A quarter-century ago, researchers discovered that adults, not just developing infants, can generate new brain cells, a process called neurogenesis. But it's still not clear what role these new neurons play in health or disease.
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A 65-year-old woman repeatedly seeks medical help for her failing memory. She is first told it's nothing to worry about, then, a year later, that it's "just normal aging." Until finally, the penny drops: "It's Alzheimer's. ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Much like young children who swiftly acquire languages in their early years, our visual system also has a "critical period" during the first few years of life where rapid development occurs. After this time, changes become ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Only a small percentage of older adults who are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease meet the eligibility criteria to receive new monoclonal antibody treatments, drugs that target amyloid-ß plaques in the brain, an ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s, a new study has shown.
Aug 14, 2023
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A new digital headset designed to measure alterations in brain function could change decisions about how quickly an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion. In an evaluation of the device, UC San Francisco researchers ...
Aug 12, 2023
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Research led by the Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, has compared the brains of superagers with those of normal cognitive aged abilities in a paper, "Brain structure and phenotypic ...
Volunteering in late life is associated with better cognitive function—specifically, better executive function and episodic memory. Those are the findings of a new study from UC Davis Health presented today (July 20) at ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Maintaining and promoting cognitive function in older adults can be aided by regular exercise. While previous research has focused on the effects of moderate- to high-intensity aerobic exercise programs lasting anywhere from ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Older people who have little social contact with others may be more likely to have loss of overall brain volume, and in areas of the brain affected by dementia, than people with more frequent social contact, according to ...
Jul 13, 2023
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