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Can Eating Junk Food Disrupt Your Deep Sleep?

In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have investigated how junk food affects sleep. Healthy participants consumed an unhealthier as well as a healthier diet in a randomised order.
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How Does Having a Heart Attack Affect Your Brain?

In a recent study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher and collaborators analyzed data on adults to determine if there is a link between having a heart attack and cognitive decline.
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Alzheimer's "Silent Period" Modeled in Mice

Researchers have used a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease that replicates the silent period that occurs before symptoms become obvious.
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Schizophrenia's Link to Autoimmunity Identified

A new study has reported links between schizophrenia and proteins produced by the immune system that can act against one’s own body, known as autoantibodies.
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Is There a Relationship Between Sleep Apnea and Brain Volume?

Studies have shown that sleep apnea is related to an increased risk of dementia.
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Controversial Study Claims That Diets Lacking in Key Nutrients Could Contribute to Later-Life Memory Loss

A new study has claimed that a diet lacking nutrients normally found in certain vegetables and fruits, called flavanols, may influence our risk of developing age-related memory loss. However, the findings suggest that dietary supplements may provide only modest benefits, if any.

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Blood Test for Alzheimer's Picks Up on Astrocyte Activation

Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer’s disease progression, shows new game-changing research published today in Nature Medicine.
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AI Tool Can Help Spot "Invisible" Brain Damage in College Athletes

An artificial intelligence program was able to accurately identify changes in brain structure resulting from repeated head injury by processing MRI results.
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Blood Biomarker Can Help Assess Effects of Neurosurgery

Measuring blood biomarkers re- and post-operatively could be used to assess damage to the brains of patients undergoing operations to remove brain tumors.
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Low Sexual Satisfaction Tied to Later-Life Memory Decline

Low sexual satisfaction in middle age may serve as an early warning sign for future cognitive decline, according to a new study.
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