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Insulin May Treat and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

A research team from Northwestern University has found that insulin may combat Alzheimer's disease by protecting brain synapses from harm. After emerging theories that Alzheimer's may actually be a third form...

created by Terri Potratz | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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Cab Drivers Have an Enlarged Hippocampus: Scientific Fact!

LONDON Black Cab drivers are renowned for being ultra-brainy: they are expected to memorise the route to up to 250,000 different roads in the capital, and they are not given a licence until they have demonstrated...

created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Do your memories disappear when you sleep?

This article--which I had to read a few times to get to the heart of, thanks to the folks at Scientific American (more power to you for not playing dumb)--basically breaks down to this: they thought that our...