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Natural plant compound prevents Alzheimers disease in mice
Posted in Medicine on 1st Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
In experiments on mice that normally develop Alzheimers symptoms less than a year after birth, a daily dose of the compound prevented memory and learning impairments.
Newly Discovered Brain Region May Be Unique To Humans
Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
The brain region, called the lateral frontal pole prefrontal cortex, was described today in the journal Neuron, and is linked to higher thinking processes.
Toward a Molecular Explanation for Schizophrenia
Posted in Medicine on 1st Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers find inhibition of a basic cellular process may contribute to the mysterious disease.
Drug Hopes to Delay Onset of Alzheimer's Symptoms With a Monthly Shot in the Arm
Posted in Medicine on 28th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Alzheimers disease is on the rise, even as doctors continue to struggle to find potential treatments for it.
How we process numbers is revealed in our brain structure
Posted in Medicine on 25th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
For a long time, scientists thought that everyone processed numbers predominantly in a spatial way (low to high numbers visualized as left to right).