Neuroscience
Long-term type 1 diabetes associated with accelerated brain aging
Research led by the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, has looked into premature brain aging in individuals with type 1 diabetes.
News tagged with aging brain
Health
Could a better diet make your brain younger?
Switching to a Green Mediterranean Diet positively affects brain health, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Weight loss attenuated brain aging in a sub-study of the DIRECT-PLUS trial.
Jun 1, 2023
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Health
Low-flavanol diet drives age-related memory loss, large study finds
A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish that a diet low in flavanols—nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables—drives age-related memory ...
May 29, 2023
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Neuroscience
GlyNAC supplementation found to improve cognitive decline and brain health in aging
As people get older, they aspire to live healthy lives as free as possible from the natural decline of cognitive abilities that occurs with aging. At Baylor College of Medicine, researchers have been studying the biological ...
May 4, 2023
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Neuroscience
Elderly people can improve episodic memory via neurostimulation of the cerebellum, shows study
A recent study demonstrated that non-invasive stimulation of the right cerebellum led to improvements in episodic memory performance in healthy elderly individuals, at the end of a 12-day neurostimulation program, and also ...
Apr 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Making young mice old in a matter of three weeks
In a paper recently published in PNAS Nexus, researchers from the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describe how they were able to inhibit the activity of a specific neuronal ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research finds age of your brain and body can appear many years older (or younger) than your chronological age
While age is commonly understood as the number of years you have been alive, different organs and tissues may age at different rates. This means your biological age may not necessarily be the same as your chronological age.
Apr 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Almost half of people with concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later
Even mild concussion can cause long-lasting effects to the brain, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Using data from a Europe-wide study, the team has shown that for almost a half of all people who receive ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study suggests strong sense of purpose in life promotes cognitive resilience among middle-aged adults
New research suggests that having a stronger purpose in life (PiL) may promote cognitive resilience among middle-aged adults. Cognitive resilience refers to the capacity of the brain to cope with stressors, injuries and pathology, ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Mind matter: Sharpening the focus on 'brain age'
Do you know how old your brain is? This isn't a trick question—a brain might not be the same age as its host.
Apr 19, 2023
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