Calorie cutting may help obese people with thinking problems
A new study indicates that older obese people with mild cognitive impairment who lose a small amount of weight may see some improvement on tests of thinking skills....
read moreBrain training creates lasting change for TBI victims
Veterans and civilians with brain injury had lasting brain and mental health gains after receiving brain training....
read moreExtra nuts or oil with Mediterranean diet may protect memory
Older adults (average age of 67 for this study) were found to receive protective effects in regards to cognitive function when they followed a Mediterranean diet and supplemented it with additional mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil....
read moreInjectable hydrogel helps repair brain damage via stem cell therapy...
Mice with stroke-related brain damage demonstrated improvements in motor coordination within just weeks of being given injections of neural stem and progenitor cells enveloped in hydrogel....
read moreEmotional processing deficits linked to white matter damage
Scientists at the Kessler Foundation have linked the inability to recognize emotions in others (called “facial affect”) with white matter damage after TBI....
read moreMental practice combined with PT helps treat stroke
Also known as “motor imagery,” mental practice is rehearsing motor action in your mind but not in action. It’s been found that mental practice, combined with physical therapy, is an effective treatment for stroke....
read moreUnrelated memories artificially linked in mice
Scientists in Japan have figured out how to create an artificial link between memories that are unrelated, which may eventually help with PTSD....
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