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Cognitive Difficulties Associated With Menopause Described
January 3, 2013 The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post ... > full story -
Promising Compound Restores Memory Loss and Reverses Symptoms of Alzheimer's in Mice
January 2, 2013 A new ray of hope has broken through the clouded outcomes associated with Alzheimer's disease. When a molecule called TFP5 is injected into mice with disease that is the equivalent of human ... > full story -
Accepted Model of Memory Formation Refuted
January 2, 2013 A widely accepted model of long-term memory formation — that it hinges on a single enzyme in the brain — is flawed, according to new research. The new study found that mice lacking the ... > full story -
Early Cognitive Problems Documented Among Those Who Eventually Get Alzheimer's
December 28, 2012 People who study or treat Alzheimer’s disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study ... > full story -
Many Causes for Learning Lags in Tumor Disorder
December 21, 2012 The causes of learning problems associated with an inherited brain tumor disorder are much more complex than scientists had anticipated, researchers ... > full story -
Cholesterol Boosts the Memory of the Immune System
December 21, 2012 The memory of the human immune system is critical for the development of vaccines. Only if the body recognizes a pathogen with which it has already come into contact in the case of a second ... > full story -
On-Demand Synaptic Electronics: Circuits That Learn and Forget
December 20, 2012 Researchers in Japan and the US propose a nanoionic device with a range of neuromorphic and electrical multifunctions that may allow the fabrication of on-demand configurable circuits, analog ... > full story -
Data Storage: A Fast and Loose Approach Improves Memory
December 20, 2012 An unconventional design for a nanoscale memory device uses a freely moving mechanical shuttle to improve ... > full story -
Scientists Debunk the IQ Myth: Notion of Measuring One's Intelligence Quotient by Singular, Standardized Test Is Highly Misleading
December 19, 2012 After conducting the largest online intelligence study on record, scientists concluded that the notion of measuring one's intelligence quotient or IQ by a singular, standardized test is highly ... > full story -
The Best-Laid Plans: How We Update Our Goals Based on New Information
December 18, 2012 Humans are adept at setting goals and updating them as new situations arise -- for example, a person who is playing a video game may switch to a new goal when their phone rings. Now, researchers have ... > full story
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