Memory News
April 5, 2025
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Apr. 2, 2025 Differences in the distribution of certain proteins and markers in the brain may explain why some people first experience vision changes instead of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease, finds a new ...
Mar. 26, 2025 People who have early signs of heart problems may also have changes in brain health that can be early signs of dementia, such as loss of brain volume, according to a meta-analysis. The meta-analysis does not prove that early heart problems cause ...
Mar. 25, 2025 A drug typically prescribed for arthritis halts brain-damaging seizures in mice that have a condition like epilepsy, according to researchers. If the drug proves viable for human patients, it would ...
Mar. 25, 2025 Whether it's an early morning jog, or a touch of Tai Chi, groundbreaking research shows that any form of exercise can significantly boost brain function and memory across children, adults, and older ...
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Mar. 20, 2025 New research on the hippocampus, a brain area essential for memory, suggests that new rules of synaptic plasticity best explain how brain activity continually reshapes the way memories are recorded ...
Mar. 21, 2025 If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that occur close ...
Mar. 21, 2025 Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers boosted lymphatic vessel integrity in old mice and ...
Mar. 20, 2025 Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don't hold onto these experiences because the ...
Mar. 19, 2025 The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at ...
Mar. 20, 2025 Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a new study. The paradox of enhanced memory despite sleep loss could be explained ...
Mar. 18, 2025 A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use ...
Mar. 12, 2025 New research expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study opens new avenues for ...
Mar. 11, 2025 A new study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation. Dubbed ...
Mar. 6, 2025 Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and related brain inflammation in older adults, a new study in rats ...
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Mar. 6, 2025 A study has demonstrated how neurons in the human brain generate memories and establish narratives. Contrary to previous beliefs, individual neurons represent the concepts we learn, regardless of the ...
Feb. 27, 2025 Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn't just ...
Feb. 26, 2025 Tiny bits of plastic found in the ocean may be tied to a higher risk of disability for people who live in coastal areas with high levels, according to a preliminary study. The study looked at ...
Feb. 24, 2025 Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a ...
Feb. 21, 2025 Researchers have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual perception as geometric patterns. They visualized different shapes as the ever-changing ...
Feb. 12, 2025 Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...
Feb. 6, 2025 Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related ...
Feb. 6, 2025 People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as ...
Feb. 5, 2025 A new study has found that certain bacteria were associated with better memory and attention, while others were linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's ...
Feb. 4, 2025 A paradigm-shifting study shows an experimental drug, GL-II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The study demonstrates that ...
Feb. 3, 2025 Researchers have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive emotions, such as joy or happiness, are strengthened during sleep. The study could help scientists understand the neurological ...
Feb. 3, 2025 A team of scientists has unveiled how the hippocampus orchestrates multiple memory processes, including encoding new information, forming memories, and retrieving ...
Jan. 29, 2025 New research challenges conventional wisdom that larger group size reduces cooperation by showing that fluid connections and innate prosocial instincts enable humans to thrive in larger social ...
Jan. 28, 2025 A new study explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks. The study, the largest of its kind ever to be completed, examined the effects of ...
Jan. 27, 2025 Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer's ...
Jan. 22, 2025 New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The diagnostic criteria for ...
Jan. 21, 2025 A breakthrough study sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for learning and ...
Jan. 15, 2025 People who eat more red meat, especially processed red meat like bacon, sausage and bologna, are more likely to have a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia when compared to those who eat ...
Jan. 15, 2025 A research team identified the brain's food-specific memory system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific population of neurons in the mouse brain that ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Scientists have come up with a drug that is a potential candidate for tackling memory deficits in the early stages of the disease in rodents. Research shows that the drug activates the cannabinoid ...
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- Scientists Discover Brain Mechanism That Helps Us Overcome Fear
- Air Pollution Clouds the Mind and Makes Everyday Tasks Challenging
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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- Positive Emotions Plus Deep Sleep Equals Longer-Lasting Perceptual Memories
- How Does the Hippocampus Coordinate Memory Encoding and Retrieval?
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- Is Eating More Red Meat Bad for Your Brain?
- Memory Systems in the Brain Drive Food Cravings That Could Influence Body Weight
- A Molecule Is Shown to Produce Cognitive Improvement in Rodents With Early Alzheimer's Disease
- How One Brain Circuit Encodes Memories of Both Places and Events
Monday, January 13, 2025
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Study Reveals That Sleep Prevents Unwanted Memories from Intruding
- CAR-T Cells Hold Memories of Past Encounters
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Brain Inflammation Alters Behavior According to Sex, Mouse Study Finds
- First Successful Clinical Trial of VU319 Brings Alzheimer's Treatment One Step Closer
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Staying Sharp: Study Explores How Brain Changes May Affect Financial Skills
- Breathing Coordinates Brain Rhythms for Memory Consolidation During Sleep
- Can Lab-Grown Neurons Exhibit Plasticity?
Thursday, December 12, 2024
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- New Pathways to Long-Term Memory Formation
- To Remember Conversations, Keep Making New Brain Cells
- Unlocking the Science of Sleep: How Rest Enhances Language Learning
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
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- Brain Stars Hold Our Memories
- Researchers Have Uncovered the Mechanism in the Brain That Constantly Refreshes Memory
Thursday, October 31, 2024
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- Chronic Pain Can Be Predicted Within Three Days of an Injury
- Reminders Can Eliminate Age-Related Symptoms of Decline in Memory
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Unexpected Role of Hippocampus in Skilled Movement Control
- Cognitive Deficits from Meth and PCP Use Are Generated by a Common Neurotransmitter Switch
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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- Variety Is the Spice of Learning, Memory Study Suggests
- Games, Puzzles and Reading Can Slow Cognitive Decline in the Elderly -- Even in Those With Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Delayed Feedback Enhances Learning Performance in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury, Study Indicates
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Heavy Metal Cadmium May Be Tied to Memory Issues for Some
- Music Can Reveal Which Areas of the Brain Are Affected by Aging
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Researchers Have Discovered the Brain Circuit That Controls Our Ability to Recall Information and Memories
- Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane Could Be the Key to Drinking Less Alcohol
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Sleep Resets Neurons for New Memories the Next Day
- The Brain Creates Three Copies for a Single Memory
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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- Memory Loss in Aging and Dementia: Dendritic Spine Head Diameter Predicts Memory in Old Age
- Molecule Restores Cognition, Memory in Alzheimer's Disease Model Mice
- Processing Traumatic Memories During Sleep Leads to Changes in the Brain Associated With Improvement in PTSD Symptoms
Thursday, July 25, 2024
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- Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds
- Scientists Define New Type of Memory Loss in Older Adults
- Cuttlefish Can Form False Memories, Too
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Holiday Season Already? Anticipation Might Make Time Seem to Fly
- Loneliness Increases Risk of Age-Related Memory Loss