For the first time in history, a team of researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) has managed to reverse memory loss in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease using gene therapy in a group of laboratory mice.
Although the sense of smell may seem intuitive, almost automatic, it is one of the first things that go wrong in neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.) and now a team of researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center has discovered that memory It is on the specific odors that the brain's ability to learn, process and remember accurately during the deep sleep phase depends.
This is the conclusion of a recent research published in The British Journal of Psychiatry. Robert H. Pietrzak and a large team of collaborators followed a group of 178 older people without dementia for three years.
It might be easy to understand the idea that stimulating the brain will always pay off for our better functioning, right? And yet the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of California seem to indicate that we must be careful about 'where we touch'.
It turns out that being a regular on Internet pornography can get you in trouble, and not just go blind or go to hell ... rather affecting your brain. Christian Laier and his collaborators published a curious study last year after observing that some people who consume pornography on the Internet do not enjoy as much as would be expected, but instead complain of problems such as forgetting important appointments, abandoning work tasks or neglecting their partners, all of which significantly affect their lives. These complaints have to do with a cognitive function known as 'working memory'.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
