A recent study using the technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify the neural substrate of the combined effects of caffeine and glucose indicated the two substances taken together are beneficial to the brain’s performance

STAFF | NOVEMBER 24TH, 2010

On October 19-20, Barcelona hosts the Eighth Symposium on Experimental Neurobiology, bringing together more than 200 researchers to present and discuss the latest developments in neuroscience on the brain’s functioning

STAFF | OCTOBER 19 TH, 2010

A study by the Research Institute at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, has concluded that liver transplants, in addition to being necessary for the survival and improved quality of life of patients with liver diseases, also have a short-term beneficial effect on their cognitive functions.

Staff 6 may 2010

Researchers from University of California in San Francisco (United States) have analysed published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and smoking. It indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease. After controlling for study design, quality of the journals, time of publication, and tobacco industry affiliation of the authors, the research team also found an association between tobacco industry affiliation and the conclusions of individual studies. Study findings have been published online in the 'Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease'.

A.R. | 4 February 2010