Brain

Can vitamins help boost your memory?

Adults who took vitamin and mineral supplements for almost a decade performed better on one type of memory test than those who didn’t take…    

Scientists discover potential stroke treatment that may extend time to prevent brain damage

A naturally occurring substance shrank the size of stroke-induced lesions in the brains of experimental mice - even when administered as much as 12…    

How memory is read out in the fly brain

What happens if you cannot recall your memory correctly? You are able to associate and store the name and face of a person, yet…    

Study demonstrates how memory can be preserved—and forgetting prevented

As any student who’s had to study for multiple exams can tell you, trying to learn two different sets of facts one after another…    

Thanks for the memories

How easy is it to falsify memory? New research at the Weizmann Institute shows that a bit of social pressure may be all that…    

Obese dieters’ brain chemistry works against their weight-loss efforts

If you’ve been trying to lose weight and suspect your body’s working against you, you may be right, according to a University of Illinois…    

Several methods for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease developed by European scientists

PredictAD is an EU-funded research project that develops objective and efficient methods for enabling earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Diagnosis requires a holistic view…    

Researchers identify why dopamine replacement therapy has a paradoxical effect on cognition

Dopamine replacement therapy, which is used to manage motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease, can, at times, adversely affect cognition. Dr. Oury Monchi, Ph.…    

WHO says cell phone use “possibly carcinogenic”

Using a mobile phone might increase the risk of developing certain types of brain tumors and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure,…    

Arrowing in on Alzheimer’s disease

Recently the number of genes known to be associated with Alzheimer’s disease has increased from four to eight, including the MS4A gene cluster on…    

Noncoding RNA may promote Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers pinpoint a small RNA that spurs cells to manufacture a particular splice variant of a key neuronal protein, potentially promoting Alzheimer’s disease (AD)…    

TGen study identifies compounds that could slow down Alzheimer’s disease

A family of naturally occurring plant compounds could help prevent or delay memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by…    

New protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease

After decades of studying the pathological process that wipes out large volumes of memory, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered a…    

What makes an image memorable?

Next time you go on vacation, you may want to think twice before shooting hundreds of photos of that scenic mountain or lake.

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What doesn’t kill the brain makes it stronger

Johns Hopkins scientists say that a newly discovered “survival protein” protects the brain against the effects of stroke in rodent brain tissue by interfering…    

Test could detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier than previously possible

A new study has revealed the possibility of using a simple test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, enabling the condition to be…    

New X-ray method for understanding brain disorders better

Researchers including members from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new method for making detailed X-ray images of…    

A little waiting may be good for head-injured kids

Observing some kids after a head injury may help doctors decide which ones need a head x-ray, according to a new study published in…    

Drinking coffee, having sex are triggers that raise rupture risks for brain aneurysm

From drinking coffee to having sex to blowing your nose, you could temporarily raise your risk of rupturing a brain aneurysm - and suffering…    

Brain Surgeon Saves Young Mother from Illness That Nearly Killed His Own Mother

This Mother’s Day holds special meaning for John Whapham, MD, neurologist at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). Whapham recently performed a life-saving procedure on…    

Blood test for Alzheimer’s

A new blood test that will diagnose Alzheimer’s disease may soon hit the market, thanks to an innovative study from the Research Institute of…    

Researchers See A ‘Picture’ of Threats in the Brain

A team of researchers is beginning to see exactly what the response to threats looks like in the brain at the cellular and molecular…    

Cells talk more in areas Alzheimer’s hits first, boosting plaque component

Higher levels of cell chatter boost amyloid beta in the brain regions that Alzheimer’s hits first, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in…    

From the beginning, the brain knows the difference between night and day

The brain is apparently programmed from birth to develop the ability to determine sunrise and sunset, new research on circadian rhythms at the University…    

Childhood music lessons may provide lifelong boost in brain functioning

Those childhood music lessons could pay off decades later - even for those who no longer play an instrument – by keeping the mind…