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- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 16th, 2015
Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons
The study might lead to therapies to regenerate the brain
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 4th, 2015
Cancer Drug Might Also Improve Memory, Sharpen the Mind
Experiments on rats show the drug benefits the brain
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 14th, 2015
Scientists Figure Out How to Make See-Through Brains
The technique is detailed in the journal Nature Neuroscience
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2015
Compound in Red Wine Might Help Treat Alzheimer's
The compound in question is called resveratrol
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 6th, 2015
Drug Shown to Reduce Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
The drug has so far only been tested on lab rats
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2015
Scientists Genetically Engineer Genius Mice
Better yet, they did it by altering just one gene
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2015
Sleep on Your Side to Improve Brain Function, Cut Alzheimer's Risk
Sleeping in a side position benefits the brain, study finds
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 29th, 2015
Zapping the Brain Can Address Schizophrenia Symptoms, Study Finds
Just a weak electric charge would do, researchers say
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 19th, 2015
New Drug Limits Damage to Nerve Cells, Promises to Treat Alzheimer's
The drug is the work of a team of scientists at Lancaster University in the UK, will soon enter clinical trials
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 1st, 2015
New Cancer Drug Doesn't Work on Tumors, Can Treat Alzheimer's Instead
In laboratory experiments, the new drug successfully restored memory in mice with a model of Alzheimer's
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
Drinking Lots of Milk Works Wonders for the Brain, Study Finds
As it turns out, it's not just our bones and our muscles that stand to benefit from our drinking milk on a regular basis
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 12th, 2015
Plant Compound Promises to Help Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s
The compound, extracted from the seeds of a plant dubbed ashwagandha, will soon be tested in a series of clinical trials
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 9th, 2015
Meditation Keeps the Brain Young, Could Help Treat Alzheimer's
Study finds people who meditate lose fewer functional neurons as they age then those who never relax their brain
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 29th, 2015
Beer Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
Study finds beer contains an antioxidant compound that can slow the progress of neurodegenerative disorders
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 24th, 2015
The E. Coli Bacterium Could Help Treat Parkinson's, Study Finds
A protein found in E. coli bacteria can inhibit the build-up of faulty protein aggregates associated with Parkinson's
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- 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
- January 9th, 2015
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