LearningRx1 December, 2014 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 3

New technology sends antibodies through blood-brain barrier

Dec 19, 2014 by

The results of the Roche-designed Brain Shuttle technology, a means of efficiently transferring investigational antibodies from the blood through the blood-brain barrier into the brain, may be big news in the fight against Alzheimer’s. By transferring antibodies through the...

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Discovery of brain area that’s unique to humans

Dec 18, 2014 by

Neuroscientists at Oxford University have identified an area of the brain that is unique to humans. The region is located in the ventrolateral frontal cortex and deals with strategic planning, decision-making and multi-tasking....

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Brain and cognitive decline protect against long-term decline...

Dec 17, 2014 by

Kessler Foundation researchers have found that brain reserve and cognitive reserve help protect long-term against cognitive decline. The study followed people over a course of 4.5 years and measured memory, cognitive efficiency, vocabulary, brain volume and disease progression on...

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When you develop diabetes and high BP affects brain later

Dec 16, 2014 by

New research from the Mayo Clinic shows that people who develop high blood pressure and diabetes in middle age (40 to 64) are more likely to have brain cell loss and other damage (including problems with thinking skills and...

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Stopping immune system from killing brain cells reduces damage...

Dec 15, 2014 by

Researchers have discovered that by stopping the body’s immune system from killing brain cells, they can reduce the brain damage caused by head injuries. Although the study was done on mice, the scientists’ findings could have major implications for...

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Eating lots of trans fats is linked to poor memory in men

Dec 14, 2014 by

Ruling out other factors, scientists found that healthy working-age men who ate the most trans fats performed worse on memory tests than those that didn’t each much trans fats....

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