Posts Tagged ‘beta-amyloid’
Beta amyloid build-up in the brain may increase risk of cognitive impairment more than having “Alzheimer’s gene”
Plaque Build-Up in Your Brain May Be More Harmful Than Having Alzheimer’s Gene (Science Daily): “A new study shows that having a high amount of beta amyloid or “plaques” in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease may cause steeper memory decline in mentally healthy older people than does having the APOE ?4 allele, also associated with…
Read MoreUpdate: The Future of Preventive Brain Medicine
Time for SharpBrains’ January 2012 eNewsletter, featuring in this occasion multiple thought-provoking perspectives on how emerging neuroscience can and should make us rethink prevailing practices in education, healthy aging and preventive medicine. Featured Perspectives: The Future of Preventive Brain Medicine: Breaking Down the Cognition & Alzheimer’s Disease Alphabet Soup, by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa When 1 +…
Read MoreLifelong cognitive exercise may ward off Alzheimer’s protein beta amyloid
Very significant findings reported today. Keeping brain sharp may ward off Alzheimer’s protein (Reuters): “People who challenge their brains throughout their lifetimes — through reading, writing and playing games — are less likely to develop protein deposits in the brain linked with Alzheimer’s, researchers said on Monday.”
Read MoreInteresting Recent Studies and Articles on Neuroplasticity, Cognitive Reserve, and Brain Fitness
Here are four studies and articles, published in January, that report very interesting findings and offer inspiring ideas: An article on the role of neuroplasticity in Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery. A new study that used a blood test able to detect beta amyloid 42 (the protein fragment that makes up Alzheimer’s plaque) and suggested that the…
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