Month: May 2020

Safety and Efficacy of 630-nm Red Light on Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Study

Introduction: Studies have shown that excess formaldehyde accumulation in the brain accelerates cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recently, reports from our research team revealed that red light treatment (RLT) improved memory in AD mice by activating formaldehyde dehydrogenase (FDH) and thus reducing formaldehyde levels. Here, we developed a medical RLT device to […]

Published on May 21, 2020

Confidence in the Real World

Humans often assign confidence to multioption decisions, but most computational research only uses two-alternative tasks. In a new study, Li and Ma begin to reveal the mechanisms of confidence generation in multialternative tasks. This research should inspire further experiments on how humans assign confidence judgments in real-world situations. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David […]

Published on May 21, 2020

COVID-19 and Vitamin D Deficiency: What the Science Says Now

Vitamin D deficiencies are nothing new. In fact, they’ve been prevalent worldwide for decades. But recently, discussion of this nutritional lack is popping up in feeds worldwide alongside the coronavirus. Is there any connection? Here’s what we know now. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of […]

Published on May 21, 2020