Category: mind

4/1/2015 - Cancer drug found to restore memory in mice holds promise as Alzheimer’s treatment

A drug originally designed to target cancer has been found to restore memory and reverse cognitive problems in mice with Alzheimer’s disease-like symptoms and could offer a path forward to a treatment for humans someday, a new study found. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

3/24/2015 - Many Doctors Who Diagnose Alzheimer's Fail To Tell The Patient

Doctors are much more likely to level with patients who have cancer than patients who have Alzheimer’s, according to a report released this week by the Alzheimer’s Association. Read the full article National Public Radio (NPR).

3/23/2015 - People 'Grow to Trust' as They Get Older

Contrary to some stereotypes, getting older doesn’t necessarily make people cynical and suspicious. Instead, trust tends to increase as people age, a development that can be good for well-being. Read the full article at Futurity.

3/20/2015 - Biogen Reports Its Alzheimer’s Drug Sharply Slowed Cognitive Decline

An experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease sharply slowed the decline in mental function in a small clinical trial, researchers reported Friday, reviving hopes for an approach to therapy that until now has experienced repeated failures. Read the full article at The New York Times.

3/17/2015 - Older Really Can Mean Wiser

Behind all those canned compliments for older adults — spry! wily! wise! — is an appreciation for something that scientists have had a hard time characterizing: mental faculties that improve with age. Read the full article at The New York Times.

3/12/2015 - Experimental ultrasound treatment targets Alzheimer's brain plaque

Preliminary research in mice raises the possibility that an ultrasound-based treatment might help eliminate plaque buildup in the brain that’s associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at CBS News.

3/12/2015 - An Overnight Nursing Home for Dementia Patients

Many with Alzheimer’s are at their most active after dark. A New York care facility has launched an after-hours camp-style program to entertain them until the morning—and help their caregivers get some sleep. Read the full article at The Atlantic.

3/6/2015 - Older and wiser? Some brain functions improve as we age

There is hope for aging baby boomers. The ability to recall names and faces with lightning speed may start to fade in one’s 20s, but our capability to perform other functions, such as learning new words, doesn’t peak until decades later, according to a new study by Boston scientists. Read the full article at The… Read more 3/6/2015 - Older and wiser? Some brain functions improve as we age

3/5/2015 - Behavioral Therapy Helps More Than Drugs For Dementia Patients

Antipsychotics are much less effective than non-drug treatments in controlling the symptoms of dementia, according to a study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

2/24/2015 - Mice Brain May Give Insight Into Diseases of Human Mind

When injected with bits of human DNA, mice embryos grew brains that were 12 percent larger than those of embryos injected with the same genes from chimpanzees. Read more at The New York Times.