Calcium is key to age-related memory loss
Mouse study reveals a clear correlation between cognitive ability in aging and presynaptic calcium levels.... Read More...
University of Leicester
Personality traits of drug users
Your personality type may influence addiction to certain drugs, a new study reveals. Those whose personalities rank higher for impulsivity are more likely to use ecstasy, while those who score higher for neurotic traits are more likely to use opioid like heroin, researchers report.... Read More...
Discovery Sheds Light on How Neurodegenerative Diseases May Occur
Researchers report nitric oxide plays a key role in regulating neural function. The findings shed new light on how neurodegeneration may occur.... Read More...
Six Degrees of Separation: Why It Is a Small World After All
A new study reveals how small world networks can occur within more complex structures.... Read More...
Discovery of Genetic Switch Could Help Prevent Parkinson’s Symptoms
A new study reveals a critical gene network involved in Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
Boosting Dietary Niacin Could Benefit Those With Early Onset Parkinson’s
Dietary Niacin can help boost levels of a compound associated with DNA repair, a new study reports.... Read More...
Alzheimer’s Advance – New Drug Restores Memory and Prolongs Life: Mouse Study
Researchers have identified a possible new drug target that could help to restore memory loss and improve longevity in Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
What Can Google Tell Us About ‘the Memory Web’ in the Brain?
A new study helps to untangle the memory web by shedding light on how neurons in areas of the brain associated with memory provide long term coding of associations between concepts. ... Read More...