LearningRx1 alzheimer's | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 45

Self-reported memory complaints are strong predictors of Alzheimer’s...

Oct 2, 2014 by

New research from the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging indicates that people who notice changes in memory may be correctly predicting later memory issues like dementia....

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Predicting memory deficits after brain injury

Sep 30, 2014 by

Researchers at the Kessler Foundation have identified predictors of prospective memory impairment after TBIs....

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Hippocampus activity flows bidirectionally, not unidirectionally...

Sep 27, 2014 by

Researchers studying mice have discovered that the flow of activity linked to memory in the hippocampus is bidirectional, not unidirectional, as thought for the past 100 years or so....

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Understanding why HIV patients develop dementia

Sep 24, 2014 by

New research indicates that infected cells activate specific immune cells in HIV-infected patients’ brains, which can lead to dementia....

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Retrosplenial cortex essential for contextual memories

Sep 20, 2014 by

Scientists at Dartmouth have found that the retrosplenial cortex is vital to forming contextual memories....

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Bariatric surgery could reduce Alzheimer’s risk

Sep 15, 2014 by

There’s new evidence that weight loss after bariatric surgery could actually reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in people who are obese....

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