LearningRx1 Brain Science News | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 52

Caffeine may ward off dementia by boosting protective enzyme

Jul 10, 2017 by

Indiana University researchers have discovered that caffeine and 23 other compounds boost the production of an enzyme referred to as NMNAT2, which may block processes associated with the development of dementia....

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LearningRx reviews potential autism biomarker

Jul 8, 2017 by

Researchers who looked at babies who eventually developed autism found that they had 18 percent more cerebrospinal fluid‑the colorless fluid that surround the brain and spinal cord—than babies who did not eventually develop autism....

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LearningRx reviews study on dementia and blood pressure

Jul 4, 2017 by

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who experience sudden drops in blood pressure are 40 percent more likely to have dementia. They also had 15 percent more cognitive decline....

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LearningRx reviews study on working memory

Jul 2, 2017 by

Scientists in the UK used electricity to stimulate the brain into synchronize its waves of electrical activity. In turn, it helped harmonize different parts of the brain and improved the participants’ working memory....

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Common genetic variant may age the brain

Jun 30, 2017 by

Researchers have discovered that older adults who have two “bad” copies of a particular gene—TMEM106B‑‑show greater aging in the frontal cortex compared to their peers who have two “normal” copies of the gene....

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LearningRx reviews study on pregnancy, licorice and ADHD

Jun 20, 2017 by

Licorice intake during pregnancy linked to ADHD in offspring New research indicates that women who consume a lot of licorice during pregnancy may be more likely to have offspring who develop ADHD....

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LearningRx reviews study on brain plasticity

Jun 16, 2017 by

Brain plasticity: How adult-born neurons get wired in University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology have found that adult-born neurons get “wired” into the brain because some of the cortical neurons transfer their connections from mature granule cells...

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