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Scientists Find Brain Mechanism Responsible for Age-Related Memory Loss
Research suggests that the hippocampus, an area in the brain responsible for memory, performs two complementary processes: pattern separation and p...
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Exercise May Protect Brain Health By Lowering Cardiovascular Risk Factors
A new study investigates the mechanisms involved in the relationship between exercise and brain health. “This study adds to the growing body of r...
Leer másCould MS Drugs Help Treat 'Chemo Brain'?
Previous research by the team had found that disruption to the production of sphingolipids caused by two different types of chemotherapy contribute...
Leer másPrescription Steroids Affect Brain Structure, Study Finds
Glucocorticoids — also known as corticosteroids or just steroids — are a class of medications prescribed for a variety of different diseases an...
Leer másMultiple Sclerosis: Resistance Training May Reduce Brain Atrophy
Researchers found that engaging in resistance training twice per week for 6 months was associated with reduced brain atrophy – that is, the loss ...
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Once, after a first date, “I remember thinking, This guy is so much fun, but he seems really immature,†Annie says. Then, during the third date...
Leer másEven Occasional Smoking Can Increase Your Risk for Stroke
New research shows that the risk of a potentially fatal stroke is elevated by smoking — even for those light cigarette users who aren’t smoking...
Leer másWhat to Know About Gamma Brain Waves
You’re alert and highly focused. They can occur when you’re sleeping, but they tend to be more dominant when you’re deeply relaxed or in a me...
Leer másWhat to Know About ADHD and Brain Fog
People with ADHD sometimes experience brain fog, too. ADHD is a difference in the way the brain develops during childhood. In fact, ADHD can someti...
Leer másShort- and Long-Term Effects of Adderall on The Brain
But 2018 research suggests Adderall doesn’t always have much of an effect for people who don’t have ADHD. Adderall can cause other unwanted sid...
Leer másMitch Fowler and The Brain-Bending World of 'Speedrunning'
Fowler’s reputation as a speedrunner has earned him a vocal, devoted online audience (Photograph by Niki Chan Wylie). Fowler had beaten his own w...
Leer másHow Air Pockets Can Form in Your Brain
An 84-year-old man was discovered to have empty space where part of his brain should be. The current interest in these brain parts that “aren’t...
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