Contributed by Craig Stark, PhD Researchers from the UK have just released a report showing how we can extract valuable cognitive data out of video game performance. Using the mobile…
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The post VIDEO: Distinguished Lecture on the Brain with Dr. Ronald Petersen, Mayo Clinic appeared first on UCI MIND.
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Contributed by Andrea J. Tenner, PhD Researchers at McGill University recently published results from a clinical trial of the common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), naproxen, showing that it was ineffective…
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Yesterday, The Atlantic published a story on an extremely rare situation: a boy born without microglia. Microglia, which differ from neurons, typically make up 10% of the brain’s cells. They…
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Contributed by S. Ahmad Sajjadi, MD, PhD, Neurologist Last week, the results of a very important and highly anticipated study, the IDEAS (Imaging Dementia – Evidence For Amyloid Scanning) study,…
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AARP recently reached out to UCI MIND Director Joshua Grill, PhD to comment on the rise of dementia pseudomedicine – “misleading but scientific-sounding marketing.” Dr. Grill notes that believing in…
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Contributed by Christian Salazar, PhD, Project Scientist The link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s disease has received considerable attention over the past few years. The recent laboratory findings in mice…
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Contributed by Joshua Grill, PhD, Director of UCI MIND The global research effort to find effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease has suffered another disappointing setback. Biogen announced today that the…
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