LearningRx1 Alzheimer's/Dementia | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 53

Omega-3s enhance cognitive flexibility in at-risk older adults...

Jun 15, 2015 by

For older adults at risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s, those who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids performed better than their peers on cognitive flexibility tests. They also had a bigger anterior cingulated cortex, part of the brain that’s linked to...

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Extra nuts or oil with Mediterranean diet may protect memory

Jun 12, 2015 by

Older adults (average age of 67 for this study) were found to receive protective effects in regards to cognitive function when they followed a Mediterranean diet and supplemented it with additional mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil....

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Injectable hydrogel helps repair brain damage via stem cell therapy...

Jun 8, 2015 by

Mice with stroke-related brain damage demonstrated improvements in motor coordination within just weeks of being given injections of neural stem and progenitor cells enveloped in hydrogel....

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Sleep apnia and heavy snoring lined to earlier cognitive decline...

May 27, 2015 by

A study out of the NYU Langone Medical Center has indicated that people who have breathing problems during sleep have a higher risk of earlier memory and thinking skills declines....

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Brain damage linked to long-term exposure to air pollution

May 22, 2015 by

New research indicates that being exposed to air pollution for an extended number of years–even at low levels–may lead to brain damage. Specifically, the brain damage serves as a marker of age-related cognitive impairment and other brain conditions....

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Extra sleep may improve memory for those with Alzheimer’s...

May 20, 2015 by

Scientists studying  fruit flies, whose brains regulate sleep in a similar way to humans, found that additional sleep restored the ability of the flies to make new memories....

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Unrelated memories artificially linked in mice

May 8, 2015 by

Scientists in Japan have figured out how to create an artificial link between memories that are unrelated, which may eventually help with PTSD....

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