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Guanfacine: A possible drug to improve memory in old age

News: Extending Lifespan    August 2, 2011
As you get old, you start to forget things. True. Not that you couldn’t forget things when you’re younger and distracted; but as you get older, perhaps you’re more easily distracted. Why would that be? There are many lines of research into the loss of memory capacity as we age. One such line is conducted [...]
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New links in neuron impulse generation

News: Neuroscience    February 18, 2010
Neurons in the brain have complicated electrical systems. In fact, a study by the University of Calgary Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Faculty of Medicine (Canada) has cleared up an important misconception about the way neurons generate signals. Ion channels are used by cells to manage the (minute) difference in electrical charge between the inside and the [...]
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