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The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2019

Scientific research is helping to unlock the secrets behind why some people live to become super-agers. Researchers propose ways in which we can slow the aging process and extend our life spans.... Read More...

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Fungi Causes Brain Infection and Memory Impairments: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2019

Researchers report a common yeast infection can cross the blood-brain barrier, triggering an inflammatory response that results in the formation of granuloma type structures and temporary memory impairments in mice. ... Read More...

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Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s in Brain Scans Six Years Before Diagnosis

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2019

A new machine learning algorithm was able to predict, with 98% accuracy, which patients would develop Alzheimer's disease, six years prior to diagnosis by analyzing PET brain scans.... Read More...

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Elderly Dialysis Patients Have a Higher Risk of Dementia

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2018

A new study reports older adults who receive dialysis treatment for kidney disease have an increased risk of being diagnosed with dementia.... Read More...

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Measure of Belly Fat in Older Adults Linked to Cognitive Impairment

Neuroscience NewsAugust 1, 2018

Researchers report your body fat could be a predictor of cognitive decline. The study reveals older people with higher waist to hip ratios had reduced cognitive function.... Read More...

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Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJune 9, 2018

Researchers report tau pathology can be reversed in Alzheimer's patients with the help of a drug. Their study reveals reversing tau pathology in mouse models of dementia resulted in a reversal of cognitive deficits in spatial learning.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s Disease Might Be a ‘Whole Body’ Problem

Neuroscience NewsOctober 31, 2017

Using a technique called parabiosis on pairs of mice, researchers discover what they call 'cancer like mobility' of amyloid beta, reporting it can travel to the brain from other parts of the body.... Read More...

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Could Alzheimer’s Be a Disorder of Energy Metabolism?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 27, 2017

Failure of mitochondrial function may contribute to the development of late onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Researchers Studying Drug’s Potential to Prevent Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsOctober 6, 2017

Researchers are testing whether low doses of Rapamycin, a drug most commonly used as an immunosuppressant following an organ transplant, can help to prevent Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Rate of Alzheimer’s Deaths on the Rise

Neuroscience NewsJune 14, 2017

New findings report the rate of Alzheimer's disease related deaths in the US has increased by more than 50% in the past 15 years.... Read More...

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Antibody Reduces Harmful Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsAugust 31, 2016

A newly developed antibody has shown to trigger a meaningful reduction of amyloid beta in patients with early stage Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s Tau Protein Spreads Through Brain Via Extracellular Space

Neuroscience NewsJuly 19, 2016

Researchers report tau proteins appear to spread through the brain via the extracellular space surrounding neurons.... Read More...

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Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

Neurofeedback Helps Control Learning Success

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Fever Alters Immune Cells So They Can Better Reach Infections

Neurofeedback Helps Control Learning Success

Difficulties with Audiovisual Processing Contributes to Childhood Dyslexia

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Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

How Manganese Produces a Parkinsonian Syndrome

Potential Therapeutic Target for ALS Revealed

AI

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Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain

Neural Fingerprints ID Those Likely to Abstain from Cocaine

Robotics

How Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer Together

3D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

Robots to Perform Spinal Surgery with Pinpoint Accuracy

Psychology

Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

Difficulties with Audiovisual Processing Contributes to Childhood Dyslexia

Schizophrenia Linked to Genetic Structural Abnormalities in Adolescent Brain

The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed

Fungi Causes Brain Infection and Memory Impairments: Mouse Study

Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s in Brain Scans Six Years Before Diagnosis

Elderly Dialysis Patients Have a Higher Risk of Dementia

Measure of Belly Fat in Older Adults Linked to Cognitive Impairment

Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia

Alzheimer’s Disease Might Be a ‘Whole Body’ Problem

Could Alzheimer’s Be a Disorder of Energy Metabolism?

Researchers Studying Drug’s Potential to Prevent Alzheimer’s

Rate of Alzheimer’s Deaths on the Rise

Alzheimer’s Tau Protein Spreads Through Brain Via Extracellular Space