FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 2, 2018·4 min readDiabetes Drug ‘Significantly Reverses Memory Loss’ in Alzheimer’s: Mouse StudyLancaster University researchers report a drug developed to treat diabetes shows promise in reversing memory loss associated with Alzheimer's in mouse models of the disease. The drug appears to have a neuroprotective effect, enhancing brain growth factors while reducing amyloid plaques, chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. The drug also slows down the rate of neuron loss.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 28, 2017·5 min readLack of Sleep Boosts Levels of Alzheimer’s ProteinWUSTL researchers report a poor night's sleep can cause levels of amyloid beta to rise faster than the brain's waste disposal system can remove it. Researchers note frequent sleep disruptions can lead to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 22, 2017·5 min readTo Forget or to Remember? Memory Depends on Subtle Brain SignalsStudy reveals how the mechanism for storing olfactory memories differs slightly from erasing unnecessary memories. Understanding how the brain gets rid of unimportant memories could help unlock new avenues of research to better understand memory loss in aging, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 16, 2017·6 min readMechanism Explains How Seizures May Lead to Memory LossFollowing a seizure, deltaFosB remains in the hippocampus for an extensive period of time. Researchers believe this may contribute to memory loss and other cognitive deficits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 10, 2017·5 min readBeing Unaware of Memory Loss Predicts Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer's risk is increased for those with anosognosia, a condition in which sufferers are unaware they are experiencing memory loss.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 2, 2017·5 min readBone Derived Hormone Reverses Age Related Memory Loss: Mouse StudyResearchers report boosting levels of osteocalcin in the blood may help reverse age related memory loss in mice.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·6 min readBlocking Key Enzyme May Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’sResearchers discover targeting the HDAC2 enzyme, by blocking its interaction with Sp3, resulted in the reversal of memory loss in mice. The findings, published in Cell Reports, may offer a new avenue for treating memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 19, 2017·4 min readWonder Why Those Happy Memories Fade? You’re Programmed That WayA new study from USC finds people often over-estimate how much we will think about, or talk of, happy memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 21, 2017·4 min readForgetting Can Make You SmarterResearchers say the goal of memory is not to transmit the most accurate information over time, but to optimize intelligent decision making by holding on to valuable information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2017·4 min readMemory Loss and Other Cognitive Decline Linked to Blood Vessel Disease in the BrainA new study links cognitive decline and memory loss to cerebral small vessel disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 3, 2017·3 min readExercise Study Offers Hope in Fight Against Alzheimer’sLight exercise, such as walking, could offer hope for re-establishing some neural connections in people with MCI and Alzheimer's.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2017·4 min readPreventing Seizure-Caused Damage to the BrainExosomes isolated from mesenchymal stem cells can limit brain damage caused by status epilepticus, a new study reports.Read More
