Medical research
Study: Eating less keeps the brain young
Overeating may cause brain aging while eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young.
Dec 19, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study of 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 shows only around 1 in 4 feel fully recovered after 1 year
A new UK study of more than 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet ...
Apr 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists show cognitive enhancing drugs can improve chess play
The first study to both show and measure the effects of cognitive-enhancing drugs such as modafinil, methylphenidate (best known under the trade name Ritalin), and caffeine, on chess play is being published in the March edition ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Neuroscience
Menstruation doesn't change how your brain works—period
A new study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience today is setting out to change the way we think about the menstrual cycle. While it's often been assumed that anyone who's menstruating isn't working at top mental ...
Jul 4, 2017
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Health
Too much sleep bad for brain, study says
Preliminary results from the world's largest sleep study have shown that people who sleep on average between seven to eight hours per night performed better cognitively than those who slept less – or more – than this ...
Oct 9, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
'Skinny fat' in older adults may predict dementia, Alzheimer's risk
A new study has found that "skinny fat—the combination of low muscle mass and strength in the context of high fat mass—may be an important predictor of cognitive performance in older adults. While sarcopenia, the loss ...
Jul 5, 2018
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Neuroscience
Researchers determine exercise dose linked to improved cognition in older adults
Staying mentally sharp—that's aging Americans' highest priority, according to the National Council on Aging. While thousands of clinical trials suggest that exercising the body can protect or improve brain health as we ...
May 30, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Drug restores brain function and memory in early Alzheimer's disease
A novel therapeutic approach for an existing drug reverses a condition in elderly patients who are at high risk for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found.
Mar 11, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Insulin resistance may lead to faster cognitive decline
A new Tel Aviv University study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease finds that insulin resistance, caused in part by obesity and physical inactivity, is also linked to a more rapid decline in cognitive performance. ...
Mar 21, 2017
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Neuroscience
Low frequency brain stimulation improves cognition in Parkinson's disease
A multidisciplinary neuroscience study using rare, intraoperative brain recordings suggests that low frequency stimulation of a deep brain region may be able to improve cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease ...
Nov 28, 2017
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