The next time someone asks you to stop sharing your fun facts about rare coins, or teases you about your obsession with Norse mythology, tell them you're working on your brain health.
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An experimental drug restored brain synapses in two mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes that it could help revive cognitive function in human dementia patients, Yale University researchers report June 1 in ...
Jun 2, 2022
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As people age, their working memory often declines, making it more difficult to perform everyday tasks. One key brain region linked to this type of memory is the anterior thalamus, which is primarily involved in spatial memory—memory ...
May 10, 2022
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Most of us struggle to think well after a poor night's sleep—feeling foggy and failing to perform at our usual standard at school, university or work. You may notice that you're not concentrating as well, or that your memory ...
May 4, 2022
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Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, with too little or too much little sleep associated with poorer cognitive performance and mental health, say researchers from the University ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, progressively impairs memory, concentration and the ability to learn new things and accomplish everyday activities. Although scientists do not yet fully understand ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Research from the U.S. suggests that people who are organized and have self-discipline may be less likely to develop mild memory and thinking problems while those who are moodier may be at increased risk.
Apr 12, 2022
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The researchers set out to see if there had been an increase in the numbers of older people who were reporting their first concerns about memory loss or cognitive decline to their doctor and what their chances of developing ...
Mar 24, 2022
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A new study led by a Baycrest clinician-scientist titled "Enhancing Clinical Visibility of Hearing Loss in Cognitive Decline" demonstrated that point of care screening for hearing loss in patients of a memory clinic raised ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Among people with no memory or thinking problems, having a poor score on a simple memory test may be linked to biomarkers in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease as well as very early signs of memory impairment that ...
Feb 23, 2022
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