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08/30/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

The brain learns different tasks in different ways: Brain wave study sheds insight on learning, memory, mental disorders

Investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified the brainwave patterns that correspond with the two different types of learning and memory. The research — published in Neuron — could one day help doctors diagnose cognitive diseases early on, as well as improve learning tools to help patients cope with their conditions. According […]

08/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Brain fitness: Keep these 10 tips in mind

Each and every part of our body is susceptible to the ravages of time, and our brain is no exception. The brain undergoes various ages as we get on in years. Mental decline is just one of them. Yet despite this being a common and terrifying aspect of aging, it isn’t inevitable. There are numerous […]

07/24/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Rate of suicide among the elderly is up, mainly due to disease: Here are 4 tips to help those at risk

Suicide rates among older Americans have reached a disturbing peak. According to Drs. Namkee G. Choi and Diana M. DiNitto, both social work professors at The University of Texas at Austin, more people aged 50 and above have died by suicide than young people. Speaking in a press release, Choi remarked: “Many people may not […]

07/20/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Is the WHO engaging in age discrimination?

The draft of the World Health Organization‘s (WHO) 13th General Programme of Work was released in early January of this year. Based on what they have read, a number of academics have denounced the WHO for “washing its hands of older people.” This accusation is based on the fact that the five-year program makes no […]

02/07/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Keep your brain in top shape: It helps mitigate effects if you have a stroke, and helps recovery afterward

Is work the key to maintaining a healthy mind? That may just be the case for stroke survivors. Israeli researchers discovered that working-age adults who were employed before and after a stroke were more likely to have sharper, healthier brains in the long run. In order to come to this conclusion, the investigative team recruited […]

01/20/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Tea boosts your brainpower: Study finds it makes you happy, which boosts creativity

Tea is a beverage famous for having a plethora of benefits, the vast majority of them relating to health. As a recent study has shown, however, drinking tea can boost your creativity as well. Researchers from Peking University have discovered that this beloved hot beverage can improve mood and enhance cognitive function, thus impacting creativity. […]

12/07/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

More evidence there’s a link between the heart and mind: Poor heart health found to affect brain’s memory center, proving exercise does fight Alzheimer’s

Researchers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., have found a link between heart health and memory issues. Specifically, that poor blood flow from the heart can lead to reduced blood flow in the brain’s temporal lobe — the region where Alzheimer’s pathology begins. For the purposes of their research, the team recruited […]

11/16/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Alzheimer’s found to be a side effect of obstructive sleep apnea, study finds

People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. This is due to the fact that those with this potentially serious sleep disorder have higher levels of amyloid beta, the peptides that have been strongly implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. This was the conclusion the researchers behind a compelling new study came to […]

10/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Study: Mice with Alzheimer’s have their memories reawakened…with lasers

Alzheimer’s disease has long been thought to completely erase an individual’s memories. The clumps of tau tangles and amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain are believed to destroy the neurons associated with memory storage. That may no longer be the case, however, as demonstrated by a team of researchers from Columbia University. In their […]

09/23/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

New AI can diagnose Alzheimer’s 10 years before human doctors

Researchers from Italy have developed a machine-learning algorithm that can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease almost 10 years before human doctors can. According to the DailyMail.co.uk, the team from the University of Bari Aldo Moro trained their artificial intelligence (AI) by using 67 MRI scans: 29 came from a healthy control group, while 38 were […]

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