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Study: Slower memory decline in older adults linked to healthy lifestyle
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Even for carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene - the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - a healthy lifestyle was found to slow memory loss
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Smoking raises risk of midlife memory loss, confusion
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new study, middle-aged smokers are considerably more likely than nonsmokers to experience memory loss and confusion, and the chance of cognitive decline is lower for those who have quit smoking recently.
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Research: Laser therapy helps improve short term memory problems
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short-term memory in a study published in Science Advances. Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK and Beijing Normal University in China, demonstrated that the therapy, which is non-invasive, could improve short-t
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Study reveals why Alzheimer's disease destroys specific areas of brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study revealed why certain parts of the brain are particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer's damage. It comes down to the gene APOE, the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The parts of the brain where APOE is most active are the areas that sustain the most damage, they found
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Study sheds light on new clues into a serious neurodegenerative disease
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Dementia encompasses a range of neurodegenerative conditions that lead to memory loss and cognitive deficiencies and affect some 55 million people worldwide. Yet despite its prevalence, there are few effective treatments, in part because scientists still don't understand how exactly dementia
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Schizophrenia may increase risk of alzheimer by 2.5 times
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): People with psychotic diseases, such as schizophrenia, are 2.5 times more likely to develop memory loss than those who do not have a psychotic disorder, according to a study.
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Plea moved in SC challenging Delhi HC order over Satyendar Jain's memory l
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order rejecting the plea to disqualify Satyendar Jain from the MLA post apparently the Minister in the state government because of his unsound mind.
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Study finds new mechanism linked to memories, social interactions decline
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): One of the most painful elements of age-related memory loss is being unable to recall the face that goes with the name of someone you just spoke with hours before. While researchers do not know why this malfunction develops, a new study has revealed so
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Delhi HC reserves order on PIL seeking disqualification of Satyender Jain
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved the order on a Public Internet Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to disqualify Satyender Jain for being a member of the Legislative Assembly and a Minister in the Delhi Government.
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Study: The astrocytic urea cycle in brain controls memory loss in Alzheime
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Daejeon [South Korea], June 22 (ANI): The number of elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease has increased rapidly in recent decades. For a long time, scientists believed that misfolded aggregates of amyloid-beta protein accumulated and formed plaques in the brain, leading to memory
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CBI Court dismisses bail plea of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain in m
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday dismissed the bail application of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. Jain had claimed during the investigation that he had memory loss due to COVID. His Counsel to move Del
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HIV drug could combat middle-aged memory loss: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): According to a new study at the University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences, our brains record a group store of memories, instead of single memories. So, recollecting one significant memory could trigger an individual to recall others connected by ti
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