Health
Dance your way to better health
(HealthDay)—Two very different studies show that dancing is more than just fun. It can keep your mind sharp and your heart healthy.
Jul 15, 2019
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Neuroscience
New AI technology estimates brain age using low-cost EEG device
As people age, their brains do, too. But if a brain ages prematurely, there is potential for age-related diseases such as mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or Parkinson's disease. If "brain age" could be easily calculated, ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study: Specialized brain training may forestall dementia onset for years
If you're intent on keeping dementia at bay, new research suggests you'll need more than crossword puzzles, aerobic exercise and an active social life. In a study released this week, researchers found that older adults who ...
Jul 26, 2016
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Neuroscience
Genetic 'hotspots' that speed up and slow down brain aging could provide new targets for Alzheimer's drugs
Researchers from a USC-led consortium have discovered 15 "hotspots" in the genome that either speed up brain aging or slow it down—a finding that could provide new drug targets to resist Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Neuroscience
Head injury patients show signs of faster aging in the brain
People who have suffered serious head injuries show changes in brain structure resembling those seen in older people, according to a new study.
Mar 25, 2015
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Neuroscience
Memory-related brain network shrinks with aging
Brain regions associated with memory shrink as adults age, and this size decrease is more pronounced in those who go on to develop neurodegenerative disease, reports a new study published Sept. 18 in the Journal of Neuroscience ...
Sep 20, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers find the roots of tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease
An experimental drug can reduce the toxic changes in tau proteins known to damage neurons in brains with Alzheimer's disease, researchers from Yale School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University report.
Nov 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Too much TV might dull the aging brain
(HealthDay)—The old saying, "TV rots your brain," could have some validity for folks as they age.
Feb 28, 2019
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Neuroscience
Developing a new human cell line to study blinding eye disorders
Under the direction of Boyd Professor Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., scientists at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence have developed a new, experimental human cell line from retinal pigment epithelial cells. ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
No increase in brain tumours in the Nordic countries
(Medical Xpress) -- The incidence of glioma - the most common form of brain tumour - is not increasing in the Nordic countries, contradicting the claim that mobile phone use is a cause of the disease. This according to a ...
Jan 18, 2012
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