Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms

Updated on: October 30,2025

Why do some songs get stuck in our heads so easily? The science of earworms

Updated on:October 30,2025

Functional connections between different brain networks can predict a person's age

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeuroscientists have been trying to understand for decades how the human brain changes over the lifespan. This could ultimately help

Updated on: February 05,2024

Functional connections between different brain networks can predict a person's age

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeuroscientists have been trying to understand for decades how the human brain changes over the lifespan. This could ultimately help

Updated on:February 05,2024

Brain training activity linked to reduced dementia risk

by Alzheimer's Research UKFlorida researchers have presented results from a 10-year study into the effects of 'brain training' activities on healthy older people. The study found that

Updated on: March 07,2024

Brain training activity linked to reduced dementia risk

by Alzheimer's Research UKFlorida researchers have presented results from a 10-year study into the effects of 'brain training' activities on healthy older people. The study found that

Updated on:March 07,2024

Uncovering the unusual way aggregates hijack proteins

by Utrecht University,Utrecht University Faculty of ScienceTau stacking. Credit: Stefan Rudiger - Utrecht UniversityUtrecht scientists have uncovered how aggregates alter the behavior of Tau pro

Updated on: July 01,2024

Uncovering the unusual way aggregates hijack proteins

by Utrecht University,Utrecht University Faculty of ScienceTau stacking. Credit: Stefan Rudiger - Utrecht UniversityUtrecht scientists have uncovered how aggregates alter the behavior of Tau pro

Updated on:July 01,2024

Shorter white blood cell telomeres linked to higher dementia risk

by British Medical JournalHuman chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). Credit: PD-NASA; PD-USGOV-NASAShorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may signal a heightened

Updated on: March 02,2024

Shorter white blood cell telomeres linked to higher dementia risk

by British Medical JournalHuman chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). Credit: PD-NASA; PD-USGOV-NASAShorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may signal a heightened

Updated on:March 02,2024

Researchers use imaging technique to predict dementia status in adults with down syndrome

by Laura Dawahare,University of KentuckyResearchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging found that magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), a noninvasive imaging technique,

Updated on: March 07,2024

Researchers use imaging technique to predict dementia status in adults with down syndrome

by Laura Dawahare,University of KentuckyResearchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging found that magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), a noninvasive imaging technique,

Updated on:March 07,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on: March 13,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Updated on:March 13,2024

'Super-agers' study may reveal secrets to staying young

Mary Helen Abbott, 77, paints her lips bright pink, still smokes the occasional cigarette, keeps up on all the gossip at the retirement home and wears a short skirt to fitness class.She giggles as the

Updated on: February 26,2024

'Super-agers' study may reveal secrets to staying young

Mary Helen Abbott, 77, paints her lips bright pink, still smokes the occasional cigarette, keeps up on all the gossip at the retirement home and wears a short skirt to fitness class.She giggles as the

Updated on:February 26,2024

Stimulating the auditory cortex improves speech perception

bySociety for NeuroscienceThe Primary Auditory Cortex is highlighted in magenta, and has been known to interact with all areas highlighted on this neural map. Credit: Wikipedia.Stimulating a spe

Updated on: February 18,2024

Stimulating the auditory cortex improves speech perception

bySociety for NeuroscienceThe Primary Auditory Cortex is highlighted in magenta, and has been known to interact with all areas highlighted on this neural map. Credit: Wikipedia.Stimulating a spe

Updated on:February 18,2024

New neurons form in the brain into the tenth decade of life, even in people with Alzheimer's

by Jacqueline Carey,University of Illinois at ChicagoNew neurons continue to be formed in the hippocampus into the tenth decade of life, even in people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheim

Updated on: June 18,2024

New neurons form in the brain into the tenth decade of life, even in people with Alzheimer's

by Jacqueline Carey,University of Illinois at ChicagoNew neurons continue to be formed in the hippocampus into the tenth decade of life, even in people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheim

Updated on:June 18,2024

New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonPatterns in the tiny amounts of light emitted by these neural stem cells helped researchers determine whether they were active or dormant without destructive tes

Updated on: March 30,2024

New tool provides researchers with improved understanding of stem cell aging in the brain

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonPatterns in the tiny amounts of light emitted by these neural stem cells helped researchers determine whether they were active or dormant without destructive tes

Updated on:March 30,2024

Examining dementia risk in adults with intellectual disability

by Okayama UniversityLittle is known about the risk factors of dementia in people diagnosed with intellectual disabilities. Researchers at Okayama University Hospital, Okayama University, and Asa

Updated on: March 02,2024

Examining dementia risk in adults with intellectual disability

by Okayama UniversityLittle is known about the risk factors of dementia in people diagnosed with intellectual disabilities. Researchers at Okayama University Hospital, Okayama University, and Asa

Updated on:March 02,2024