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Alzheimer's Symptoms Reversed: Blood Stem Cell Growth Factor Reverses Memory Decline In Mice
A human growth factor that
stimulates blood stem cells
to proliferate in bone
marrow reverses memory
impairment in mice
... > full story
Student’s Design Helps Piece Together Parts Of The Alzheimer’s Puzzle
Extensive research in care
homes across South East
England has prompted a
student to design a jigsaw
puzzle especially for people
... > full story
First Image Of Memories Being Made
The ability to learn and to
establish new memories is
essential to our daily
existence and identity;
enabling us to navigate
through the world. A new
study has captured an image
... > full story
Computer System For Dementia Patients
A computer screen in the
living room can help
dementia sufferers to check
the time and date and to
remember appointments. ... > full story
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Early Alzheimer's: Not Remembering What Is Important To Remember
June 28, 2009 — People in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, psychologists ... > full story -
Schizophrenic's 'Automatic Pilot' Still Works, But Processing New Information Causes Problems
June 24, 2009 — Answering a phone call while cooking dinner ... walking to work while texting ... driving while listening to the radio -- all without having to think about it. After plenty of practice, people can do ... > full story -
New Mechanism For Amyloid Beta Protein's Toxic Impact On The Alzheimer's Brain
June 24, 2009 — Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism linking soluble amyloid b protein with the synaptic injury and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research provides critical new ... > full story -
Memories May Be Formed Throughout The Day, Not Just While Sleeping
June 23, 2009 — Scientists have long thought that processes occurring during sleep were responsible for cementing the salient experiences of the day into long-term memories. Now, however, a study of scampering rats ... > full story -
Severely Memory-deficit Mutant Mouse Created
June 20, 2009 — A Japanese research group has successfully generated a novel kinase-dead mutant mouse of the CaMKIIalpha gene that completely and exclusively lacks its kinase activity. They examined hippocampal ... > full story -
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shows Alzheimer's Disease Deterioration Much Earlier
June 19, 2009 — It is possible to determine which patients run a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and the dementia associated with it, even in patients with minimal memory ... > full story -
How We Recognize What Is True And What Is False
June 19, 2009 — A recent neuroimaging study reveals that the ability to distinguish true from false in our daily lives involves two distinct ... > full story -
Specific Genetic Cause Of Fetal Alcohol-related Developmental Disorders Found
June 19, 2009 — Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study ... > full story -
Depression May Increase Alzheimer's Risk In People With Memory Problems
June 17, 2009 — People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to people who are not depressed, reports a new study. However, the research also shows that the ... > full story -
Older Adults Less Affected By Sleep Deprivation Than Younger Adults During Cognitive Performance
June 15, 2009 — Older adults are able to retain better cognitive functioning during sleep deprivation than young adults, according to new ... > full story
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