LearningRx1 Brain Science News | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 63

Dementia risk may be raised by hormone therapy for prostate cancer...

Dec 5, 2016 by

A study published in JAMA Oncology found that men with prostate cancer who had ADT (androgen deprivation therapy) were nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with dementia in the five years after the ADT treatment, compared to men...

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Researchers identify way to create long-lasting memories

Dec 3, 2016 by

A new study of mice indicates that experiences that grab our attention trigger the release of chemicals that etch memories into our brain....

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“Super agers” retain youthful thinking

Nov 23, 2016 by

Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital discovered that “super agers” have no brain shrinkage in the area associated with memory....

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Stimulating neurons could protect against TBI-induced brain damage...

Nov 21, 2016 by

Lab-based modeling showed that dispensing Valium after a TBI seems to mimic the protection offered by neuron networks, like those that try to stop the spreading of secondary damage in the case of stroke or TBI....

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Brain benefitted by exercise—unless there’s been mercury exposure...

Nov 15, 2016 by

Although for most people, aerobic exercise increases cognitive processing and short-term memory, people exposed to high levels of mercury before birth do not reap the same benefits from aerobic exercise....

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Research on triggering of lysozyme may provide new Alzheimer’s treatment...

Nov 13, 2016 by

Investigators have discovered that Alzheimer’s triggers an increased expression of lysozyme, an enzyme that attempts to counteract the build-up of amyloids in the brain caused by the disease....

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The brain concentrates on one thing at a time

Nov 11, 2016 by

Researchers from Linkoping University have found that when we are busy with something that requires us to use sight—such as driving, the brain reduces hearing to make it easier for us....

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