Men’s heavy drinking may increase memory loss
Middle-aged men who drink 2.5 alcoholic drinks per day can decrease their memory loss by up to six years later....
read moreHDACis may help those with PTSD
Drugs that enhance the brain’s ability to replace bad memories with good ones (called HDACis) are looking promising in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder....
read moreEmployment may improve autism symptoms
Adults with ASD who work in situations with inclusiveness and interaction tend to have measurable improvements in behavior and daily living skills....
read moreAutism risk increased with hospital-diagnosed maternal infections...
A Kaiser Permanente study has found that pregnant women who are diagnosed with a bacterial infection in a hospital have a greater risk of giving birth to a child who develops ASD....
read moreSense of sound and sight separated in children with autism
A new study from Vanderbilt indicates that children with ASD have difficulty integrating sound and sight, which may make it harder to develop social and communication skills....
read moreProtein in Alzheimer’s-related memory loss identified
Although it’s been known for awhile that a protein called Neuroligin-1 (NLGN1) is involved in forming memories, new researcher links it to amyloid-associated memory loss....
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