Neuroscience
Digital puzzle games could be good for memory in older adults, study shows
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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Neuroscience
New imaging measure to track brain aging
Researchers from UNSW Sydney's Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) have developed an improved neuroimaging measure to monitor age-related cognitive decline in older adults.
Jul 30, 2021
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Neuroscience
Noisy brain activity contributes to aging-related navigation impairments
Too much activity in the hippocampus may cause navigation impairments seen in aging adults, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Mar 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
Landmark study sheds light on how our brains age
Two studies from a landmark 20-year Melbourne research project have shed more light on how the brain ages and what can affect the process. The results have led experts to encourage women to watch their cholesterol and blood ...
Oct 22, 2018
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Neuroscience
How aging alters brain cells' ability to maintain memory
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons—nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory—is ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Neuroscience
Newly identified cell population could improve targeting of relevant macrophage populations in neurodegeneration
A research study published in Immunity has found that the previously identified disease-associated microglia (DAM) population detected in murine Alzheimer's disease models actually contained an additional population of macrophages ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study maps brain's ageing connections
Brain connections that play a key role in complex thinking skills show the poorest health with advancing age, new research suggests.
Dec 15, 2016
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Neuroscience
Older-looking brains linked to lower birth weight and genes
In brain scans of almost 1500 people throughout Europe, researchers of the Lifebrain consortium found that people with "older-looking" brains had both lower birth weight and genes for smaller brains, compared with those with ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's drug fails to reduce significant agitation
A drug prescribed for Alzheimer's disease does not ease clinically significant agitation in patients, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the U.K., U.S. and Norway. This is the first randomized controlled ...
May 2, 2012
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Neuroscience
How can health professionals enhance cognitive health in older adults?
An expert panel convened by the Institute of Medicine clarified the cognitive aging process by making a distinction from Alzheimer disease and related dementias, and provided recommendations to enhance cognitive health in ...
Jun 22, 2015
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