Defective energy production in old neurons might explain why our brains are so prone to age-related diseases. Salk researchers used
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Tiny yellow spots behind your eyes could be a dementia warning sign
Why eyes are a window to dementia: Yellow spots and thicker blood vessels underneath the retina could be early warning
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‘Early hearing loss could pave the way for dementia,’ study says
Every day of our lives, we face being exposed to loud noises — particularly those of us who live in
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HIV lies dormant in brain, increasing risk of dementia, but how?
The HIV virus, which causes AIDS, has long been known to target and disable cells of the immune system, which
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Being a musician or bilingual could be the key to avoiding dementia
Learning a new language or playing a musical instrument could be the key to avoiding dementia as it makes the
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Mutation protects against Alzheimer’s-like disease in mice
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer’s disease in mice.
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Tau-Microtubule and Neurological Diseases: Structural model of physiological tau-microtubule interactions sheds light on neurological diseases that correlate with their disruption
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley have combined cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM)
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Issues of dementia and gun ownership need more discussion, researchers say: When should families, physicians and caregivers talk to dementia patients about giving up firearms?
As the number of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia steadily increases, questions around their access to firearms remain largely
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Why people become more prone to distraction with age: A specific brain network, the locus coeruleus, that controls our ability to focus while under stress appears to weaken as we age, interfering with our ability to focus
Older adults appear more easily distracted by irrelevant information than younger people when they experience stress or powerful emotions —
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Identity of brain stem cells clarified: Study offers important insights into how neural stem cells are regulated
The human nervous system is a complex structure that sends electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the
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