LearningRx1 Memory | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 17

How we learn things shapes our memory

Dec 30, 2019 by

How we learn things shapes our memory

New research shows that we have multiple networks in our brain to help us store learned knowledge or associations. Even if that part of the brain is damaged, the brain will still leave alternative mechanisms available for learning....

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Childhood cognition may predict dementia risk later in life

Dec 27, 2019 by

Childhood cognition may predict dementia risk later in life

Researchers looked at 502 people born in the same week in 1946 who had taken cognitive tests at age 8 and again at ages 69-71. They found that childhood cognition was a good predictor of dementia later in life,...

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Extra virgin olive oil may protect against dementias

Dec 5, 2019 by

Extra virgin olive oil may protect against dementias

A new study on mice, scientists found that a diet rich in extra virgin olive oil appears to prevent the toxic accumulation of the protein tau. Tau is the hallmark of multiple types of dementia. In addition, brain tissue...

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CTE Risk, Severity Increases With Years Playing Football

Nov 12, 2019 by

CTE Risk, Severity Increases With Years Playing Football

New research from Boston University School of Medicine has found that the risk and severity of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases with every year of football played. The study was published in Annals of Neurology....

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Food Comas May Help Preserve Long-term Memory

Nov 5, 2019 by

Food Comas May Help Preserve Long-term Memory

Although most of us probably think of food comas as something that shuts down our brain, new research from New York University has found that food comas may actually help us to form long-term memories....

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Blood Thinner May Delay Alzheimer’s

Oct 31, 2019 by

Blood Thinner May Delay Alzheimer’s

A team of investigators from New York and Span found than an existing blood thinner may help delay the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The study was done on mice but the scientists found that that just one year’s treatment...

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Slow Walkers Have Older Brain and Bodies at 45

Oct 29, 2019 by

Slow Walkers Have Older Brain and Bodies at 45

Your walking speed at age 45 can serve as a marker for accelerating aging. In fact, researcher found that people who walk slowly at age 45 also tended to have worse teeth, lungs and immune systems than their age-similar...

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