Sleep your way to better athletic performance

by Dan Lea, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleep might not be at the top of the list when you think about ways to boost your athletic performance. But it's just as impor

Updated on: March 05,2024

Sleep your way to better athletic performance

by Dan Lea, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleep might not be at the top of the list when you think about ways to boost your athletic performance. But it's just as impor

Updated on:March 05,2024

Low-carb 'keto' diet ('Atkins-style') may modestly improve cognition in older adults

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a pilot study of 14 older adults with mild cognitive problems suggestive of early Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins

Updated on: May 22,2024

Low-carb 'keto' diet ('Atkins-style') may modestly improve cognition in older adults

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a pilot study of 14 older adults with mild cognitive problems suggestive of early Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins

Updated on:May 22,2024

Exercise results in larger brain size and lowered dementia risk

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one's risk for dev

Updated on: May 22,2024

Exercise results in larger brain size and lowered dementia risk

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one's risk for dev

Updated on:May 22,2024

Gene mutation may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A gene mutation may accelerate the loss of memory and thinking skill

Updated on: June 14,2024

Gene mutation may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.A gene mutation may accelerate the loss of memory and thinking skill

Updated on:June 14,2024

12 questions to ask for better brain health in 2024

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainImproving your brain health in the new year can start with a simple step, talking with your neurologist or primary care physician about 12

Updated on: February 05,2025

12 questions to ask for better brain health in 2024

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainImproving your brain health in the new year can start with a simple step, talking with your neurologist or primary care physician about 12

Updated on:February 05,2025

Researchers make key improvements to Parkinson's disease cell therapies

JULY 13, 2023byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCell therapy holds promise as a new treatment for Parkinson's disease but, in many trials to date, most transplanted dopam

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers make key improvements to Parkinson's disease cell therapies

JULY 13, 2023byMass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCell therapy holds promise as a new treatment for Parkinson's disease but, in many trials to date, most transplanted dopam

Updated on:March 28,2024

Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.Researchers found that th

Updated on: May 26,2024

Cognitive function maintained among elderly who feel good about life

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFeeling happy about life slowed the cognitive decline among older adults in China, a new 12-year study suggests.Researchers found that th

Updated on:May 26,2024

Study questions benefit of new Alzheimer's drug

by Lauren Baggett,University of GeorgiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainLast summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the first drug shown to slow the progress of Alzheimer's. Bu

Updated on: April 23,2024

Study questions benefit of new Alzheimer's drug

by Lauren Baggett,University of GeorgiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainLast summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the first drug shown to slow the progress of Alzheimer's. Bu

Updated on:April 23,2024

Overlooked brain organ plays key role in promoting brain repair after stroke, researchers discover

byUniversity of CincinnatiFluorescent image of a healthy choroid plexus, the main producer of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. Credit: Agnes (Yu) LuoUniversity of Cincinnati researchers have pi

Updated on: July 08,2024

Overlooked brain organ plays key role in promoting brain repair after stroke, researchers discover

byUniversity of CincinnatiFluorescent image of a healthy choroid plexus, the main producer of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. Credit: Agnes (Yu) LuoUniversity of Cincinnati researchers have pi

Updated on:July 08,2024

Alzheimer's meds are mostly tested in whites. That worries Black patients, caregivers

by Sydney MurphyLarry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma.She had been diagnosed w

Updated on: April 08,2024

Alzheimer's meds are mostly tested in whites. That worries Black patients, caregivers

by Sydney MurphyLarry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma.She had been diagnosed w

Updated on:April 08,2024

Multi-gene test predicts Alzheimer's better than APOE E4 alone

by Laura Kurtzman,University of California, San FranciscoPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new test that combines the effects of more than two dozen

Updated on: May 28,2024

Multi-gene test predicts Alzheimer's better than APOE E4 alone

by Laura Kurtzman,University of California, San FranciscoPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainA new test that combines the effects of more than two dozen

Updated on:May 28,2024

A potential agent for treating preeclampsia

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThis image helps researchers analyze, among other things, the spiral arteries in order to gain insights into fetal nutrition. Credit: Nadine Haase, MD

Updated on: May 11,2024

A potential agent for treating preeclampsia

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThis image helps researchers analyze, among other things, the spiral arteries in order to gain insights into fetal nutrition. Credit: Nadine Haase, MD

Updated on:May 11,2024