Latest memory loss Stories
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston say they have linked memory loss to a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Collaboration between laboratories at Medical University of South Carolina and at Arizona State University led researchers to discover that rodents that were fed a diet high in cholesterol and saturated fat displayed impairment in working memory. This memory loss is associated with inflammation in the brain, as well as the impairment of...
Scans reveal dwindling of brain structures that store memoryFor the first time, UCLA researchers have discovered that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the June 27 edition of the journal Neuroscience Letters, the findings emphasize the importance of early detection of the disorder, which afflicts an estimated 20 million Americans.Sleep apnea occurs when a blocked airway repeatedly halts the sleeper's breathing, resulting in loud...
Boston, MA -- One of the features of aging is memory loss, which can have devastating effects on the quality of life among older people. In a new study, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found evidence that elderly people in the U.S. who have an active social life may have a slower rate of memory decline. The study appears in the July 2008 issue of the American Journal of Public Health and appears in an advance online edition on May 29, 2008."We hope this study adds to...
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a substance in the brains of mice that causes memory loss, which could be a target for drugs to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease.Using genetically-engineered mice that developed memory loss similar to people with Alzheimer's, the researchers discovered that it was caused by a protein complex."Finding the specific cause of memory loss and cognitive decline gives scientists a protein complex to target," said Professor Karen Ashe of...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A population-based, prospective study of elderly British individuals shows that risk of memory loss increases over time with increasing levels of total blood homocysteine and decreasing folate levels. Homocysteine is an amino acid in the blood. Too much of it ups the risk for coronary heart disease, stroke and fatty deposits in peripheral arteries. High circulating levels of homocysteine, especially with advancing age, have also been associated with...
Researchers at the University of Minnesota were able to reverse memory loss in mice with significant brain degeneration for the first time, a breakthrough that offers hope to the estimated 4 million people living with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers first manipulated the genetic makeup of the mice so they developed dementia; the mice experienced memory loss that worsens over time and had brain atrophy similar to what a person with Alzheimer's disease goes through. The researchers further...
