Month: August 2016
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Middle-age memory decline a matter of changing focus
Research sheds new light on what constitutes healthy aging of the brain The inability to remember details, such as the location of objects, begins in early midlife (the 40s) and […]
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“Big Data” study discovers earliest sign of Alzheimer’s
Research underlines importance of computational power in future neurological breakthrough. Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital have used a powerful tool to better understand the progression of late-onset […]
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Hummingbird vision wired to avoid high-speed collisions
Hummingbirds are among nature’s most agile fliers. They can travel faster than 50 kilometres per hour and stop on a dime to navigate through dense vegetation. Now researchers have discovered […]
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Sick Kids Researchers May Have Finally Figured Out Why We Can Remember Multiple Memories at Once
Have you ever noticed when you remember something from your past, you may also recall other moments from that time. It seems to be even more pronounced when remembering a […]
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Understanding how chemical changes in the brain affect Alzheimer’s disease
A new study from Western University is helping to explain why the long-term use of common anticholinergic drugs used to treat conditions like allergies and overactive bladder lead to an […]