LearningRx1 Memory | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 31

Sleep apnea in children impairs memory consolidation

Dec 19, 2017 by

A team of researchers studying children with disturbed sleep found that there was a link to impaired memory. They also found a method that might help predict the level of disruption caused by the sleep loss....

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Obstructive sleep apnea linked to Alzheimer’s risk

Dec 14, 2017 by

There’s new evidence that older adults with obstructive sleep apnea may have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s due to the higher levels of amyloid beta. Amyloid beta is the main component of the hallmark plaques of Alzheimer’s....

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Dementia breakthrough? Brain training game found to reduce risk...

Dec 12, 2017 by

A speed-of-processing training intervention developed by researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green has been found to “significantly” reduce the risk of dementia....

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Getting married may help you avoid dementia

Dec 6, 2017 by

A paper published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery. and Psychiatry found that “lifelong singletons” were 42 percent more likely to develop dementia. This was even after controlling for factors like gender and age....

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Cognitive ability genes identified

Dec 4, 2017 by

Research from Feinstein Institute of Medical Research in New York looked at the results of 107,207 people’s neuropsychological tests and genomes. The scientists unlocked new details about the role of genetics in cognitive skills....

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Playing video games may enhance learning

Nov 23, 2017 by

A study of “gamers” found that playing video games trains regions like the hippocampus. The researchers found that gamers were better than non-gamers at analyzing a situation quickly to generate new knowledge and categorize facts....

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Delayed word processing may predict onset of Alzheimer’s

Nov 17, 2017 by

A study of patients with mild cognitive impairment found that the time it takes for a person to process written words may be a good predictor of whether or not they’ll develop Alzheimer’s disease....

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