Neuroscience
What really happens to our memory as we age?
For anyone over the age of 30 reading this article, here's some bad news for you: Your brain is already on the decline.
Mar 15, 2024
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Neuroscience
Sleep apnea symptoms linked to memory and thinking problems
People who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking problems, according to a preliminary study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 76th Annual Meeting taking place ...
Mar 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research project finds improved mood, cognitive function achieved through walking, socializing
An innovative Oregon Health & Science University research program that enlists older Black adults to walk through and reminisce about historically Black neighborhoods in Portland—which now look very different after rapid ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Neuroscience
Can a single brain region encode familiarity and recollection?
The human brain has the extraordinary ability to rapidly discern a stranger from someone familiar, even as it can simultaneously remember details about someone across decades of encounters. Now, in mouse studies, scientists ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scents might help depressed individuals, new study says
Smelling a familiar scent can help depressed individuals recall specific autobiographical memories and potentially assist in their recovery, discovered a team of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers and ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Growth hormone found to influence regulation of anxiety via a specific group of neurons
Growth hormone (GH) acts on many tissues throughout the body, helping build bones and muscles, among other functions. It is also a powerful anxiolytic. A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Health
What you can do now to prevent memory loss
For many, minor memory loss, sometimes referred to as a senior moment, is a normal part of aging. However, more significant memory loss that disrupts your life can be an early sign of dementia. Older adults are at risk for ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
Physical and social activities promote healthy brain aging, study finds
Physical and social activities in old age have a protective effect on the entorhinal cortex, researchers at UZH have shown. This important area of the brain, which plays a central role in memory, is impaired in patients with ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Brain boost: Can a coach help elders at risk for Alzheimer's?
As more medications move towards federal approval for Alzheimer's disease, a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Washington has found that personalized health and lifestyle changes can delay ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dementia is not just about memory loss: Study highlights importance of assessing standard emotional responses
We focus too much on memory loss in relation to dementia and not enough on difficulties with identifying emotions in social situations, according to researchers from UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) and ...
Oct 26, 2023
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