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Running and Walking May Lower Alzheimer's Disease Risk

Posted in Medicine on 17th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

As drug companies struggle to find a cure, research suggests that exercise earlier in life may substantially reduce Alzheimers disease mortality.

Saving information on a computer boosts human memory resources for new information

Posted in Science on 13th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

The simple act of saving something, such as a file on a computer, may improve our memory for the information we encounter next.

Brain inflammation a hallmark of autism, large-scale analysis shows

Posted in Medicine on 11th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

While many different combinations of genetic traits can cause autism, brains affected by autism share a pattern of ramped-up immune responses.

Anxiety can damage the brain

Posted in Medicine on 9th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

Anxiety can accelerate conversion to Alzheimers for those with mild cognitive impairment.

Deep-learning startup MetaMind launches with $8M from Benioff and Khosla Ventures

Posted in Software on 6th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

MetaMind may have the ability to understand images and text better than any other available technology out there.