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Monday, November 24, 2014
Did Robin Williams Have Dementia?
The recent release of the autopsy and coroner reports for actor Robin Williams have raised questions about his state of health at the time of his suicide earlier this year. The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) has provided information about what …
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Long-term Shift Work Lessens Brain Power
Researchers from the University of Swansea and the University of Toulouse have discovered a link between working sporadically scheduled shift hours and reduced cognition, memory and processing speed. In a study published in the journal Occupational and …
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Researchers Discover Possible Causes of Common Dementia
According to research published in the journal Annals of Neurology, researchers from the Krembil Neuroscience Centre have potentially discovered one of the major causes of dementia. With this particular type of dementia, there is damage to the white …
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Renewing Brain’s Aging Support Cells May Help Neurons Survive
In a recent study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute looked into the involvement of astrocyte cells and their effect on neurons in relation to the progression …
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Brain Protein Influences Stress Management, Suggests New Depression Treatment
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a correlation between protein deficiencies in depression sufferers, which could lay the groundwork for new methods of treating the condition. The study, published in the November …
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Radiation a Risk Factor for Brain Tumors in Young People
In a recent study conducted by researchers at Loyola University, radiation was found to be a risk factor for developing meningiomas in people under age 30. During the study, published in the journal Neuroscience Discovery, researchers analyzed records …
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Playing Action Video Games Can Boost Learning
Researchers from the University of Rochester and the University of Princeton recently published a study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences linking fast-paced video gaming to heightened learning ability and knowledge retention …
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Multiple Models Reveal New Genetic Links in Autism
In recent findings published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have implicated a new gene in idiopathic or non-syndromic autism. The gene is associated with Rett syndrome, …
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
To Reap the Brain Benefits of Physical Activity, Just Get Moving
According to a recent study, to improve cognitive function just get moving; simple exercise will work. The study compared the effects of different training methods on the cognitive functions of people aged 62 to 84 years. Two groups were assigned a high …
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Research Collaboration Yields New Methods to Treat Tumors
In a collaborative effort by two engineering researchers at the University of Wisconsin, a new technology that could yield less invasive tumor-ablation therapies for cancer patients may soon be available. Current treatments “cook” cancerous tumors …
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