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Brain's inability to repair DNA may explain dementia and memory loss
Posted in Medicine on 10th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
It was thought ability to repair DNA was the same throughout the body, but research overturns this idea and shows organs vary in the extent to which they can repair DNA.
Meditation associated with slower loss of gray matter in the brain
Posted in Medicine on 8th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Results of a study suggest that meditation may help preserve the brains gray matter, the tissue that contains neurons.
Resveratrol, found in red grapes, may help prevent memory loss in the elderly
Posted in Medicine on 7th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Resveratrol, touted for its potential to prevent heart disease, may also help prevent age-related decline in memory, according to new research.
SuperAger brains yield new clues to their remarkable memories
Posted in Medicine on 6th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
SuperAgers, aged 80 and above, with memories as sharp as those of healthy persons decades younger, have different looking brains than those of normal older people.
Fluorescent dyes can 'light up' brain cancer cells for surgery
Posted in Medicine on 5th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Fluorescent dyes attracted to cancer cells differentiate brain tumors from normal brain tissue, and may help surgeons accurately localize and completely remove tumors.