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Neuroscience News: Everyday Speech May Reveal Early Cognitive Decline

These features reliably predicted performance on cognitive tests, even after accounting for age, sex and education. Credit: Neuroscience News Everyday Speech May Reveal Early Cognitive Decline FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·November 11, 2025 Summary: Researchers found that everyday speech timing — including pauses, fillers, … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Music may lower risk of dementia by up to 39% in older adults

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Music may lower risk of dementia by up to 39% in older adults By Bronwyn Thompson October 27, 2025 New research suggests music can keep the brain sharp in older age Depositphotos Listening to or playing music later … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory. Quote: Particularly interesting “Surprisingly, younger generations are now forming deep emotional ties to songs from decades before they were born, creating a cross-generational “cascading reminiscence bump.”

The reminiscence bump for music exists because it hits a perfect neurological and biographical sweet spot. Credit: Neuroscience News Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology October 17, 2025 Summary: A global study reveals that our most … Continue reading

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EL PAIS: ‘Deaths of despair’: Global mortality plummets, but increases among young people in North America due to drugs and suicides

Select: subscribeLOG IN Health LIFE EXPECTANCY ‘Deaths of despair’: Global mortality plummets, but increases among young people in North America due to drugs and suicides The first snapshot of the state of health in the post-pandemic world reveals high levels … Continue reading

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‘Breakthrough’ blood test detects chronic fatigue in 92% of cases. Comment: Diagnosed with chronic fatigue which caused me great distress and exhaustion over a period of 6 years … called “Yuppie Disease” then.

‘Breakthrough’ blood test detects chronic fatigue in 92% of cases By Bronwyn Thompson October 07, 2025 People with ME/CFS can wait years for a diagnosis Photo by Marco Bianchetti/Unsplash View 1 Images Researchers believe they have developed the first dedicated blood … Continue reading

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Tiny Peptide Shows Powerful Brain Healing After Traumatic Injury FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·October 7, 2025 Summary: A small peptide called CAQK, composed of just four amino acids, has shown remarkable neuroprotective effects in mouse and pig models of traumatic brain injury. When injected intravenously, … Continue reading

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New Atlas: ‘Sugar switch’ in the brain offers new path to treating depression

Mental Health ‘Sugar switch’ in the brain offers new path to treating depression By Bronwyn Thompson October 05, 2025 New research uncovers a previously unknown link to depression  Deposit photos View 2 Images Chronic stress can rewire the brain, leading to … Continue reading

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Science Spinning: How playing music and video games can help slow brain ageing – new study. Professor Augustin Ibanez, Global Brain Health Institute at TCD, and one of the co-authors of the study

Science Spinning An Irish spin on science by the award-winning journalist, Seán Duke Ageing, dementia, Neuroscience, The Irish Independent How playing music and video games can help slow brain ageing – new study Date: October 3, 2025Author: seanduke0 Comments Researchers in Ireland involved in work on brain … Continue reading

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Cutting out lymph nodes may cut cancer treatment success. Comment: 2017/18 treatment for breast cancer … now a survivor. Professor Crown … thank you. Quote: Doherty Institute: “Preserving lymph nodes could strengthen immune responses and increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy.”

Cancer Cutting out lymph nodes may cut cancer treatment success By Paul McClure September 20, 2025 Lymph nodes are important for helping the immune system fight off cancer Depositphotos original extended using Firefly View 3 ImagesView gallery – 3 images New research … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Is it possible to reverse age-related memory loss?

Alzheimer’s & Dementia ‘Master switch’ brain protein could reverse age-related memory loss By Pranjal Malewar September 02, 2025 Lowering levels of a protein linked to iron in the brain could be a new way to reverse age-related memory loss Depositphotos View … Continue reading

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