which Brain Skills Are More Likely to Last Over a Lifetime

As we age, reasoning ability often decreases while verbal ability remains in tack, a new study reports.

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·December 29, 2014·3 min read

Self Reporting Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor For Dementia is Reliable and Valid

A patient self reporting version of the HABC monitor has been deemed reliable and valid by researchers, according to a new study.

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·December 22, 2014·3 min read

ALS Drug Might Help Prevent Fading Memory Associated with Old Age

In animal studies, riluzole, a drug available for the treatment of ALS, has proven effective in preventing fading memories associated with old age, a new study reports.

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·December 16, 2014·2 min read

Study Reports Depression in Dementia More Common in Community Care

People with dementia who receive community care have higher instances of depression than those living in care homes, a new study reports.

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·November 26, 2014·3 min read

Elderly Brains Learn, but Maybe Too Much

Older people retain the mental flexibility needed to learn visual perception tasks, but are not as good as filtering out irrelevant information as younger people, a new study reports.

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·November 20, 2014·5 min read

Lifelong Learning and the Plastic Brain

Researchers attempt to unravel the mechanisms of how the brain learns.

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·November 19, 2014·4 min read

Many Older Brains Have Plasticity, but in a Different Place

White matter changes in older adults to allow for learning, while in younger adults changes are seen in gray matter, a new study reports.

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·November 14, 2014·3 min read

With Age Comes a Better Understanding of Social Signals

According to a new study, older people have richer mental representations of the aging process.

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Featured Genetics

·November 14, 2014·2 min read

New Insight into Common Cause of Blindness

Researchers identify a new factor associated with age related macular degeneration.

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Featured Neurology

·November 11, 2014·2 min read

Eye Diseases Identified by How We Watch TV

Glaucoma could be detected by mapping eye movements as people watch TV, a new study reports.

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Featured Psychology

·November 7, 2014·4 min read

Research Shows Easy to Walk Communities Can Blunt Cognitive Decline

Living in a neighborhood considered to have good walkability factors can help slow cognitive decline in older adults, researchers report.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 3, 2014·3 min read

Neuroscientists Offer Novel Insight on Brain Networks

A new study looks at how the brain changes as we age and how different areas of the brain communicate with one another.

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