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·August 12, 2013·3 min read

Oprah’s and Einstein’s Faces Help Spot Dementia

A new test which measures the ability to name and recognize famous faces could help doctors identify early dementia in those aged 40 to 65, a new study suggests.

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·July 11, 2013·3 min read

Daydreaming Simulated by Computer Model

Researchers have created a computer model based on the dynamics of brain cells and its neural connections. They hope the model will help them understand why certain portions of the brain work together when a person daydreams.

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·June 11, 2013·3 min read

Frequent Soccer Ball ‘Heading’ May Lead to Brain Injury

Researchers discover soccer players who frequently 'head' the ball have white matter abnormalities consistent with concussion and mild traumatic brain injury.

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·June 10, 2013·3 min read

Alzheimer’s and Low Blood Sugar in Diabetes May Trigger a Vicious Cycle

According to a new study, diabetic episodes of hypoglycemia may increase the risk of developing dementia, while having dimentia could increase the risk of experiencing low blood sugar levels.

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·March 18, 2013·3 min read

Similar Neuro Outcomes in Preterm Infants with Low-Grade Brain Bleeding as Infants with no Bleeding

Preterm infants with low-grade periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (PIVH) brain bleeding could have similar long term neurodevelopmental outcomes as babies with no bleeding, researchers suggest.

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·February 21, 2013·2 min read

Neuroscientist Sheds Light on Cause for ‘Chemo Brain’

A new study argues that prolonged chemotherapy decreases the development of new brain cells, and disrupts ongoing brain rhythms in the part of the brain responsible for making new memories.

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·February 1, 2013·2 min read

Brain Activity Study Lends Insight into Schizophrenia

Researchers discover four spectral features in the brain signals of schizophrenia patients that changed with age compared to healthy control subjects, suggesting that schizophrenia affects the way in which brain activity evolves with age.

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·July 19, 2012·2 min read

Anti-Tau Drug Improves Cognition, Decreases Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease Models

Penn Medicine research presented today at the 2012 Alzheimer's Association International Conference shows that an anti-tau treatment called epithilone D (EpoD) was effective in preventing and intervening the progress of Alzheimer's disease in animal models, improving neuron function and cognition, as well as decreasing tau pathology.