• 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

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 27th, 2015
New Insights into How Sleeping Benefits Memory

New Insights into How Sleeping Benefits Memory

It's easier to remember things after a good night's sleep

Power Naps Work Wonders for Your Memory, Researchers Say

Power Naps Work Wonders for Your Memory, Researchers Say

Study reveals short naps lasting 45 to 60 minutes improve memory performance to a considerable extent

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 5th, 2015
Red Wine Can Help Prevent Memory Loss, Scientists Say

Red Wine Can Help Prevent Memory Loss, Scientists Say

Study finds a compound found in red wine, peanuts and berries can fight back memory loss associated with aging

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 22nd, 2015
As You Get Older, Blood Vessels in Your Brain Will Get Leaky

As You Get Older, Blood Vessels in Your Brain Will Get Leaky

Scientists say finding a way to reseal the blood-brain barrier holds the key to preventing conditions like Alzheimer’s

Alcohol Found to Help Older People Remember Things

Alcohol Found to Help Older People Remember Things

Study finds moderate alcohol consumption goes hand in hand with a larger volume in a brain area dubbed the hippocampus

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2014
Robot Pokes Its Way Through the Cheek, Enters the Brain and Operates on It

Robot Pokes Its Way Through the Cheek, Enters the Brain and Operates on It

The innovative surgical robot is the brainchild of a team of researchers with the US' Vanderbilt University

Watch: The Ins and Outs of Depression, as Explained by Science

Watch: The Ins and Outs of Depression, as Explained by Science

Depression is an actual disease, people can't simply snap out of it

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 3rd, 2014
Why Multiple Sclerosis Patients Become Depressed

Why Multiple Sclerosis Patients Become Depressed

A brain structure was found to play an important role in this link

The Brain Can Geotag Our Memories

The Brain Can Geotag Our Memories

Episodic memories come with location data attached

Mice Point to New Way of Addressing Neurological Disorders

Mice Point to New Way of Addressing Neurological Disorders

Conditions such as epilepsy could at least be tamed, if not cured

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 13th, 2012
Protein Linked to Alzheimer's, Short Memory Loss

Protein Linked to Alzheimer's, Short Memory Loss

The molecule provides an interesting target for new drugs

How Fear Returns to the Brain

How Fear Returns to the Brain

Scientists conduct groundbreaking lab rat investigation

 
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