Exercise in childhood may prevent cognitive decline later
A study on rats has found that exercise at a young age may stave off cognitive impairment much later in life by creating a cognitive reserve....
read moreHeart-healthy middle age tied to lower risk of dementia
Research published in JAMA Neurology shows that risk factors like diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking in middle age may increase the likelihood of having dementia later in life....
read moreBrain activity is higher in women
Researchers used functional neuroimaging to look at the brains of more than 26,000 adults and found that women have higher activity in several brain regions, including those associated with anxiety, mood and impulse control....
read moreAction video games reduce gray matter
Researchers at two Canadian institutions have found that playing action video games can harm the brain by reducing the amount of gray matter in the hippocampus....
read moreTargeting an enzyme may reverse memory loss
New research indicates that it may be possible to not only prevent, but also reverse the memory loss that comes with Alzheimer’s using drugs that block the HDAC2 enzyme from breaking the communication between neurons. ...
read moreMaking older brains young by manipulating a gene
Researchers from Japan and the U.S. were able to manipulate the Arc gene in the brains of middle-aged mice in order to restore the plasticity of their visual cortex like that of younger mice....
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