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New Add-on Drug May Improve Memory in People With Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
March 11, 2013 — A new drug may improve memory problems in people with moderate Alzheimer’s disease, according to a phase IIa study. The drug is called ... > full story -
Sleep Discovery Could Lead to Therapies That Improve Memory
March 11, 2013 — A team of sleep researchers has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid enhances the ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Buphenyl as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer's Disease
March 8, 2013 — Studies in mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have shown that sodium phenylbutyrate, known as Buphenyl, successfully increases factors for neuronal growth and protects learning and memory, ... > full story -
Chewing Gum Helps You Concentrate for Longer, Study Suggests
March 8, 2013 — Chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require continuous monitoring. Previous research has shown that chewing gum can improve concentration in visual memory tasks. This study ... > full story -
Test-Taking May Improve Learning in People of All Ages
March 7, 2013 — Older adults who haven’t been in school for a while are as capable of learning from tests as younger adults and college students, according to new ... > full story -
Use It or Lose It: Molecular Mechanism for Why a Stimulating Environment Protects Against Alzheimer's Disease
March 6, 2013 — Researchers provide specific pre-clinical scientific evidence supporting the concept that prolonged and intensive stimulation by an enriched environment, especially regular exposure to new ... > full story -
Potential Target to Better Treat, Cure Anxiety Disorders
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have, for the first time, identified a specific group of cells in the brainstem whose activation during rapid eye movement sleep is critical for the regulation of emotional memory ... > full story -
Novel Storage Mechanism Allows Command, Control of Memory
March 5, 2013 — Introductions at a party seemingly go in one ear and out the other. However, if you meet someone two or three times during the party, you are more likely to remember his or her name. Your brain has ... > full story -
Mars Rover Curiosity's Recovery on Track
March 5, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has transitioned from precautionary "safe mode" to active status on the path of recovery from a memory glitch last week. Resumption of full operations is anticipated by ... > full story -
Protein Synthesis Blocker May Hold Key to Reducing Effects of Traumatic Events
March 4, 2013 — Reducing fear and stress following a traumatic event could be as simple as providing a protein synthesis blocker to the brain, report a team of researchers in a new ... > full story
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