News tagged with memory disorders


Common food supplement fights degenerative brain disorders

Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy. Proven to improve cognition and slow memory loss, it's a popular treatment for older ...

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Scientists reveal drinking champagne could improve memory

(Medical Xpress)—New research shows that drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with ageing, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, ...

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study (Update)

Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experimental compound improves memory in mice with multiple sclerosis

Johns Hopkins researchers report the successful use of a form of MRI to identify what appears to be a key biochemical marker for cognitive impairment in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In follow-up experiments ...

Neuroscience created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists reverse memory loss in animal brain cells

Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have taken a major step in their efforts to help people with memory loss tied to brain disorders such as Alzheimer's ...

Neuroscience created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fight control: Researchers link individual neurons to regulation of aggressive behavior in flies

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have long pondered the roots of aggression—and ways to temper it. Now, new research is beginning to illuminate the cellular-level circuitry responsible for modulating aggression ...

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Researchers discover sleep mechanism critical to memory consolidation and find that Ambien enhances the process

(Medical Xpress)—A team of sleep researchers led by UC Riverside psychologist Sara C. Mednick has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed ...

Neuroscience created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (13) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Memory appears susceptible to eradication of fear responses

Fear responses can only be erased when people learn something new while retrieving the fear memory. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and published in the leading ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Unlocking a major secret of the brain: Researchers uncover crucial link between hippocampus and prefrontal cortex

(Medical Xpress) -- A clue to understanding certain cognitive and mental disorders may involve two parts of the brain which were previously thought to have independent functions, according to a McGill University ...

Neuroscience created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify potential treatment for cognitive effects of stress-related disorders

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, conducted ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Connecting neurons to fix the brain

Each of the brain's 100 billion neurons forms thousands of connections with other neurons. These connections, known as synapses, allow cells to rapidly share information, coordinate their activities, and achieve ...

Neuroscience created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Rare genetic disorder points to molecules that may play role in schizophrenia

Scientists studying a rare genetic disorder have identified a molecular pathway that may play a role in schizophrenia, according to new research in the October 10 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings may on ...

Genetics created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows early cognitive problems among those who eventually get Alzheimer's

People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study suggests that people on the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts brain function in healthy older women, but not men

A team led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that the most common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease disrupts brain function in healthy older women but has little impact on ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neuro researchers sharpen our understanding of memories

Scientists now have a better understanding of how precise memories are formed thanks to research led by Prof. Jean-Claude Lacaille of the University of Montreal's Department of Physiology. "In terms of human applications, ...

Neuroscience created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast