A study published in Neuron explains how a team of scientists found that they could bias the competition between old neurons and new ones in the hippocampus to favor the new ones being generated....
read moreResearch at the Texas A&M College of Medicine has found that nicotine binds to and activates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the brain, which reduces neurodegeneration. The study was done on mice, but may apply to humans as well....
read moreWhen researchers in Austria exposed mice to grass pollen to induce an allergic reaction, they found that the reaction stimulated the growth of new neurons. It appears as though allergic reactions suppress the decline of creating new memories, which...
read moreA piece published in “Acupuncture in Medicine” indicates that acupuncture is effective for mild cognitive impairment when used as an alternative or in combination with other treatments....
read moreMore than 200 scientists, clinicians and industry partners joined forces to develop a cost-effective diagnostic tool to measure some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia. The procedure uses a noninvasive technique to measure blood flow to the brain....
read moreWomen over 70 who have cerebrovascular disease and take calcium supplements may be putting themselves at an increased risk for dementia. Specifically, stroke patients who took calcium increased their dementia risk by seven times....
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