News articles tagged with 'memory'
First ever large-scale study of ketamine users published
— 17 Nov 2009 16:50 | HealthThe first ever large-scale, longitudinal study of ketamine users has been published online today in the journal Addiction. With Ketamine (K, Special K) use increasing faster than any... — full story
To make memories, new neurones must erase older ones
— 13 Nov 2009 14:31 | HealthShort-term memory may depend in a surprising way on the ability of newly formed neurones to erase older connections. That's the conclusion of a report in the November 13th issue of... — full story
Scientists decipher the formation of lasting memories
— 11 Nov 2009 11:58 | HealthResearchers Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered a mechanism that controls the brain's ability to create lasting memories. In experiments... — full story
Theory about long and short-term memory questioned by UCL scientists
— 10 Nov 2009 16:25 | HealthThe long-held theory that our brains use different mechanisms for forming long-term and short-term memories has been challenged by new research from UCL, published today in PNAS... — full story
Sniffing out memories
— 9 Nov 2009 16:06 | BiologyFrom Proust's Madeleines to the overbearing food critic in the movie Ratatouille who's transported back to his childhood at the aroma of stew, artists have long been aware that some... — full story
Early scents really do get 'etched' in the brain
— 6 Nov 2009 11:45 | HealthCommon experience tells us that particular scents of childhood can leave quite an impression, for better or for worse. Now, researchers reporting the results of a brain imaging study... — full story
Preventative brain radiation for lung cancer patients: Benefits and risks
— 3 Nov 2009 11:29 | HealthA new study is taking a closer look at the benefits versus risks for lung cancer patients to undergo preventative brain radiation therapy as a means to stop cancer from spreading to... — full story
This is your brain on fatty acids
— 31 Oct 2009 14:53 | HealthSaturated fats have a deservedly bad reputation, but Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a sticky lipid occurring naturally at high levels in the brain may help us memorise... — full story
Member of NFL Hall of Fame diagnosed with degenerative brain disease
— 29 Oct 2009 10:29 | HealthThe Centre for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that a recently deceased member of the NFL Hall of Fame suffered... — full story
Does diabetes speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's disease?
— 28 Oct 2009 10:01 | HealthResearch has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don't have Alzheimer's disease. But it hasn't been clear whether... — full story