Recently added articles from Mind, Mood & Memory:
Scientists make progress on diagnosing Alzheimer's disease: new techniques for early detection may hold the key to better research and treatment.(Report)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects more than 26 million people around the world, yet despite years of research, only a few treatments against the memory-robbing disease have been found, and none of these can halt its advance. Now a major initiative aimed at identifying AD in its earliest ...
Sleep deprivation increases risk for Alzheimer's disease.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Lack of sleep seems to promote the accumulation in the brain of the sticky beta-amyloid plaque that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to an animal study published Sept. 24 in the online journal Science Express. Investigators observed that levels of beta-amyloid rose in ...
Depression may damage the bones.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... People who experience major depression may be at greater risk for bone loss and bone-thinning diseases. Researchers compared data on 2,327 depressed adults and 21,141 non-depressed adults and found that depressed people tended to have reduced bone mineral density and increased levels of ...
Study: healthy brains don't shrink with age.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... New research challenges the belief that all older people suffer brain atrophy as they age. Researchers compared data from 1994 to 2005 on a group of healthy older adults with normal cognition, with data on a group of older adults who had experienced cognitive decline, but not dementia. The ...
Smog can raise your blood pressure.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Spending as little as two hours in polluted air can cause your blood pressure to rise and increase your risk for heart attack or a brain-damaging stroke, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of Hypertension. Researchers assessed blood pressure levels and blood vessel ...