Early cognitive decline may result from a shift in the ratio of a protein sub-type in our brain cells triggering cell-loss. This new study, published in Scientific Reports, shows how this might be caused. The discovery provides ...
Oct 10, 2022
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The cerebellum is known primarily for regulation of movement. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that the cerebellum also plays an important role in remembering emotional experiences. The study appears ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Scientists are still trying to understand why many breast cancer survivors experience troubling cognitive problems for years after treatment. Inflammation is one possible culprit. A new long-term study of older breast cancer ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Older adults who rise and shine early every day may have sharper minds and fewer depression symptoms, a new study suggests.
Sep 16, 2022
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The young and old could learn a thing or two from each other, at least when it comes to mental health and cognition.
Sep 16, 2022
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How do we understand words? Scientists don't fully understand what happens when a word pops into your brain. A research group led by Professor Shogo Makioka at the Graduate School of Sustainable System Sciences, Osaka Metropolitan ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Scanning the brains of elderly people and college students while performing braking and acceleration simulations, researchers in Japan have found that older participants have longer reaction times, slower decision times, ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Older adults who consistently get up early and remain active throughout the day are happier and perform better on cognitive tests than those with irregular activity patterns, according to a new study led by University of ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Is it possible to make humans smarter? There has been a traditional belief that intelligence is a characteristically stable trait; however, in recent years this conception has begun to change. Intelligence may be more modifiable ...
Sep 1, 2022
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What determines how generous a person you are? Could it be how much money you have? How kind you are? Or maybe it comes down to your values. These all seem reasonable assumptions, but a new study from Berkeley University ...
Aug 24, 2022
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