While chemotherapy increases hydrogen peroxide levels in the brain, a chemical compound called KU-32 has been found to counter the negative effects of this substance, stopping chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline in rats....
read moreA new Yale study suggests that genetic variants linked to autism spectrum disorders may have been selected during evolution because they contribute to enhanced cognition. Researchers found that evolutionary gene selected showed ASD were found under positive selection in...
read moreIn the largest structural imaging study to date on ADHD symptoms in adolescents, researchers found a possible brain marker that uses a comparison of brain structure and dimensional measures of ADHD symptoms....
read moreA peptide called Hi1a, which is found in the venom of the Australian funnel web spider, appears to block ion channels in the brain that play a role in brain damage caused by stroke. When tested in rats, researchers...
read moreAn international research team has found that six unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) found in the middle frontal and inferior temporal gyri correlate with Alzheimer’s disease. The scientists aren’t sure if the UFAs cause Alzheimer’s or the other way around....
read moreA large-scale study from researchers at the Boston School of Medicine found that sleeping nine hours or more is linked to a greater risk of dementia. Education also plays a role, as being highly educated appeared to protect against...
read moreScientists may have a new way to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s: by inhibiting an interaction between two specific proteins. The process may also help slow the progression of other neurodegenerative diseases....
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