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Aging and Hypertension – Independent or Intertwined White Matter Impairing Factors? Insights From the Quantitative Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Agnieszka Sabisz, Patrycja Naumczyk, Anna Marcinkowska, Beata Graff, Dariusz Gąsecki, Anna Glińska, Marta Witkowska, Anna Jankowska, Aleksandra Konarzewska, Jerzy Kwela, Krzysztof Jodzio, Edyta Szurowska, Krzysztof Narkiewicz Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge […]

Published on February 19, 2019

fMRI Reveals Mitigation of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction by Bradykinin Receptors 1 and 2 Inhibitor Noscapine in a Mouse Model of Cerebral Amyloidosis

Ruiqing Ni, Diana Rita Kindler, Rebecca Waag, Marie Rouault, Priyanka Ravikumar, Roger Nitsch, Markus Rudin, Giovanni G. Camici, Luca Liberale, Luka Kulic, Jan Klohs Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering […]

Published on February 16, 2019

Exercise and Hippocampal Memory Systems

No medications prevent or reverse age-related cognitive decline. Physical activity (PA) enhances memory in rodents, but findings are mixed in human studies. As a result, exercise guidelines specific for brain health are absent. Here, we re-examine results from human studies, and suggest the use of more sensitive tasks to evaluate PA effects on age-related changes […]

Published on February 16, 2019