Cholesterol plays a role in Alzheimer’s
A study led by the University of Cambridge found that cholesterol caused amyloid-beta clusters to develop 20 times faster than they would have otherwise....
read moreSerotonin receptor may be the key to boosting memory
Scientists at Columbia University Irving Medical Center found that when serotonin release was increased, mice’s spatial memory improved. If a drug could be designed to enhance serotonin activity in specific receptors in the hippocampus, it may help people retail...
read moreNew study shows learning occurs in dendrites, not synapses
A new study proposes that learning isn’t done in the synapses but rather in a few dendrites, the branches that feed inputs to the neuron....
read moreCan beets help Alzheimer’s?
A pigment found in beets called “betanin” may help the keep the brain from accumulating clusters of amino acids called “amyloid beta” that lead to Alzheimer’s....
read moreLow dopamine may indicate early Alzheimer’s
A link between the loss of dopamine-firing cells and the brain’s inability to form new memories has been discovered....
read moreMicro concussions may alter football players’ brains
Increasing evidence supports the idea that brains with subconcussive impacts, also known as “micro concussions,” have measurable differences compared to brains that have received no micro concussions....
read moreFather’s fitness may boost kids’ brain power
Exposing mice to a stimulating environment with lots of exercise increased their learning ability, and also the learning ability of their offspring....
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