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·April 15, 2021·5 min read

Spending Time on Household Chores May Improve Brain Health

Spending time performing household chores may help to improve brain health, especially for older adults. Researchers found older adults who spent more time engaging in housework had greater brain volume, specifically in the frontal lobe and hippocampus, brain areas associated with memory and cognition.

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·March 4, 2020·4 min read

Our eye movements help us retrieve memories

People move their eyes to determine whether or not they have seen an image before. Their eye movement patterns could predict memory mistakes. Findings reveal eye movements play a functional role in memory retrieval.

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·December 11, 2019·4 min read

Your genes aren’t the only factor dictating Alzheimer’s risk

While genetics may increase your risk of developing dementia, other factors such as lifestyle and environment may play a key role in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 22, 2019·4 min read

Carriers of Alzheimer’s genetic marker have greater difficulty harnessing past knowledge

Middle-aged people with the Alzheimer's related APOE4 gene have a harder time accessing recently acquired knowledge, even when they show no symptoms of memory decline.

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·February 6, 2019·4 min read

Absentmindedness Points to Earlier Warning Signs of Silent Strokes

Researchers report poor attentiveness and becoming more distracted during simple tasks could signify early symptoms of cerebral small vessel disease.

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·January 21, 2019·4 min read

Signs of Memory Problems May Instead Be Symptoms of Hearing Loss

Researchers report signs of memory problems in old age may be a result of hearing loss and not a neurodegenerative disease.

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·October 29, 2018·4 min read

Link Between What We See and How We Remember ‘Breaks’ As We Age

A new study reports older adults exhibit greater eye movements, but this does not correlate with an increase in brain activity patterns. Researchers say, while the eyes and brain are taking in environmental information, the link to creating memories of what is seen weakens over a life time.

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·May 17, 2018·4 min read

Learning Music or Speaking Another Language Leads to More Efficient Brain

According to researchers, bilingual people and trained musicians utilize fewer resources in their brains while completing working memory tasks. As their brains require less effort to perform tasks, researchers speculate this could protect them from the onset of cognitive decline.

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·April 11, 2018·4 min read

The Brain Combats Dementia By Shifting Resources

A new study reveals the brain may reassign tasks to different regions of the brain in order to counter the onset of neurodegenerative diseases.

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·March 18, 2018·4 min read

Putting a Name to a Face

Researchers have developed a new strategy to help older people recall the names of people they have met.

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·November 21, 2017·5 min read

Chemo Brain Starts During Cancer’s Progression, Not Just After Treatment

Chemotherapy is often blamed for memory loss and cognitive problems in cancer survivors. However, new research published in Neuroscience challenges this belief. Researchers report cognitive impairments, often referred to as Chemo Fog, may actually start as the tumor grows and develops.