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    Reducing air pollution important for healthy brain development in children
    Joseph Shavit
    • 2 days ago

    Reducing air pollution important for healthy brain development in children

    Study finds that having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children
    Sugar-studded protein is key to an Alzheimer's cure
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    Sugar-studded protein is key to an Alzheimer's cure

    Johns Hopkins researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease
    How does the brain think?
    Joseph Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    How does the brain think?

    Our brains have billions of highly calibrated nerve cells or neurons, and each neuron has thousands of connections to other neurons.
    Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
    Joseph Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

    A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research by Imperial College London.
    Researchers make breakthrough discovery in the ability to move things with our minds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 13

    Researchers make breakthrough discovery in the ability to move things with our minds

    A joint team of scientists have advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.
    Why don't some people view the world the same way as others?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 11

    Why don't some people view the world the same way as others?

    A phenomenon called naive realism may be the single most underappreciated source of conflict and distrust across individuals and groups
    'Exercise in a pill' mirrors health benefits of actual exercise
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 2

    'Exercise in a pill' mirrors health benefits of actual exercise

    Researchers say the molecules could potentially be hijacked, recoded and “bottled up” in a pill and taken like a vitamin.
    Research discovers where Alzheimer’s disease begins
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 31

    Research discovers where Alzheimer’s disease begins

    Study has revealed that the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells spreading from cell to cell via nerve fibres.
    Just being exposed to new things makes people ‘ready to learn’
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 30

    Just being exposed to new things makes people ‘ready to learn’

    Before they enter a classroom, people learn to identify commonplace objects like a “dog” and a “chair” just by encountering them in life.
    Missing link between Alzheimer's and vascular disease found?
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 28

    Missing link between Alzheimer's and vascular disease found?

    Scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher chance of developing Alzheimer's.
    Sugar-studded protein is key to Alzheimer's disease and its potential cure
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 27

    Sugar-studded protein is key to Alzheimer's disease and its potential cure

    Researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
    Scientists identify how the brain links memories
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 26

    Scientists identify how the brain links memories

    Our brains rarely record single memories—instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one memory triggers others.
    Cranberries can improve memory and ward off dementia
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 21

    Cranberries can improve memory and ward off dementia

    Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol – according to new research.
    Strange dreams might help your brain learn better, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 16

    Strange dreams might help your brain learn better, study finds

    During sleep, we commonly experience two types of sleep phases, alternating one after the other: non-REM sleep and REM sleep.
    New drug slows cognitive decline and brain damage from dementia
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 7

    New drug slows cognitive decline and brain damage from dementia

    Sodium selenate may slow cognitive decline and neurodegenerative damage that is the hallmark of many dementias including Alzheimer’s Disease
    This is what happens to the human brain over time in space
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 7

    This is what happens to the human brain over time in space

    Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research
    This is how your brain focuses and learns new tasks
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 6

    This is how your brain focuses and learns new tasks

    Neuroscientists have unlocked the mechanisms behind performance monitoring, which gives people the ability to learn from their successes.
    Fecal transplants shown to reverse aging process
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 5

    Fecal transplants shown to reverse aging process

    Transplanting fecal microbiota from young into old mice can reverse hallmarks of aging in the gut, eyes, and brain.
    'Exercise in a pill' mirrors health benefits of actual exercise
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 1

    'Exercise in a pill' mirrors health benefits of actual exercise

    Researchers are developing a supplement capable of administering the health benefits of exercise to patients incapable of physical activity.
    Satisfaction with life linked to brain chemistry
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 25

    Satisfaction with life linked to brain chemistry

    A new study shows that Oxytocin release increases with age, showing why, on average, people are more caring as they get older.
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