Neuroscience
Family voices and stories speed coma recovery
"Can he hear me?" family members are desperate to know when a loved one with a traumatic brain injury is in a coma.
Jan 22, 2015
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Neuroscience
Higher education may be protective against MS-associated cognitive deficits
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can lead to severe cognitive impairment as the disease progresses. Researchers in Italy have found that patients with high educational levels show less impairment on a neuropsychological evaluation ...
Jul 2, 2013
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Neuroscience
Unlocking the mysteries of memory—and potentially enhancing it
Memory acts like an anchor, reminding us of past experiences that have made us who we are today. Attempts to boost it, particularly as we age, have sprouted cottage industries of supplements and brain games. In parallel, ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID can last a year; many sufferers quit jobs
(HealthDay)—Patients suffering from "long COVID" can have symptoms that last a year or more, putting their jobs and everyday routines in jeopardy, a new study finds.
Oct 27, 2021
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Neuroscience
Early surgical menopause linked to declines in memory and thinking skills
Women who undergo surgical menopause at an earlier age may have an increased risk of decline in memory and thinking skills, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis researchers find role for working memory in cognitive reserve
Kessler Foundation scientists have shown that working memory may be an underlying mechanism of cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis (MS). This finding informs the relationships between working memory, intellectual enrichment ...
Sep 9, 2014
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Health
Sweet dreams can spell out improved language skills for youngsters
(Medical Xpress)—A good night's sleep can help children to acquire and retain vocabulary, according to new research by psychologists at the University of York and Sheffield Hallam University.
Nov 27, 2012
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Neuroscience
Team cracks code to restoring memory creation in older or damaged brains
Aging or impaired brains can once again form lasting memories if an enzyme that applies the brakes too hard on a key gene is lifted, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists.
Feb 16, 2018
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Neuroscience
Scientists find functioning amyloid in healthy brain
Scientists from St Petersburg University worked with their colleagues from the St Petersburg branch of the Vavilov Institute of General Genetics. They conducted experiments on laboratory rats and showed that the FRX1 protein ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
How the brain stays receptive: Channel protein Pannexin1 is critical for memory and orientation
The channel protein Pannexin1 keeps nerve cells flexible and thus the brain receptive for new knowledge. Together with colleagues from Canada and the U.S., researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum led by the junior professor ...
Jan 9, 2013
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