by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking problems, according to a preliminary study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place April 13–18, 2024, in person in Denver and online. The study shows...
by Alexander Easton, The Conversation Credit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsForgetting in our day to day lives may feel annoying or, as we get older, a little frightening. But it is an entirely normal part of memory—enabling us to move on or make space for new information. In fact, our memories aren’t as reliable as we may...
by Mass General Brigham Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy 2060, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly one in four Americans will be in an age bracket at elevated risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease unless interventions can help preserve cognitive function before deficits begin. The COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) is a large-scale, nationwide, randomized...
Peer-Reviewed Publication RMIT UNIVERSITY THE TEAM’S INNOVATION FEATURES A SINGLE NANOMATERIAL INCORPORATED INTO A STRETCHABLE CASING FITTED TO A PERSON’S FINGER. CREDIT: CREDIT: SEAMUS DANIEL, RMIT UNIVERSITY Researchers have invented an experimental wearable device that generates power from a user’s bending finger and can create and store memories, in a promising step towards health monitoring...
by Eric W. Dolan August 28, 2023in Mental Health, Psychopharmacology Researchers have found that compounds from the lion’s mane mushroom, particularly hericene A, promote nerve cell growth, increase the production of brain-boosting molecules called neurotrophins, and improve memory performance in mice, suggesting their potential as cognitive enhancers. Their findings have been published in the Journal...
by Sophia University Melatonin and its derivatives enhance long-term object recognition memory Melatonin and its derivatives enhance long-term object recognition memory in male mice by modulating the phosphorylation of memory-related proteins through receptor and non-receptor signaling pathways. Credit: Atsuhiko Chiba from Sophia UniversityMultiple studies have demonstrated the memory-enhancing effects of melatonin and its derivatives in...
MONASH UNIVERSITY CREDIT: JIA TAN, POLO LABORATORY In a groundbreaking study published today in Nature, Australian scientists have resolved a long-standing problem in regenerative medicine. Led by Professor Ryan Lister from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia and Professor Jose M Polo from Monash University and the University of...
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY IMAGE: COMPLEX SUGAR MOLECULES CONTROL THE FORMATION OF PERINEURONAL NETS (SHOWN HERE IN GREEN) THAT SURROUND NEURONS TO HELP STABILIZE CONNECTIONS IN THE BRAIN. CREDIT: LINDA HSIEH-WILSON’S LAB SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2023 — Can you recognize someone you haven’t seen in years, but forget what you had for breakfast yesterday? Our...
by University of York Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s, a new study has shown. The study, from the University of York, also found that adults aged 60 and over who play digital puzzle games had a greater ability to ignore...
by Sylvie Pérez Lima and Jordi Perales Pons, The Conversation Credit: shutterstock. Shutterstock / fizkes Sometimes we remember things that we did not even know we had memorised and sometimes the opposite happens—we want to remember something that we know we’ve learned but are not able to recall it. Faced with an exam, students only ask...
