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How you and your dog can contribute to cognitive science

dog-03MIAMI: A new study shows that ordinary dog owners can conduct experiments in canine cognition. Dog owners successfully replicated studies conducted by trained scientists, and the results match.

Researchers engaged over 500 dog owners and their dogs online, via Dognition, a private startup designed to Read More »

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Cognitive rehabilitation can aid patients with brain epilepsy

epilepsy_surgeryBOSTON: Patients with brain tumour-related epilepsy and cognitive disturbances could benefit from cognitive rehabilitation training, according to a new study.

The pilot observational study examined the potential positive impact of this type of intervention among a total of 100 adult patients with symptomatic seizures due Read More »

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Improving Glycemic Control May Prevent Dementia

prevent PHOENIX: Better glycemic control may help significantly lower the risk for dementia among individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study .

Researchers looked at a cohort of more than 350,000 patients (mean age, 67 years) and found that the risk for dementia Read More »

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Study suggests Alzheimer’s research is ready to provide cures

financial_seminarDALLAS: It has been more than a decade since a new drug was approved for suffering memory loss from Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s research has experienced prominent setbacks over the past decade, when promising drugs designed to reverse abnormalities in the brains of patients with the Read More »

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