Alzheimer’s is a “diabetic disorder of the brain”
By looking at how insulin signaling works in the brain and pancreas in people with diabetes, a research team has found a promising treatment for Alzheimer’s....
read moreStudy: Development of Executive Functions
Abstract Executive functions refer to top–down processes utilized in goal-directed behavior. Executive functions and academic achievement relate robustly, from early childhood through adolescence. Executive functions and their neural networks appear to be malleable, and environments can support their development....
read moreScientists create blood test for concussions
A research team working under a program of Lawson Health Research Institute has developed a blood test to identify concussions in adolescent athletes. The test identifies the concussions with greater than 90 percent certainty....
read moreNutrition protects against stress on the brain in early life
Supplementing a mother’s nutrition during early pregnancy can protect the baby’s brain from early-life stress later....
read moreHigh-fat foods alter kids’ executive functions
After just four weeks after feeding mice high-fat foods, researchers found that the mice developed cognitive defects....
read moreAntibiotic restores cell communication in areas damaged by Alzheimer’s...
Researchers reduced synaptic disruption and cleared the lines of neuronal communication in mice with early stage Alzheimer’s using an FDA-approved antibiotic called Ceftriaxone....
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