Recent Memory News from ScienceDaily:
- Flexibility of working memory from random connections
- How our current thinking can sway our memories of love
- Memories are strengthened via brainwaves produced during sleep, new study shows
- Brain stimulation improves working memory in adults
- Unexplored neural circuit modulates memory strength
- Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age
- The enduring effects of mother-child interactions as children become adults
- Could sleep molecules lead to a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?
- Unexpectedly big wins improve two kinds of memory
- Morning exercise can improve decision-making across the day in older adults
- Widespread brain connections enable face recognition
- Same brain cells active during sleep and exploration in mice
- How the olfactory brain affects memory
- What makes memories stronger?
- Exercise activates memory neural networks in older adults
- Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss
- Cell-type specific mechanism for formation and retrieval of cocaine-associated memories
- RNA transport in neurons: Staufen2 detects its target transcripts in a complex manner
- Eelectrostimulation can improve working memory in people
- Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks
- Crucial ‘electrical switch’ in brain
- Aging gracefully: Study identifies factors for healthy memory at any age
- Marijuana for morning sickness? It’s not great for baby’s brain
- Study explores how technology can help prompt positive memories for people with depression
- Could eating garlic reduce aging-related memory problems?
- Like old photographs, memories fade over time
- The brain’s auto-complete function
- Impact of poverty on children’s brain activity
- How the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us
- Researchers discover the source of new neurons in brain’s hippocampus
- Scientists find brain mechanism that naturally combats overeating
- Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing
- Small vessel disease MRI marker linked to worse cognitive health in older adults
- Depression in 20s linked to memory loss in 50s
- Brain wave stimulation may improve Alzheimer’s symptoms
- Like rats, you brain may contain ‘time cells’ that help form long-term memories
- It’s not your fault — Your brain is self-centered
- Differences in brain activity in children with anhedonia
- Gene that keeps PTSD-like behavior at bay in female mice
- First evidence for necessary role of human hippocampus in planning
- Forgetting uses more brain power than remembering
- Note taking jurors influence verdicts, study finds
- Alzheimer’s-like symptoms reversed in mice
- More than just memories: A new role for the hippocampus during learning
- Singing for science: How the arts can help students who struggle most
- Exposure to trauma impacts ability to squash bad memories
- Why environmental cues make drug addiction extra hard to beat
- Brain scans shine light on how we solve clues
- Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories
- Young bone marrow rejuvenates aging mouse brains
Recent Brain Injury News from ScienceDaily:
- Inhibition of protein phosphorylation promotes optic nerve regeneration after injury
- Head injury effects halted by xenon gas, finds first ever life-long study in mice
- Brain’s insular cortex processes pain and drives learning from pain
- Study paves way for better treatment of lingering concussion symptoms
- Detecting dementia’s damaging effects before it’s too late
- A new treatment for stroke in mice reduces brain damage and promotes motor recovery
- Study finds biomarker of CTE in some former athletes with multiple concussions
- Restoring brain function in mice with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
- New view on the mechanisms of how the brain works
- Dentists can be the first line of defense against domestic violence
- Drugs to prevent stroke and dementia show promise in early trial
- Which car crashes cause traumatic brain injury?
- Hidden control architecture of brain networks unveiled
- More evidence that blood tests can detect the risk of Alzheimer’s
- A specific gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke
- New study advances treatment options for PTSD
- Experimental PET scan detects abnormal tau protein in brains of living former NFL players
- Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries
- Microglia, cells thought restricted to central nervous system, are redefined in new study
- Parkinson’s clues seen in tiny fish could aid quest for treatments
- Impact of concussions reduced in children with more years of sport experience
- Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped
- 3D-printed transparent skull provides a window to the brain
- Novel brain map tracks early brain atrophy from HIV infection
- Researchers discover the source of new neurons in brain’s hippocampus
- Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells
- New ‘pulsing’ ultrasound technique improves drug delivery to brains of mice
- Anxiety-associated brain regions regulate threat responses in monkeys
- Genetic variants may influence poststroke recovery
- New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury
- Role of a deep brain structure in concussion
- First evidence for necessary role of human hippocampus in planning
- Iron measurements with MRI reveal stroke’s impact on brain
- Kids’ concussion recovery like snakes and ladders game
- Scientists teach machines to predict recovery time from sports-related concussions
- Scientists identify gene partnerships that promote spinal cord regeneration
- Sleep tight! Researchers identify the beneficial role of sleep
- Sensory stimuli improves brain damage in mouse models of preterm birth
- Mother’s dengue immunity worsens baby’s response to Zika
- Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?
- Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories
- Phantom limb sensation explained
- Scientists create new map of brain’s immune system
- New model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in prematurity
- Bioengineers create ultrasmall, light-activated electrode for neural stimulation
- Neural processing with trauma and adversity interact to increase core symptom of PTSD
- Brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke
- New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma
- Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infection during pregnancy
- Old cells repair damage in the brains of MS patients
Other News: Brain Injury/Memory Loss
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Forgotten Dementia Sufferers Helped Through Art. While medical researchers continue the search for advanced diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dementia, a researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London is focusing on improving the experiences of those already suffering with the devastating disease for whom any cure would be too late. ScienceDaily (Oct. 7, 2011)
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Potential Target for Treating Common Form of Early-Onset Dementia Identified. UCLA scientists have discovered that a key signaling pathway plays an important role in the brain disorder frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and may offer a potential target for treatment. The journal Neuron publishes the findings in its Sept. 22 edition. ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2011)
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Humor as Effective as Medication in Treating Agitation in Dementia. Humor therapy is as effective as widely used antipsychotic drugs in managing agitation in patients with dementia — and avoids serious drug side effects, a new study shows. ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2011)
- Human genetics study identifies the most common cause of ALS and dementia. Scientists have made an exciting breakthrough in unraveling the genetic basis of two debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Two independent studies identify a new human genetic mutation as the most common cause of ALS and FTD identified to date. ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2011)
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Lasers Light the Path to Neuron Regeneration. Lasers have been used to fabricate tiny scaffolds to be used as delivery vehicles to drop cells off at damaged locations and help treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2011)
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Diabetes May Significantly Increase the Risk of Dementia. People with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the September 20, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2011)
- A Squirt of Insulin May Delay Alzheimer’s. A small pilot study has found preliminary evidence that squirting insulin deep into the nose where it travels to the brain might hold early Alzheimer’s disease at bay, University of Pennsylvania researchers said. via Gina Kolata in the New York Times. (Sept. 12, 2011)
- Have We Met Before? Direct Connections Found Between Areas of Brain Responsible for Voice and Face Recognition. Science Daily (Sep. 12, 2011)
- New Target for Treating Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. A scientist has identified how the lack of a brain chemical known as dopamine can rewire the interaction between two groups of brain cells and lead to symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. This discovery offers new hope for treating those suffering from this devastating neurodegenerative disease. Science Daily (Sep. 11, 2011)
- Newly Identified Gene Mutation Linked to Parkinson’s. A large team of international researchers have identified a new genetic cause of inherited Parkinson’s disease that they say may be related to the inability of brain cells to handle biological stress–ScienceDaily (Sep. 9, 2011)
- Alzheimer disease: Transport protein ABCC1 plays key role in clearing beta-amyloid from brains of mice.
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia among older people. One of the main features of AD is the presence in the brain of abnormal clumps of the protein fragment beta-amyloid. Researchers have now identified a way to reduce the amount of beta-amyloid in the brains of mice with a disease that models AD, providing hope that a similar approach could benefit patients with this devastating condition. Science Daily. (Sept. 2, 2011)
- Signs of aging may be linked to undetected blocked brain blood vessels. Tiny blocked brain vessels may be the cause of many common signs associated with older age, according to new research. Brain autopsies showed more lesions in those with the most pronounced difficulty walking. Thirty percent of small brain lesions could only be seen under a microscope after study participants died. The lesions couldn’t be detected by current scans. Science Daily. (Sep. 1, 2011)
- Researchers learn why nerve cell communication is disrupted in Alzheimer’s Disease: chemical modification of a brain enzyme. This discovery could help scientists develop new Alzheimer’s disease therapies. Science Daily (Aug. 16, 2011)
- New culprit in Alzheimer’s disease: Too many blood vessels. Scientists may have uncovered a new explanation for how Alzheimer’s disease destroys the brain — a profusion of blood vessels. They suggest that the growth of capillaries leads to a breakdown of the blood-brain barrier, allowing amyloid beta, the hallmark of the neurodegenerative disease, to be deposited in the brain tissue. Science Daily. (Aug. 31, 2011)
- Choice of seizure drug for brain tumor patients may affect survival. New research suggests brain tumor patients who take the seizure drug valproic acid on top of standard treatment may live longer than people who take other kinds of epilepsy medications to control seizures. Science Daily. Aug 31. 2011
- Neuroscientists identify how the brain remembers what happens and when. Neuroscientists have identified the parts of the brain we use to remember the timing of events within an episode. The study enhances our understanding of how memories are processed and provides a potential roadmap for addressing memory-related afflictions – Science Daily (Aug 4, 2011)
- How Memory Is Lost: Loss of Memory Due to Aging May Be Reversible. A new study published July 27 in the journal Nature shows the neural networks in the brains of the middle-aged and elderly have weaker connections and fire less robustly than in youthful ones.Science Daily (July 28, 2011)
- A Supplement That Works for Alzheimer’s Disease? New study suggests that the natural supplement Huperzine A (a AChE inhibitor) may have some promise in treating Alzheimer’s Disease but more study is needed – Journal Watch Psychiatry (May 23, 2011)
- Senior Moments: A Sign Of Worse To Come? – NPR.org (Apr 28, 2011)
- National Institute on Aging: Tips for Caregivers and Cargiver Guide – National Institute on Aging
- Autoantibodies, the cause of autoimmune diseases, are being studied by Alzheimer’s disease researchers for possible links and therapeutic value – Business Wire (March 31, 2011)
