- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2015
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
It's easier to remember things after a good night's sleep
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 21st, 2015
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
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
Scientists say finding a way to reseal the blood-brain barrier holds the key to preventing conditions like Alzheimer’s
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 23rd, 2014
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
The innovative surgical robot is the brainchild of a team of researchers with the US' Vanderbilt University
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 25th, 2014
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
A brain structure was found to play an important role in this link
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 29th, 2013
The Brain Can Geotag Our Memories
Episodic memories come with location data attached
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 27th, 2012
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
The molecule provides an interesting target for new drugs
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 28th, 2011
How Fear Returns to the Brain
Scientists conduct groundbreaking lab rat investigation
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 1st, 2011