Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms

Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms

The drug is approved by the FDA, used to treat leukemia

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 12th, 2015
Study Finds Evidence Junk Food Makes the Brain Shrink

Study Finds Evidence Junk Food Makes the Brain Shrink

Here's another reason to lay off chips and hamburgers

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2015
Scientists Genetically Engineer Genius Mice

Scientists Genetically Engineer Genius Mice

Better yet, they did it by altering just one gene

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 4th, 2015
Mars Explorers Risk Having Cosmic Radiation Fry Their Brain

Mars Explorers Risk Having Cosmic Radiation Fry Their Brain

Study finds evidence astronauts sent to explore the Red Planet could develop dementia-like cognitive impairment

Study Finds Exposure to Air Pollution Makes the Brain Shrink

Study Finds Exposure to Air Pollution Makes the Brain Shrink

This air pollution-induced reduction in brain volume correlates with cognitive impairment, researchers explain

Nasal Spray Could Improve Memory, Treat Alzheimer’s Dementia

Nasal Spray Could Improve Memory, Treat Alzheimer’s Dementia

The spray delivers a compound dubbed insulin detemir, described as a long-acting analogue of the human hormone insulin

Alzheimer's, Other Neurodegenerative Disorders Can Turn People into Criminals

Alzheimer's, Other Neurodegenerative Disorders Can Turn People into Criminals

Study finds neurodegenerative disorders can lead to criminal behavior by affecting key neural structures in the brain

This Chair Will Hug You When Nobody Else Wants To

This Chair Will Hug You When Nobody Else Wants To

Japanese inventors create chair shaped like a human giant doll that can hug the lonely people resting in it

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 9th, 2014
Afternoon Naps Benefit Short-Term Memory, Researchers Say

Afternoon Naps Benefit Short-Term Memory, Researchers Say

Evidence indicates younger adults experience memory improvement following naps

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 7th, 2014
Vitamin D Deficiency Ups Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency Ups Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

This link is at its strongest in the case of older people, researchers say

Bilingualism Said to Protect the Brain Against Aging

Bilingualism Said to Protect the Brain Against Aging

Speaking at least two languages now argued to slow down cognitive decline

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 20th, 2014
Researchers Call for New Criteria in Diagnosing Alzheimer's

Researchers Call for New Criteria in Diagnosing Alzheimer's

Doctors should focus more on the earliest signs of the disease

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  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • March 20th, 2014
The Forest Project Uses Unreal Engine 4 to Treat People Living with Dementia

The Forest Project Uses Unreal Engine 4 to Treat People Living with Dementia

Video games can be used to deliver environmental experiences

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2014
Highly-Evolved Brain Circuits Responsible for Triggering Alzheimer's

Highly-Evolved Brain Circuits Responsible for Triggering Alzheimer's

Yale researchers made the discovery in a new scientific study

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2014
Blood Test Identifies Biomarkers That May Lead to Alzheimer's

Blood Test Identifies Biomarkers That May Lead to Alzheimer's

The early-detection methods could save millions of dollars yearly

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2014
How to Recognize the Earliest Signs of Dementia in Yourself

How to Recognize the Earliest Signs of Dementia in Yourself

Losing your sense of smell is an early indicator, researchers argue

Preserved Brain Tissue Converted into Stem Cells

Preserved Brain Tissue Converted into Stem Cells

Researchers take new step in addressing brain damage

 
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