Category: Memory Issues

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UK).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Memory T cells live longer after infection due to an indicator of tissue damage, according to recent research from Mayo Clinic scientists and collaborators.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study by scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT provides the most comprehensive and rigorous evidence yet that the mammalian brain stores a single memory….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Seven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months after the initial onset of their disease, with many performing worse than their peers on cognitive tests

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Aleena Garner still remembers the moment she decided to pursue neurobiology. She was in an undergraduate chemistry class when realization struck:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience into distinct segments that can be recalled later.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DETROIT – A research team led by faculty members at Wayne State University has discovered that communication between two key memory regions in the brain determines how what we experience becomes part of what we remember….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Hamilton, ON – A new study has found that greater body fat is a risk factor for reduced cognitive function, such as processing speed, in adults.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – EVANSTON, Ill. — For those who rarely forget a face, but struggle with names, the remedy for boosting learning may as near as your pillow.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Irvine, Calif., Dec. 14, 2021 — The brain is a battlefield where cognitive domains vie for limited resources, and this appears to be particularly true during sleep.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Damage to a part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can contribute to both memory problems and seizures in the most common form of epilepsy, according to research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In a discovery that could one day benefit people suffering from traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and schizophrenia, researchers have identified the characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We all know the scene from countless courtroom dramas: A witness points at the defendant and confidently declares to judge and jury: “That’s the one, that’s who did it!” But is it?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Los Angeles (August 3, 2021)  –The discovery could offer a way to measure the effectiveness of memory-restoring therapies including medications and deep-brain stimulation.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Have you forgotten where you laid your keys?  Ever wondered where you had parked your car? Or having trouble remembering the name of the new neighbor?

(HealthNewsDigest) – DALLAS – March 10, 2021 – UT Southwestern scientists have identified key genes involved in brain waves that are pivotal for encoding memories.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Depending on the topic, people’s attitudes can change from moment to moment or last a lifetime. The factors that make one opinion long-lasting and another ephemeral, however, are not always clear.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Your brain is constantly evaluating which aspects of your experiences to either remember for later, ignore, or forget.

(HeathNewsDigest.com) – Thanks to advances in health care in the past several decades, more than 90% of people who have had a spinal cord injury survive beyond the first year.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in Japan show that melatonin and its metabolites promote the formation of long-term memories in mice and protect against cognitive decline.