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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.