Even young brains can accumulate Alzheimer’s protein
Researchers at Northwestern University have found that amyloid can start accumulating in our brains as young as 20....
read moreNew study helps diagnose concussions in youth athletes
Canadian researchers studied 50 adolescents (15 with concussions) and found that although standard neuropsychological tests showed no significant differences between the two groups, fMRIs measuring brain activity during a navigational memory test could tell the difference....
read moreSleep patterns change throughout adolescence
Research is showing that because adolescents’ physiology naturally creates later bedtimes and school times are too early, teens don’t get enough sleep....
read moreYoung people’s brains can accumulate Alzheimer’s protein
There’s new evidence that amyloid can start accumulating in the brains of people as early as age 20....
read moreH.S. football players’ brain change after one season
Even in the absence of a concussion, high school football players’ brains change in just one season....
read moreObese kids’ brains more responsive to sugar
New research indicates that the brains of obese children are more responsive to sugar than their fit peers....
read moreTeen binge drinking changes the brain long term
There’s new evidence that binge drinking during adolescence can have a negative effect on brain function later in life....
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