Sleep Disordered Breathing Linked to Cognitive Impairment Carriers of Alzheimer’s susceptibility gene have increased risk High-Dose Flu Vax Linked to Less Hospitalization Among Elderly Lower rates of hospitalization for respiratory illness vs standard doses Nursing Home Companies Now Double as Insurers (Kaiser Health News) Does their closed-loop system help patients? Low-Fat Dairy Linked to SmallContinue reading “Sleep Disordered Breathing Linked to Cognitive Impairment”
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Substance Addiction Changes Mother’s Response to Infant
Substance Addiction Changes Mother’s Response to Infant Summary: Substance addiction modifies they way a mother’s brain responds to her own child, a new study reports. Researchers found key reward regions of the brain appear to shut down in response to their own infant’s smiles in mothers with addictions. Source: Baylor College of Medicine. Maternal addictionContinue reading “Substance Addiction Changes Mother’s Response to Infant”
What are possible causes of Bell’s Palsy?
Bell’s palsy is a type of facial paralysis that results in an inability to control the facial muscles on the affected side.[1] Symptoms can vary from mild to severe. They may include muscle twitching, weakness, or total loss of the ability to move one or rarely both sides of the face. Other symptoms include droopingContinue reading “What are possible causes of Bell’s Palsy?”
Waterlogged brain region helps scientists gauge damage in Parkinson’s
Waterlogged brain region helps scientists gauge damage caused by Parkinson’s disease NIH-funded research could aid drug development for the condition. NIH-funded scientists have discovered that Parkinson’s disease increases the amount of “free” water in a particular brain area.Image courtesy of David Vaillancourt, Ph.D., University of Florida. Scientists at the University of Florida have discovered aContinue reading “Waterlogged brain region helps scientists gauge damage in Parkinson’s”
How Toddlers Begin Learning Rules of Reading and Writing
Toddlers Begin Learning Rules of Reading and Writing at Very Early Age Summary: A new study reveals that by the age of three, children are already starting to follow complex rules and patterns that govern how letters fit together to make words. Source: WUSTL. Exposure to language improves ‘invented spellings’ of children ages 3-to-5 years.Continue reading “How Toddlers Begin Learning Rules of Reading and Writing”
Lutein May Counter Cognitive Aging
Lutein May Counter Cognitive Aging Summary: People with higher levels of lutein, a nutrient commonly found in kale and eggs, were more cognitively on par with younger people than their peers with lower lutein levels, a new study reports. Source: University of Illinois. Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically fit,Continue reading “Lutein May Counter Cognitive Aging”
Gerontology articles
Cognitive Function and Changes in Cognitive Function as Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) Xiaoyan Leng, MD, PhD; Mark A. Espeland, PhD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD; Marcia L. Stefanick, PhD; Emily W. Gower, PhD … FNIH-defined Sarcopenia Predicts Adverse Outcomes Among Community-dwelling Older People in Taiwan: Results from the I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study Ting-ChingContinue reading “Gerontology articles”
New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders
New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders Summary: Researchers have created a new map that highlights protein associations through brain networks. The map is available through a software platform that allows users to visualize disease risk factors. Source: USC. A study of protein interactions could be the first step to findingContinue reading “New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders”
Dragonfly Brains Predict the Path of Their Prey
Dragonfly Brains Predict the Path of Their Prey Summary: A new study in eLife provides new insights into how complex neural processes in the brains of dragonflies allows them to predict, peruse and catch prey. The findings could prove useful in developing new innovative robot vision systems. Source: University of Adelaide. New research from AustraliaContinue reading “Dragonfly Brains Predict the Path of Their Prey”
Psychopaths are Better at Learning to Lie
Psychopaths are Better at Learning to Lie Summary: A new study using university students reveals those with high psychopathic traits showed a significantly reduces response time when being prompted to lie following training than those low levels of the traits. Researchers say their findings provide evidence that those with higher psychopathic traits may be betterContinue reading “Psychopaths are Better at Learning to Lie”
Cognitive Cross Training Enhances Learning
Cognitive Cross Training Enhances Learning Summary: Using a combination of brain stimulation, physical exercise and computer based cognitive training, researchers report people were better at specific skill learning than when using cognitive training alone. Source: University of Illinois. Just as athletes cross-train to improve physical skills, those wanting to enhance cognitive skills can benefit fromContinue reading “Cognitive Cross Training Enhances Learning”
Mice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally
Mice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally Summary: Researchers find brain areas associated with pain and empathy may be involved in the social transfer of pain in mice. Source: SfN. Pain sensitivity associated with alcohol withdrawal may activate the same brain region in both drinking and non-drinking mice, finds a study published in eNeuro. Monique Smith and colleaguesContinue reading “Mice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally”
Alcohol Boosts Recall of Earlier Learning
Alcohol Boosts Recall of Earlier Learning Summary: A new Scientific Reports study reveals alcohol may have a surprising effect on learning and memory. Researchers found those who drank alcohol following a learned word task had better recollection of the terms they learned the next day than those who did not drink. Source: University of Exeter.Continue reading “Alcohol Boosts Recall of Earlier Learning”
Depression Changes Structure of the Brain
Depression Changes Structure of the Brain Summary: White matter integrity appears to be reduced in people with major depressive disorders, a new Scientific Reports study reveals. Source: University of Edinburgh. Changes in the brain’s structure that could be the result of depression have been identified in a major scanning study. Alterations were found in partsContinue reading “Depression Changes Structure of the Brain”