Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life, experts say
By USC · Aug 3, 2020
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Neuroscience, psychology, and the science of how we think and act.
Older Adults Who Can Really Smell the Roses May Face Lower Likelihood of Dementia
By UC San Francisco · Jul 24, 2020
Neural vulnerability in Huntington’s disease tied to release of mitochondrial RNA
By MIT · Jul 21, 2020
Study shows highly reproducible sex differences in aspects of human brain anatomy
By U.S. National Institutes of Health · Jul 21, 2020
'Love hormone' oxytocin could be used to treat cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's
By Tokyo University of Science · Jul 20, 2020
'Poverty alleviation' and 'needy?' Why words can do more harm than good when offering help, Stanford study finds
By Stanford University · Jun 25, 2020
Unique sugar-sensing neurons work together to prevent severe hypoglycemia in mice.
By Baylor University · Jun 20, 2020
Microglia in the olfactory bulb have a nose for protecting the brain from infection
By U.S. National Institutes of Health · Jun 8, 2020
Study of 2 cities shows domestic violence reports on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people home
By UCLA · May 28, 2020
Study shows markers in blood can help identify risk for complications after mild TBI
By U.S. National Institutes of Health · May 28, 2020
Comedy club performances provide insights on how robots, humans connect via humor
By Oregon State · May 19, 2020
Autism risk estimated at 3 to 5% for children whose parents have a sibling with autism
By U.S. National Institutes of Health · May 18, 2020