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  Lower Grey Matter and Functional Brain Activity Associated with Playing Video Game

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • May 20, 2015
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  Video gamers now spend a collective three billion hours per week in front of their screens. In fact, it is estimated that the average young person will have spent some 10,000 hours gaming by the time they are 21. The effects of intense video gaming on...  moreVideo gamers now spend a collective three billion hours per week in front of their screens. In fact, it is estimated that the average young person will have spent some 10,000 hours gaming by the time they are 21. The effects of intense video gaming on the brain are only beginning to be understood. New research shows that while video game players exhibit more efficient visual attention abilities, they are also much more likely to use navigation strategies that rely on the brain's reward system.  
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  Neurogeneticists harness immune cells to clear Alzheimer's-associated plaques

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • February 9, 2015
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  New research shows that the body's immune system may be able to clear the brain of toxic plaque build-up that is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, reversing memory loss and brain cell damage.
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  Lost memories might be able to be restored

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • December 20, 2014
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  New research indicates that lost memories can be restored. The findings offer some hope for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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  Coffee Protects the Heart with the Help of Mitochondria

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • June 22, 2018
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  By Milton Bertrand
  Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world; it is estimated with a yearly world average consumption of 1.1 kg per capita, which reaches 4.5 kg in industrialized countries [1]. More recently, caffeine consumptio...
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  New biochip-based blood test detects elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • August 8, 2016
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  Researchers have unveiled results from a new blood test to help identify which patients are at an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings showed that the biochip test, which allows multiple tests to be run on one blood sample, was as...  moreResearchers have unveiled results from a new blood test to help identify which patients are at an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings showed that the biochip test, which allows multiple tests to be run on one blood sample, was as accurate as existing molecular tests that analyze DNA.  
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  Study suggests 'use it or lose it' to defend against memory loss

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • August 3, 2016
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  Researchers have identified a protein essential for building memories that appears to predict the progression of memory loss and brain atrophy in Alzheimer's patients. Their findings suggest there is a link between brain activity and the presence of this protein.
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  Genetic links to educational attainment identified

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • May 11, 2016
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  Researchers have identified 74 areas of the human genome associated with educational attainment. It is well known that social and other environmental factors influence education, but these findings suggest that large genetics analyses may be able to help...  moreResearchers have identified 74 areas of the human genome associated with educational attainment. It is well known that social and other environmental factors influence education, but these findings suggest that large genetics analyses may be able to help discover biological pathways as well.