Test shows off cuttlefish smarts
We knew they were smart! Scientists have now shown that cuttlefish can pass the “Stanford marshmallow experiment,” which is a test of cognitive function designed for human children:
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Epilepsy medication reverses symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Researchers Sanchez et al. from the Gladstone Institute, University of California San Francisco and Washington University School of Medicine discovered that an FDA-approved anti-convulsant medication used to treat epilepsy (levetiracetam) can also reverse memory loss in addition to reducing other Alzheimer’s related symptoms in a mouse model of the disease. Alzheimer’s is currently the most common form of dementia (memory loss) representing 50-80% of cases. It is a disease that worsens over time. Although […]
Life Lines by Dr. Dolittle 