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Dementia rates show signs of falling in US and Europe

Posted in Medicine on 23rd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

There is growing evidence that the dementia crisis may not be as bad as first feared, say researchers.

Manipulating One Brain Protein Could Allow Us to Prevent Alzheimers

Posted in Medicine on 21st Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Most research on Alzheimer's is around beta-amyloid in the brain that's suspected of causing plaques associated with the disease.

Unique brain 'fingerprint' can identify person with nearly 100% accuracy

Posted in Medicine on 20th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

'This means that many of your life experiences are somehow reflected in the connectivity of your brain'

Dementia game 'shows lifelong navigational decline'

Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

The world's largest dementia research experiment, which takes the form of a video game, has indicated the ability to navigate declines throughout life.

tDCS of the brain shows improved multitasking performance

Posted in Medicine on 17th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

tDCS can improve multitasking skills and help avoid the drop in performance that comes with information overload.