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Damage to brain intelligence area behind dementia patients’ struggle with change

People with dementia struggle to cope with change because of damage to areas of the brain that support general intelligence, new research suggests. Because of the different types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, symptoms vary and can ...

08 Mar 2022 at 19:25

First ever recording of dying brain suggests we may recall key life events

Scientists may be closer to answering an age-old question about what happens to the human brain as we die. Neuroscientists accidentally recorded a dying brain while they were using electroencephalography (EEG) to detect and treat seizures in ...

23 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Mild Covid infection degrades memory for up to nine months – research

Mild Covid infection can cause attention and memory problems for months after recovery, new research suggests. The findings, reported by researchers from Oxford University, showed that people who had mild Covid infection but did not report ...

18 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Taking multivitamins may protect against cognitive decline in over-65s – study

Taking multivitamin supplements on a daily basis may help protect against cognitive decline in older adults, early research suggests. Scientists in the US found that consuming these vitamins for three years resulted in around 60% slowing ...

14 Sept 2022 at 13:00

Brain stimulation improves memory for at least one month, study suggests

Electrical brain stimulation can improve memory in older people for up to one month, new research suggests. According to a new study, 20 minutes of stimulation on four consecutive days can improve two different types of memory in those ...

22 Aug 2022 at 17:00

Molecule in urine ‘could be the first to reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease’

A new study is the first to identify a molecule in urine that can reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. The research suggests the finding could pave the way for an inexpensive and convenient test for the disease. In other words, it ...

30 Nov 2022 at 06:00

Nearly one in five people find everyday sounds intolerable, study suggests

Nearly one in five people in the UK find everyday sounds like loud chewing and repetitive sniffing intolerable. Research from King’s College London and the University of Oxford suggests 18.4% of the general UK population report that ...

22 Mar 2023 at 18:00

New portable dementia test could ‘catch cases sooner’

A new portable test for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could help spot cases sooner – helping patients to get treatments earlier, experts have said. Scientists testing the device, known as Fastball EEG, have been awarded a £1.5 ...

12 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests

Taking an adult education class could help lower your risk of developing dementia, researchers have found. Middle-aged and senior citizens in adult education have a 19% reduced chance of developing the condition within five ...

23 Aug 2023 at 10:28

Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests

23 Aug 2023 at 05:15

Human memories ‘are unreliable because of tendency for complete storylines’

Human memories are unreliable because of our tendency to construct complete storylines, according to scientists. Experiments by researchers at the University of Sussex suggest people often misremember how certain ...

05 Sept 2023 at 19:07

Researchers discover underlying cause of ‘brain fog’ linked with long Covid

Researchers have discovered that leaky blood vessels, together with a hyperactive immune system may be the underlying cause of brain fog in people with long Covid. They suggest their discovery is important for ...

22 Feb 2024 at 12:17

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