Health
Poor sleep in middle age can impact brain health, says study
Poor sleep in middle age can have a negative impact on brain health, according to a new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Mar 16, 2023
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Health
Extended napping could cause cognitive decline in older people
Regular naps may be one of the privileges of retirement but research is pointing to napping as a contributor to cognitive decline. Scientists are now testing the idea that older people should instead meditate or learn a language ...
Dec 5, 2018
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Genetics
First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to two children
Two babies have received the first-ever gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease after over 14 years of development.
Feb 15, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Uncontrolled hypertension could bring increased risk for Alzheimer's disease
A study in the JAMA Neurology (formerly the Archives of Neurology) suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Neuroscience
Aging accelerates brain abnormalities in childhood onset epilepsy patients
New research confirms that childhood onset temporal lobe epilepsy has a significant impact on brain aging. Study findings published in Epilepsia, a peer-reviewed journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers visualize the development of Parkinson's cells
In the US alone, at least 500,000 people suffer from Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to control his or her movement. New technology from the University of Bonn in Germany lets ...
Jan 31, 2012
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Neuroscience
Study examines memory and effects on the aging brain
A study of brain aging finds that being male was associated with worse memory and lower hippocampal volume in individuals who were cognitively normal at baseline, while the gene APOE ?4, a risk factor for Alzheimer disease, ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Neuroscience
Signs of accelerated aging found in brains of individuals with alcohol use disorder
The brains and blood of people with a history of excessive drinking show cellular evidence of premature aging. In a new study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, DNA taken from people with alcohol use ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Cardiology
High blood pressure in younger adults linked to midlife brain changes
High blood pressure among younger adults, ages 20-40 years, appears to be linked to brain changes in midlife (average age 55) that may increase risk for later cognitive decline, according to preliminary research to be presented ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Older adults expect to lose brainpower, but most don't ask doctors how to prevent dementia
Many Americans in their 50s and early 60s are worried about declining brain health, especially if they have loved ones with memory loss and dementia, a new national poll finds.
May 15, 2019
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