10 Ways Your Brain Changes Drastically As You Age • Wellness Captain
By M. C. February 10, 2022 Photo By Rawpixel from Envato Did you know that by the time you reach 85, there’s a 50%…
You & Your Brain: A Collaboration of HealthyWomen, Prevention & Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement at Cleveland Clinic
A message from Maria Shriver Have you ever had a gut feeling about a decision? Or felt sick to your stomach over bad news? Experts say that’s because the gut…
The 9 Best Foods to Support Brain Health — Nomadista Nutrition
Dark Chocolate. Yes, here’s another reason to consume some delicious chocolate! Dark chocolate contains flavonoids (a group of antioxidants) which may help protect the brain. I’d recommend choosing a brand…
Neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music — ScienceDaily
For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that lights up when we hear singing, but not other types of music. These…
BRAIN initiative consortium takes census of motor cortex cells in mice, marmoset and humans — ScienceDaily
When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to your hand to tell the…
Researchers discover biomarkers that indicate early brain injury in extreme premature infants — ScienceDaily
Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the…
Team find brain mechanism that automatically links objects in our minds — ScienceDaily
When people see a toothbrush, a car, a tree — any individual object — their brain automatically associates it with other things it naturally occurs with, allowing humans to build…
Removing ‘garbage’ from brain cells improves memory in mice — ScienceDaily
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The drug works by reinvigorating a cellular cleaning mechanism…
Post-mortem changes may shed light on important brain studies — ScienceDaily
In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some cells even increase their activity and grow to gargantuan proportions, according to new research…
Novel study used brain organoids genetically modified to mimic now-extinct Neanderthals — ScienceDaily
As a professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Alysson R. Muotri, PhD, has long studied how the brain develops…
The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human — ScienceDaily
With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the biological features that make us human is part of a fascinating and intensely debated line…
Studies could lead to new ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s disease — ScienceDaily
Two studies led by UT Southwestern researchers shed new light on how the brain encodes time and place into memories. The findings, published recently in PNAS and Science, not only…